Covering the Angles
Way back when I was the features editor of a major metropolitan daily newspaper, I scored a lot of points with the business editor by telling her I thought every story, including the kinds of…
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Carrizozo Renaissance
NEED TO KNOW The Carrizozo Artist Tour and Festival will be held the weekend of August 15–16. Open during the festival: galleries and businesses along 12th St., as well as individual artist studios…
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Market Pride, Market Joy
Catwalk couture! DJ battles! Lego Kachinas! Indian Market has come a long way from its roots in scrupulously traditional Pueblo pottery—although it still has that in abundance. Last year’s debut of…
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A Gift from the Wind
(above) The Romeros on the rocks near their ancestral Cochiti Pueblo. From left: Cara, Diego, Santiago, and Mateo. MARKETS IN MOTION Though it’s enjoyed international acclaim since its founding in…
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Kickin’ Around Cruces
WHERE TO STAY With a sleek rectangular pool surrounded by a cantera-stone wall, gurgling fountain, and outdoor fireplace, the seven-story Hotel Encanto appeals to both families and couples seeking…
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The New Mexico State Fair NEED TO KNOW New Mexico State Fair Sept. 10–21 at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque. The PRCA Rodeo and State Fair Concert Series begins Sept. 15 at Tingley Coliseum. Admission…
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Homes of the Art Colonists
BEFORE SANTA FE’S Camino del Monte Sol became the archetypal art-colony road, before any other houses dotted the hills above Acequia Madre southeast of the Plaza, artist, preservationist, and Hispanic…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing
DON’T ASK At press time, the popular website ask.com offered this helpful information: “New Mexico is one of the Mexican States found in western Mexico. The state is a part of the Mountain States, and…
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Antonya Nelson: Short and to the Point
Antonya Nelson has kept a home in New Mexico for 25 years, while raising her family and writing many of her 11 books. Nelson arrived to teach at New Mexico State University right after publishing her…
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