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Luminarias (small bonfires) were first recorded in the 16th century, when Spanish people lit bonfires along the roads to guide people to Midnight Mass on the final night of Las Posadas. This was …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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11/24/23
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New Mexico State University’s line of licensed products is welcoming its newest addition, a bundle of fresh gourmet products featuring locally grown pistachios. Heart of the Desert Pistachios …
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11/24/23
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Looking to chop down your own Christmas tree this year?
Here’s how it starts.
Christmas tree permits for the Lincoln National Forest are available both online, and in National Forest offices, …
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11/14/23
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The City of Las Cruces will conduct a public ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, to rename the stage at Plaza de Las Cruces in honor of longtime Las Cruces resident, business owner, and …
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11/14/23
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The sights and scenes of the 52 Renaissance ArtsFaire, presented by the Doña Ana Arts Council Nov. 4-5.
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Photos by Mike Cook and Misty Morton
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11/7/23
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The Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference (LCIMC) presents its 30 th Anniversary Spectacular Concert, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. …
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11/6/23
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There’s a buzz in downtown Las Cruces on the weekends. You can feel it walking down the street. You can see it passing the boutiques and restaurants. Downtown Blues Coffee, located 130 S. Main …
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By Sylvia Quintanilla
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11/1/23
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Events somber and celebratory filled the Plaza in Mesilla Friday through Sunday, Oct. 27-29, for Dia de los Muertos, the annual celebration of departed friends and family.
Many created ofrendas, …
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10/31/23
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Las Cruces cookbook author, food consultant and New Mexico State University professor Kelley Coffeen, Ph.D., has scheduled three book-signing events for her new book, “The Big Book of Hatch …
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10/31/23
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“Quantum Cowboys” plays with time the way a cat plays with a mouse. It could be described with equal energy as brilliant or as confusing. It is a ride you have to hold on for; things …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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10/31/23
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Events somber and celebratory will fill the Plaza in Mesilla Friday through Sunday, Oct. 27-29, for Dia de los Muertos, the annual celebration of departed friends and family. Many will create …
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By Richard Coltharp
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10/25/23
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Downtown Las Cruces Partnership (DLCP) and the City of Las Cruces will host “the terrifyingly fun and highly anticipated” 10 th annual Zombie Walk, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, …
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10/24/23
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Aerial activities entertained all at the Las Cruces Air & Space Expo Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Las Cruces International Airport.
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Photos by Elva K. Österreich
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10/24/23
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Sunspot Scenic Byway Voted New Mexico's Best Drive for Fall Foliage in 2023.
Survey of 3,000 reveals America's top 140 drives for fall foliage this year.
Enchanted Circle Scenic …
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10/19/23
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The Mesilla Valley Film Society welcomes singer/songwriter/filmmaker Brad Colerick to the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle De Guadalupe, Mesilla, at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 22.
Colerick has completed …
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10/16/23
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Dangerbird is a 250-mile bikepacking adventure that takes in Las Cruces, Mesilla, Hatch, parts of southern Doña Ana County, a bit of Texas and the vast and vista-filled Monumental Loop cycling …
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By Mike Cook
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10/16/23
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The annular eclipse, which occurs as the moon is near its furthest point from Earth, creates the "ring of fire" effect with the sun peeking around the moon's edges.
Observers in Oregon, …
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10/16/23
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“Telescopes play with rainbows,” says volunteer Bill Wren to a dimly lit room packed with visitors of Sunspot Solar Observatory near Cloudcroft. The crowd is comprised of both young and …
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By Anna Snider
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10/13/23
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A bright yellow T-shirt hung silently at last year’s “Project Clothesline” event at New Mexico State University. The tiny words “I wasn’t heard,” written in …
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By Chloe D. Dunlap, NMSU Communications
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10/12/23
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Page Coleman came to Mesilla from Albuquerque in 2018, buying a historic building in Mesilla and completely renovating it. As an artist, as her place was being renovated, she had no space to work on …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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10/11/23
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