Only in NM
By now you've noticed that this January special-issue theme is “Only in NM.” Last year, we asked you to share your “A-ha! I Love NM” moments, and we received hundreds of heartfelt responses. That…
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Posts From: December 2014
A Town Called Help
NEED TO KNOW San Miguel Mission Church is open daily from sunrise to sunset (generally 7 a.m.–7 p.m., though it depends on the season). The museum and gift shop are open Mon.– Thurs., 10 a.m.–4 p.m.;…
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Plunder of the Ancients
Whenever Native ceremonial spiritual objects like masks and statues are seen as trophy items by collectors, you can bet that black-market operatives are ready and willing to lie, cheat, and steal in…
Read MoreOne of Our 50 Is Missing
Most of us have had at least one experience of running into someone who doesn’t think New Mexico is a state—hence the regular stream of always head-shaking, sometimes knee-slapping stories that have…
Read MoreWhen Albuquerque Went Modern
NEED TO KNOW On the Map: Unfolding Albuquerque Art & Design, January 31–June 2015. Opening events are scheduled at the Albuquerque Museum, 516 Arts, KiMo Theatre Gallery, Richard Levy Gallery, the…
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Snow Place Like Home
After I had lived in New Mexico for three years, I was offered the “dream job” back in Colorado. My parents and siblings still lived in Denver, and so did most of my friends. The salary was twice as…
Read MorePreservation Halls
Chances are, you've never walked among 40 assorted windmills quixotically gathered in one place. Well, I'm here to tell you—it is consummate joy. Their blades and platforms, whether wooden, metal, or…
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Stark Relief
Come early spring, one of my favorite places to go is the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area, in northwestern New Mexico. I leave the cold white mountains of southern Colorado behind, pass through…
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Everything Intertwined
I had just moved to Albuquerque, and I was exhausted and sore from carrying boxes and furniture all day. I decided to treat myself to a massage. I plopped down my 70 bucks, a huge indulgence for me…
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JANUARY 29 ONCE UPON A DREAM Hard as it is to believe, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker weren’t always Tchaikovsky’s most popular ballets. That accolade once belonged to The Sleeping Beauty , a pre-Disney…
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