Baking Up Sweet Traditions
JIMMY PUNZO HAS HAD TWO HANDS covered in flour since before he was a teenager. The Las Cruces native often helped his mother, Yvette, create confections for the baking classes she was taking. “She…
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Win Big at These Casino Spas
At Sandia Resort & Casino’s Green Reed Oasis Spa, in Albuquerque, visitors can indulge their senses at an aromatherapy blending bar, which features eight essential oil blends designed to enhance…
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Find Handcrafted Treasures at Weave + Gather
NESTLED ON A CORNER of the historic Las Vegas Plaza, Weave + Gather is a captivating fusion of art, tradition, and community. “I’ve pulled all my interests in life into one place,” says Rachel Relin…
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Nikolas Duran-Geiger's Art is Hauntingly Good
NIKOLAS DURAN-GEIGER has always been fascinated by ghosts and the supernatural. Growing up, he spent weekends traveling with his mother, Deborah, a ceramic artist, to art events across the country…
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Elephant Ranch Shakes Up the Bar Scene
A PINK POLKA-DOTTED ELEPHANT beckons with an invitation to Elephant Ranch, an outdoor beer garden, bar, liquor store, and communal gathering space on the western outskirts of Las Cruces. “It’s like…
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Pumpkin Spice Up Your Fall
Balzano Family Vineyard and Pumpkin Patch 2025 Hours: Open every weekend in October. Fridays, 3-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sundays, 12-6 p.m. Celebrate 10 years of family fun as you pick…
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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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Green Chiles Roasting on an Open Fire
AS POLITICS GO, it was a weighty issue. About 53,000 tons, if you’re counting. That’s the amount of chile harvested in New Mexico in 2022, and the root of state Senate Bill 188, which proposed adding…
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Have a Blast with Fourth of July Fireworks
Alamogordo Alamogordo presents its most patriotic theme yet with the “Salute to Freedom” Independence Day Parade, which starts at 10 a.m. on Oregon Avenue and travels down 10th Street to New York…
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Get A Last-Minute Gift for Dad
Rugged Trade, Carlsbad, Artesia, Roswell, and Hobbs Is your father a rugged type, always trying to get you into the great outdoors? Look for his perfect gift at Rugged Trade, with four store locations…
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