Outsiders Are In at Kukani Gallery
ARTIST JESSE LITTLEBIRD’S 1973 Dodge Dart is not a lowrider, although people often mistake it for one. It might be a boat compared to most modern compacts, but the Dart is typically smaller than the…
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Category: August
One of Our 50 Is Missing: August 2025
SNOW WAY! When he resided in Florida, Albuquerque’s BARRY WHITLEY promised a snow-filled Christmas vacation in northern New Mexico to his young daughters. Just before winter break, he picked up his…
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High Flyin’ Finds in Eagle Nest
DEB AND PATRICK ESPIE purchased the 1880s building in downtown Eagle Nest right before the Covid-19 pandemic. The couple had recently moved from Ohio and were ready to invest in a new business. Deb’s…
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The Journey of the Green Bridge
SURROUNDED BY TIMEWORN cultivators and tillage equipment, a steel bridge that predates New Mexico statehood rests on the grounds of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, in Las Cruces. The…
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Red Light Cameras Rock ABQ’s Music Scene
F OR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, Red Light Cameras has been a defining voice of New Mexico’s music scene, blending pop, soul, and rock with raw energy and heart. “We’re celebrating our quinceañera in…
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Lindy Vision Turns Up the Joy
D OROTHY AND NATASHA CUYLEAR started their band, Lindy Vision, nearly 20 years ago in Las Cruces. Dorothy, whose nickname is Dee Dee, is on lead vocals and synthesizer; Natasha, or Na, plays guitar and…
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The Route 66 Soundtrack
WHAT BETTER WAY to celebrate the upcoming Diamond Anniversary of Route 66 than with song? We asked Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican 's pop music writer, to share his top six Route 66 Road songs…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See an artist take a new path. Taos-based oil painter Boramie Sao expresses existential essence in her canvases. Pale blue shapes float among little dots that feel like spirits. Wavy lines make…
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Lyndon Tsosie’s Design Mind
L YNDON TSOSIE PARTIED THROUGH his early adulthood and then found his calling in the pages of Dexter Cirillo’s Southwestern Indian Jewelry. The book cost $65, and Tsosie had $75 in his pocket for…
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The Ultimate New Mexico Mixtape
TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW of popular music from this enchanted land, I’ve created a special playlist of 30 songs by New Mexico artists. Call it a virtual stuffed sopaipilla of sounds that span the early…
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