Las Cruces’ New BBQ Sensation
THE SAVORY SCENT of smoked brisket and pulled pork greets you in the parking lot of Smokey Sensations. But there’s more to the Las Cruces joint than meets the nose. “I don’t want to stick to just…
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Follow New Mexico's Space Trail
AS I WALK THROUGH SHADOWS CAST by golden-age behemoths at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, it’s easy to imagine the awe these marvels inspired in the early days. Even now, more than a…
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Grounded in Family
INSIDE GROUNDED, a mural of a young woman wearing a brightly flowered hat greets you with a distant gaze, her long braids curling around cacti. Positioned over an inviting green couch, the intriguing…
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Walk Among the Murals
Above: Kenneth Malone's portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe adorns Spirit Winds, a cafe and gift shop. Photograph courtesy of Kenneth Malone. WHEN SEBASTIAN "VELA" VELAZQUEZ moved to Las Cruces nearly a…
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Destinations Las Cruces
Above: Las Cruces' multiculturalism gives way to wonder in the nearby Organ Mountains. Photograph by Getty Images. THE WALLS OF CASA CAMINO Real Books, in Las Cruces’ historic Mesquite district…
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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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25 Reasons to Love Las Cruces
IF LAS CRUCES HAD AN ASTROLOGICAL SIGN, it would certainly be Gemini, those very different twins residing in one being. Spring winds sandblast skin and have launched (at least) a thousand hats, but…
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