Body, Mind, Spirit | Desert Exposure

City pedals forward on bike, pedestrian lanes

The Las Cruces City Council unanimously accepted a $350,000 state grant to help pave the way for the development of active transportation pathways such as bike lanes and walking trails. … more

Bulletin report | 10/3/24

Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective Helps Community Members Mend Clothes

The Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective (SWFAC), in collaboration with the Future Forge Makerspace, is starting an outreach program to help community members have clothes mended and learn … more

DEX Report | 9/23/24

This mockup of the new Metro Verde Arcadia Park was presented at the Las Cruces council meeting on Sept. 16, 2024.

Las Cruces parks $525K into new green space at Metro Verde

The seeds of Las Cruces' newest park are taking root on the East Mesa. The Las Cruces City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 16 to reimburse a land developer for park construction as part of a … more

Justin Garcia
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/20/24

Where the Books Are

September is National Literacy Month, and if you’re like most readers, you’ve got your favorite place to find the perfect read. The big guys, like Barnes & Noble or Hastings, are fine … more

David Salcido
Desert Exposure | 9/5/24

Chadi El-Khoury, right foreground, leads a rehearsal with the Dark Circles Contemporary Dance company.

Lab offers contemporary dance for the masses

For the past three years, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance has been “pushing the boundaries of movement and storytelling” in Las Cruces via expressive performances, community masterclasses … more

David Salcido
Las Cruces Bulletin | 7/24/24

Following ‘Dangerous Dan’

When “Dangerous Dan” Tucker appeared in Southern New Mexico, he played many roles including deputy sheriff, town marshal, deputy United States marshal, train agent and livestock … more

Elva K. Österreich
Las Cruces Bulletin | 7/5/24

Affected by Ruidoso fires? Here are financial resources to help

Jim McGarvey has worked at the Western NAPA Auto Parts store in the Village of Ruidoso for 46 years. Thirteen years ago, he and his wife Shelley bought the store. On June 17, though, the couple … more

By Brook Stockberger, Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative | 6/26/24

Consolidating Fire Relief in Tularosa

The Tularosa the community gathered to organize and transfer donations for Ruidoso/Mescalero/Ruidoso Downs fire relief. Communities across southern New Mexico have been mobilizing similarly from … more

6/26/24

WNMU Alum Part of the Award-Winning Zuni Olla Maidens

Western New Mexico University Alum Lynisha Dishta (MAT ’24) is a member of an all-women music and dance group, the Zuni Olla Maidens, which was recently awarded a highly prestigious National … more

6/21/24

The historic Doña Ana County Courthouse in downtown Las Cruces was nicknamed the “grand old lady” at the building’s dedication in 1938.

Historic courthouse is downtown’s ‘grand old lady’

The old Doña Ana County Courthouse maintains a stately presence in downtown Las Cruces. more

Algernon D'Ammassa
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/20/24

Ruidoso fires expand on Day 2; one death reported

Two fires threatening the community of Ruidoso expanded Tuesday, damaging or destroying at least 500 structures and prompting a second evacuation order, this time for the neighboring City of Ruidoso … more

By Diana Alba Soular, Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative | 6/19/24

Tiny Gestures

It seemed like a tiny gesture, my wife, Sherry’s insistence on taking these Walmart 4 X 6-inch photos of women patients at the mental asylum, Vision in Action in Juárez and putting them … more

By Morgan Smith | 6/14/24

Finding Sanctuary

In March the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed the National Institutes of Health’s appeal of a federal court ruling that the agency broke the law by withholding sanctuary … more

6/14/24

State-Led Mimbres Crew tackles first wildland fire

The New Mexico Forestry Division ’s Mimbres Wildfire Crew completed its first field assignment last weekend, performing suppression efforts on the Whitetail Fire south of Silver City, New … more

6/14/24

View inside VSS Unity as those on board look out the windows in astonishment as they float around the cabin.

Virgin Galactic Unity takes final flight

Virgin Galactic's pioneering space plane, the VSS Unity, looks its final flight before making way for a new line of spacecraft. more

Elva K. Österreich
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/12/24

Event for women addresses work opportunities, concerns

Making connections in communities, the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women wants to hear the concerns of local women and connect them to the resources they need. The current listening tour … more

Elva K. Österreich
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/7/24

CannaCopia

When you walk into the BOA Holistic Pot Lounge, 2140 Highway 180 E. in Silver City, it takes a few minutes for your eyes to adjust. The low light cavernous space could be the depths of a medieval … more

Elva K. Österreich | 6/6/24

100 Years of Wilderness

The Gila National Forest is celebrating 2024 as year of celebration of the world’s first wilderness. The Gila Wilderness was designated on June 3, 1924. “One hundred years ago, Aldo … more

6/6/24

Attendees and performers at Las Cruces’ first Grief Party gather for a photo at the late February 2024 event, which took place at Woody’s Gift Gallery in the Mesquite Historic District.

Las Cruces ‘grief party’ lightens the load of heavy emotions

This story includes mentions of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. more

Diana Alba Soular
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative | 6/6/24

Oil and Ink

In the early 1900s, attorney and publisher Carl Magee moved to New Mexico with his wife in the hopes of alleviating her consumption. While here, he bought one newspaper from Senator A. B. Fall. … more

By Elva K. Österreich | 6/1/24