Life Is Beautiful in Mesilla
THE ARMCHAIR IN THE SALA GRANDE holds nothing but sunshine. Its otherwise emptiness speaks to the loss of the man who once held court here, mere steps off the Mesilla Plaza. Since 2003, when J. Paul…
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Encounter Stranger Things on These Tours
Southwest Expeditions. Southwest Paranormal Tours offers year-round and specialty tours sure to make your spine tingle. Explore the 1937 Doña Ana County Courthouse and jail or meander through Mesilla…
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Find Southern Comfort in Mesilla
THREE YEARS AGO, JUAN ALBERT AND Claudia Gonzalez were scouting locations for a coffee shop and artisan market when they found an 1850s adobe along Calle de Guadalupe. A half block south of Mesilla…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Spice up your life. The Fiery Foods & BBQ Show cranks up the heat at Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque this weekend with outdoor cooking demonstrations, tastings, and parties. Founded by chile…
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Shining a Light on Holiday Traditions
IF NOT FOR THE PAPER-BAG LANTERNS snaking over the sand dunes, I might’ve been afraid of the dark. Last December’s quarter moon was still rising on the 2021 Elephant Butte Luminaria Beachwalk when I…
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Light Up the Season
THE BELOVED RITUAL of Las Posadas returns to the Santa Fe Plaza at 5:30 p.m. on December 11. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for locals to share this tradition with visitors, as we engage in a rich…
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