Born Again

By S. Derrickson Moore on May. 15, 2017

Farmers bring flavor to downtown Las Cruces. I moved to Las Cruces in the mid-1990s, after an international confab of friends assured me it was “the place where great souls of the planet have decided…

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Staging Area

By S. Derrickson Moore on Apr. 01, 2017

MARK AND STEPHANIE MEDOFF'S home has seen a lot of drama. The Mediterranean-style manse, situated on five acres in the Las Cruces neighborhood of Mesilla Park, has been the setting for wakes…

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Historic Las Cruces

By S. Derrickson Moore on Mar. 18, 2014

NEED TO KNOW Casa Camino Real is open to the public daily during the 20th annual Border Book Festival, April 25–27, and regularly Thursday through Sunday and by appointment. 314 S. Tornillo St.;…

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The Last Hacienda

By S. Derrickson Moore on Jan. 31, 2014

“It’s my forever home,” Cliff Schlothauer says of his residence, the Don Rafael Bermudez House on Mesilla Plaza. And he certainly knows a thing or two about the upkeep of historic homes in this part…

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