ISLETA & BRIDGE SW, ALBUQUERQUE—Most of Albuquerque is laid out in a grid with main streets being about a mile apart. This is not really the case in Albuquerque’s South Valley. Oh, Bridge Blvd. runs east and west in a straight line all right. But Isleta Blvd. doesn’t follow those Read more…
Let’s go back to Barelas. My friend Sam Pillsbury and I went down for breakfast at the legendary Barelas Coffee House. He, being vegetarian, had pancakes. I had the basic huevos rancheros. Apparently Barack Obama had the DeLuxe huevos rancheros when he ate here. That’s where they sneak a couple Read more…
RATON, NM—I rattled into Raton and immediately headed for the old downtown area looking for a hotel in the historic district. The historic district is not that big, and it quickly became obvious that there were no hotels in the area at all, so I did what a good many Read more…
GALLUP, NM—I didn’t think this trip would begin with high winds and snow, but it did. Fortunately, the wind was straight out of the west and the snow was in the form of snow pellets the size of garbanzo beans. No problem. In fact, the snow disappeared and so did Read more…
NOB HILL, ABQ—For the 24th year, Nob Hill celebrated Earth Day with a community festival on Silver Ave. just behind La Montanita Co-op. Famous for being a gathering of all sorts of colorful people, as well as those interested in issues of the environment and social justice, the Earth Fest Read more…
As Christmas creeps closer, we want to remind you to shop local. And not just local, but specifically, Shop MainStreet. There are twenty-seven MainStreet, seven Arts & Cultural and fifteen Frontier Communities in New Mexico. Each of them have great shopping and dining options for residents and visitors. Each community is Read more…