A Tale of Two Buildings
LAS VEGAS IS ESSENTIALLY A TALE OF TWO TOWNS—Old and New, West and East—that separately incorporated in 1888 and 1903, respectively, and did not join as one municipality until 1970. Similarly, the…
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Howdy from Las Vegas
TWENTY-FIVE SECONDS INTO THE OPENING of Red Dawn, the camera pans across the peaceful streets of Las Vegas, New Mexico, before lingering on a mural of a cowgirl sitting on a fence next to the greeting…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Watch Indigenous culture shine. The 101st Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial brings a slew of celebratory events to Gallup August 4–13, including an art market, dance performances, pow wows…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Celebrate a historic site. The land where Fort Selden Historic Site sits has had a remarkable past, first as farmland for Mogollon people as early as 400 AD, and much later as an 1860s military…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Sip and savor. New Mexico Cocktail Week kicks off this weekend with an abundance of frothy events, including Saturday’s sold-out Taco Wars, Chef & Shaker Dinners that pair drinks with bites at some…
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Charlie's Bakery & Cafe
IF IT’S AN ELECTION YEAR in San Miguel County, you’re likely to meet a politician at Charlie’s. “They love this place,” says owner Charlie Sandoval. “That’s the only time I get to see the governor.”…
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Try These 25 Classic New Mexico Restaurants
Click here for an enlarged version of this map. BIBO BAR & GRILLE Bibo Tucked inside an adobe facade off historic Route 66, Bibo Bar & Grille is no stranger to shifting with the times. The original…
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Winter Playground
MONTEZUMA HOT SPRINGS, ONCE THE DARLING OF THE SANTA FE railroad, still serves many purposes. Its great, chateau-like building, a former luxury hotel, is now a seminary. The once-bustling activity of…
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Tamales Wrapped in Love
FOR 30 YEARS, THERESA OLIVAS HAS BEEN pouring masa and her soul into making tamales. Starting at age six, in her mother’s Mora County kitchen, she and her six siblings would assemble the family’s…
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True Heroes 2022: Sean Sinclair
WHEN THE HERMITS PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE erupted this spring, growing from a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe National Forest into the worst wildfire in New Mexico history, Sean Sinclair didn’t hesitate…
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