Bringing Tradition to the Table
FOR FELIX MAURO TORRES, food isn’t just a business, it’s a connection to culture, heritage, and the lessons he learned growing up in Albuquerque’s North Valley. As the founder of Southwest Heritage…
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Past Meets Present at Fort Stanton
“THIS PLACE IS A BEAST,” says Oliver Horn, Fort Stanton Historic Site’s regional manager. We’ve just begun our tour of the 240-acre property nestled in the Río Bonito Valley between the Capitán…
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What We're Reading: Corn Dance
SANTA FEANS LOST a culinary gem when the trendsetting Corn Dance Café closed its doors in 2003. More than 20 years later, its chef-owner Loretta Barrett Oden shares many of her beloved recipes in Corn…
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Unearthing the Atari Tomb
IN FALL 1983, an industry-wide video game crash left Atari with an entire El Paso warehouse full of unsold inventory, including hundreds of thousands of copies of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial—often…
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For the Record
P OP CULTURE OFTEN DEPICTS record store owners as a certain type: pretentious, aloof, and opinionated, often dismissive of mainstream tastes in favor of underground tracks. George Casey, owner of Lost…
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What We're Reading: The Sound of a Thousand Stars
SANDS AND SCIENCE shift under the weight of history in Rachel Robbins’s debut novel, The Sound of a Thousand Stars (Alcove Press). Set during World War II, the story primarily follows Alice Katz, a…
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Explore the Charm of Sunland Park
“WE’RE A STRANGE LITTLE PLACE,” says Marina Ardovino, describing both her Sunland Park restaurant and inn (Ardovino’s Desert Crossing), as well as the border town itself. “I joke that we’re still the…
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Meet Carrizozo's 400-Year-Old Juniper
IN THE STRIKING landscape of the Valley of Fires Recreation Area near Carrizozo, a gnarled attraction draws nature lovers and history buffs alike: a juniper tree estimated to be more than 400 years…
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What We're Reading: Havoc
DEBORAH J. LEDFORD’S second novel featuring tribal police officer Eva “Lightning Dance” Duran is a thrilling exploration of life, death, and cultural tensions on Taos Pueblo. Havoc (Thomas & Mercer…
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Sexy New Mexico Wines
FROM ENTICING effervescents to sultry natural wonders, New Mexico’s homegrown wine scene has never been hotter. This Valentine’s Day, pop a cork, clink a glass, and let the good times flow with a…
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