Tucumcari Is Going Back to the Future
SINCE 1936, the Odeon Theatre has been a main attraction in downtown Tucumcari, a former railroad town that cruised to fame during Route 66’s heyday. The Art Deco–style theater has changed hands over…
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Category: April
Datebook: May 2024
IF FOOD IS ONE OF THE BEST ways to experience culture, then the New Mexico Tamale Festival cooks up the perfect chance to take a huge bite. The Cinco de Mayo celebration brings together local…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Eat Indigenous food. A three-day event featuring Indigenous chefs from throughout the Southwest, the Taste of Decolonization focuses on Native food, its history, and its future. The inaugural event…
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What We're Reading: Billy the Kid: El Bandido Simpático
ALTHOUGH THE 21-YEAR LIFE of the outlaw Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, ended nearly 143 years ago, historians continue to squabble over his legacy—and Billy the Kid is still one of the most…
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Good Things Come in Threes
THREE SISTERS KITCHEN OPENED in 2018 with a clear mission—to create economic opportunity, improve community health, and bring diverse people together using the power of local food. In 2020, the…
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On the Lookout
A STATUE OF LUCIEN B. MAXWELL—seated, rifle across his legs—keeps watch over the northwest corner of Cimarrón Park. One of the largest contiguous landowners in United States history, Maxwell once…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: April 2024
Illustration by Chris Philpot. MARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE KATHLEEN DAVENPORT and her husband-to-be got tied in knots when they tried to procure a marriage license in northern Florida. After handing…
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Best Places to Stay Near the Gila
BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS CAN PICK any spot and set up camp, although some of the more scenic sites are popular for a reason. When the water starts to feel warm as you walk along the Middle Fork of the…
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To the Gila and Beyond
SEE THE GILA WILDERNESS like Aldo Leopold with a guided horseback trek from Joe Saenz, of Wolfhorse Outfitters, or Becky Campbell, of Gila Hot Springs Ranch. Hike to the undeveloped Lightfeather Hot…
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Joe Saenz Makes Connections with the Land
H AVING RETURNED TO HIS ANCESTRAL lands almost 30 years ago, Joe Saenz shows people southwest New Mexico as his ancestors experienced it. Representing the Chiricahua Apache, who he believes are the…
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