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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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Historic Las Cruces

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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