What We're Reading: New Mexico Fiestas
THE LONGEST-RUNNING FESTIVAL in the United States takes over the Santa Fe Plaza September 2–10. In New Mexico Fiestas: A History of Music, Dance & Fandango (The History Press), historian Ray John de…
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Posts From: September 2023
Say Aloha to These Island Spices
THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII are closer to New Mexico than you might think, thanks to the culinary creativity of Sue and Ray Lucero. The couple’s Las Cruces–based company, Riptide Spice House, delightfully…
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Grab a Slice at Victoria's Pizza
FOR 15 YEARS, Diné restaurateur Victoria Largo worked out of a small food trailer parked in front of her blue two-story house, in the center of Crownpoint. The Victoria’s Pizza space was just big…
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Art from Inside Prison Walls
WITHIN THE CONFINEMENT OF A PRISON CELL, creativity is a survival mechanism. Artists wrest images from the deepest centers of their hearts and souls during the stifling sameness of days—or years—spent…
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Find Big Treasures at The Little Shop on Main
PATRICIA JIMENEZ GOT HER START learning to sew, crochet, and make dolls with her grandmother, while growing up in California. “My grandmother always told me to be strong, no matter what,” says…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: September 2023
Illustration by Chris Philpot. NM FOR THE WIN HEATHER MCCLENAHAN of Las Cruces alerted us to the fact that NBC “lost” New Mexico in its prerace coverage of the 107th Indy 500. One of the factoids…
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Ham the Astrochimp's Journey into Space
AT THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF SPACE HISTORY, in Alamogordo, visitors leave bananas on the gravestone of Ham the Astrochimp as a tribute to the first great ape who was launched into space. “Before an…
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Check Out Carnegie's Library Legacy
NESTLED IN THE CENTER OF A LEAFY GREEN, the 1904 Carnegie Library brought neoclassical gravitas to New Town. East Las Vegas hatched the monument to book-learning by asking steel tycoon Andrew…
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The History Behind the Whitmore House
WHEN KATHY HENDRICKSON first walked into her three-story Victorian home on 825 Seventh Street, she couldn’t believe her eyes. “I saw this unpainted original woodwork, and I was like, ‘This is…
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Vote for Your Favorite in New Mexico Magazine’s 23rd Annual Photo Contest
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE One People’s Choice winner will be awarded to the photograph that receives the most votes online. The winning photo will be published in the January/February 2024 issue, available…
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