The Hood Celebrates Art and Culture
THE PLAYFUL definition printed on the door of the Hood in Las Cruces sums up what awaits inside and beyond: the hood (slang) noun : short for “neigh · bor · hood” : community · culture · barrio :…
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Datebook: October 2024
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people make the trip for the awe and joy of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. “It’s the largest balloon event in the world,” says Tom Garrity, media director and…
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Editor’s Letter: Bar Talk
LOS OJOS RESTAURANT & SALOON, in Jemez Springs, is hopping on a Sunday. On the elevated stage at the front of the room, Ponderosa-based country singer Austin Van belts out a rousing cover of Alan…
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Belly Up to the Old West
Editor's Note: Just over a week after we went to press with the November issue, the owners of the St. James Hotel announced on Facebook that the historic Cimarrón property was closing on September 17…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Lean into fall. Aspencade Music & Arts Festival As honey-hued leaves hit their peak, Aspencade Music & Arts Festival brings live music and an arts market to Red River this weekend, making a trip to…
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Shop Western Treasures at Santa Fe Vintage
TWENTY MINUTES SOUTH of the contemporary Western fashion juggernaut that is Santa Fe Plaza, an unassuming warehouse off Airport Road holds 4,200 square feet of some of the finest, coolest, and most…
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Emily Trujillo’s Modern Take on Weaving
AT 31 YEARS OLD, Emily Trujillo is the heir apparent to a textile legacy that began eight generations ago, when Mexico-born Diego Trujillo settled in the village of Chimayó in the mid-1600s. Over the…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: September 2024
WHEN IN ROAM Several years ago, JUSTIN MORRIS received an unusually high cell phone bill, so he called his carrier. “Did you travel last month?” the representative asked. “I did spend some time in New…
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Cozy Up to Comfort at Tierra Wools
WALKING ONTO Tierra Wools’s rustic farmhouse porch is like entering an open-air art gallery. Handwoven Southwestern rugs hang from the eaves, their vibrant colors and patterns contrasting against wood…
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Juanita’s Final Resting Place
IT TOOK 142 YEARS, or more than seven times her age at death, for Juanita Martinez Garrett (1860–1879) to get a grave marker. The memorial for Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett’s first wife—a…
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