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Annual La Jara Glory Days set for Saturday
LA JARA – The 2024 La Jara Glory Days celebration will take place on Saturday, July 27. Most years, the town strives to add a few more attractions to bring the community together to celebrate life in the little town. This year, the town received a substantial donation from...
Stunner Bridge replacement to begin
LA JARA – The Conejos Peak Ranger District announced Wednesday, July 17, that construction on the Stunner Bridge Replacement Project on Forest Service Road No. 250 will begin soon. The project is located approximately 5 miles northwest of Platoro. Equipment was scheduled to begin moving into the Alamosa Canyon as early as this week.
Block party christens one of Alamosa’s newest murals
It’s not often you get to see a mural being painted, to see the work in progress. It’s even more of a sight when three murals, all within one square block of each other, are being worked on at the same time. Different artists with different styles are all contributing to Alamosa’s growing wealth of murals and it’s starting to really create a spark.
Conover celebrates ‘Cheap Land Colorado’ in paperback
ALAMOSA — On Tuesday, July 30, Ted Conover’s highly praised book “Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at American’s Edge” is coming out in paperback, and Conover is choosing Milagro’s Coffee House in Alamosa as the first event of his publicity tour. Sponsored by Narrow Gauge Books, the evening will begin at 6 p.m.
Alamosa murals bring history to life
ALAMOSA — Downtown Alamosa was busy on Thursday with a block party to celebrate three murals being painted. The event was sponsored by the Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce and Jade Communications. The Alamosa Adventurer mural featured in the block party at 407 State Ave. is sponsored by Jade.
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