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The Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally is emerging from a hiatus, with support from the city of Las Cruces, to fill the skies with balloons in flight Jan. 18 and 19, with a kickoff event downtown on Jan. 17.
Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally rises again
When was the last time the morning skies over Las Cruces were festooned with gayly colored balloons, suspended like bubbles across the valley? You’d be right if you said 14 years: That’s … more
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Volunteer Carol Allen is seen among some of the cats served at the Cat’s Meow Adoption Center.
Cat’s Meow addresses feral colonies in city
Thanks to a grant from Petco Love foundation, The Cat’s Meow Adoption Center was able to spay or neuter an additional 44 cats in 2024, preventing the births of “lots and lots of … more
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Chile Drop spices up new year’s eve
As the first quarter of the 21 st century draws to a close, a whole new year stands poised to usher in new hopes, new dreams and the inevitable realization that the more things change, the more they … more
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Greg Scarboro, aka Santa Claus, takes his seat at the Mesilla Valley Mall on Dec. 19, 2024. Scarboro has adopted an Christmas Eve practice of having his beard shaved to promote a local charity. This year, the event will benefit Jardin de los Niños of Las Cruces. Donations are being accepted now through Dec. 24.
Santa plans Christmas Eve shave for charity
Santa will receive a clean shave on Christmas Eve capping a fundraising driving to benefit Jardin de Los Niños more
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Celebrate Traditional Holiday Values at Farm La-La
Many people lament the loss of tradition and good old-fashioned family values during the 21 st century holiday season. As technology becomes a more present influence in our lives, going back to a … more
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Seizin’ the season
Like an out-of-control sleigh, careening through the porcelain Christmas village that is the last month of the year, the blitzkrieg of holiday happenings continues to assail us with holiday cheer. more
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The Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in downtown Las Cruces, 200 E. Picacho Avenue.
Library hosts readers’ theater
A readers’ theater program at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in Las Cruces offers children a fun and engaging practice of reading, oral expression and overall fluency. In … more
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Visitors gather during the 2023 opening ceremony of Casa de Peregrino’s new facility at 999 W. Amador Avenue, Las Cruces.
The giving season
Every year, the Las Cruces Bulletin publicizes ways to help those in need in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County. In this issue, we highlight local food banks offering food for those in need and … more
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The Snow Pas de Deux, as seen in Borderlands Ballet Company’s production of “The Nutcracker,” playing at New Mexico State University later this month.
‘Nutcracker’ coming to NMSU with live orchestra
The ballet with a household name, thanks to its association with Christmas, will come to Las Cruces when the Borderlands Ballet Company, directed by Monique Foster, presents six performances of … more
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Local writers host ‘typewriter revivals’
In a scene that has become familiar to regulars at Milagro Coffee in recent months, two men sit at a table inside writing on typewriters, occasionally stopping to talk and, at other times, silently … more
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The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery entrance at 2470 Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, Nov. 23, 2024.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
MESILLA – Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery has had a lot to celebrate. Earlier this month, the galley celebrated its 30th anniversary, making them one of the longest operating co-op galleries … more
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Local Baha’is celebrate with music during a gathering.
Baha’is host discussion of Christian teaching
The Baha’is of Las Cruces announced an open “fireside discussion” to take place this Sunday regarding Christian teachings in an interfaith context. The title of the discussion is … more
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A plan to fix health care shortage
The free market system just doesn’t work for health care. If it did, we would sell kidneys at auction to the highest bidder instead of having a waiting list of those most in need. … more
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A child talks to Santa at the Mesilla Valley Mall in 2016. An event hosted by NMSU’s autism diagnostic center will provide children with autism alternative ways to meet jolly Saint Nick.
Sensitive Santa is a Santa for all
For many families, the holiday season can have a list of must-dos. Welcome the season with the tree lightning in downtown Las Cruces, check. Drive around and look at Christmas lights, check. Book a … more
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Veteran Fred Huff, right, and his wife Lynda arrange a wreath on the grave of his friend, U.S. Army veteran Carl Bernard Rawson, on Wreaths Across America Day at HillCrest Cemetery in Las Cruces in 2023.
Wreaths Across America Day honors veterans
The grave of deceased military veterans will be honored in Las Cruces and El Paso, and nationwide, on Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 14. In Las Cruces, the nonprofit United Military Women of … more
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Two dogs held at the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley in Las Cruces watch as they're photographed on Jan. 2, 2024.
City looks to mandatory spay and neuter. But is it effective?
The city of Las Cruces will consider revising its animal control laws requiring residents to spay and neuter companion animals or be charged with a crime.  City officials and animal … more
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Cirque Italia emphasizes human artistry and storytelling through its animal-free circus.
Cirque Italia brings tradition into 21st century
The circus concept has come a long way in the last couple of decades. Gone are the captive animals forced to entertain, while more present are the acrobats and trapeze artists happy to do so. With … more
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Barbara Toth is seen at a local restaurant with husband Jim, who narrowly survived a 2020 crash in which a truck struck him on his bicycle in Las Cruces.
Sunday gathering honors road traffic victims
A gathering for road traffic victims will gather on El Paseo Road Sunday afternoon, plus a sunset candlelight vigil at Las Cruces High School. more
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Filmmaker Steve Graham succeeds Amber Dodson as the director of the New Mexico Film Office.
Governor appoints new Film Office director
Santa Fe-based filmmaker Steve Graham was tapped by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday to head the state’s film office, effective immediately. more
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Major winter storm set to impact central and northern New Mexico Wednesday through Friday
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