My Mother, The Builder
Roxanne Swentzell and her daughter, Rose B. Simpson, sit with Rose's daughter, Cedar. Photograph by Ungelbah Dávila-Shivers. ON SOME DAYS, WHEN the northern New Mexico weather is nice, I find myself…
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Category: 2020
Vegos Serves Up Vegan Comfort
Above: Vegos’s breakfast burrito and Nobody Calls Me Chicken sandwich are menu favorites. Photograph by Ungelbah Dávila-Shivers. VEGOS IS CARVING OUT A TASTY NICHE in the New Mexico food scene—no…
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Grill the New Mexico Way
Smoked potato salad and pork fajitas—and no heating up the kitchen? Yes, please. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. ONE OF THE MANY BLESSINGS WE ENJOY in New Mexico is our lengthy grilling season. The…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend: June 12-14
Above: Fifteen varieties of cherries are plentiful at Nichols Ranch and Orchards in La Luz, near Alamogordo. Photograph courtesy of Nichols Ranch and Orchards. Pick a little bit of sunshine. Nichols…
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14 Makers We Love
NEW MEXICO MAKERS put the sparkle in our kitchens with high-end edibles and lovely dishes for serving them. Santa Fe fave Dolina Cafe and Bakery specializes in Hungarian cuisine, and owner Anna…
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The Passion of the Dance
Above: María Benitez helped put New Mexico on the map for flamenco. Photograph by Ruven Afanador. BORN IN MINNESOTA to a mother with mixed Native heritage and a father from Puerto Rico, the future…
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Five Things To Do This Weekend
Above: The Social Distance exhibit in the windows of the former Ruppe Drugstore is one of the highlights of June's Albuquerque Art Walk. Photograph by Estevan Robles. Seize your summer night. That…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
Above: Joe West performs alongside his uncle Archie West for a live stream concert from the family's living room. Photograph courtesy of Joe West. PATIO DINING, FOLK MUSIC, and dipping your toes in…
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Ride the Río's Rapids
Above: Yes, there are rivers in New Mexico—and some move really fast. Photograph by Ryan Heffernan. CALL IT "RIVER TIME"—that hypnotic space where the real world falls away and you float, just float…
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Seek Starry Skies And Big Feet
Above: About 500 dinosaur footprint and tail prints can be found at Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways. Photograph courtesy of New Mexico Tourism Department. THE GREAT SLOPING BACK of…
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