A university is one of the most vital resources a community of any size can have. New Mexico State University and Dona Ana Community College provide Las Cruces, New Mexico residents with opportunities to enjoy the arts, sports, special events, a world class symphony orchestra, and most importantly continuing educational opportunities. Continue reading
Dona Ana Community College provides Las Cruces, New Mexico residents with a chance to learn something new
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra music director/conductor
Las Cruces, New Mexico is privileged to feature an outstanding symphony orchestra. A symphony orchestra of this caliber is just one of the many reasons that so many people have chosen Las Cruces as their home. One of the things that makes the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra so special is our music director/conductor Lonnie Klein.
I’d like to take a minute to introduce you to Lonnie and let you know why he is such an asset to our community! Continue reading
Green Building: Make mine a mini… Ductless air systems deliver, don’t leak
The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection. Miles is Las Cruces, New Mexico’s foremost expert in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification.
A key obstacle in the design of any comfortable and efficient home is how to cost-effectively heat and cool the interior.
Traditionally, we solve this problem by in stalling a centrally located heating and cooling air handler system, which delivers conditioned air via ductwork and large blower fans to each room. As residential building science has evolved and provided tools to measure and accurately predict heating- and cooling-efficiency losses, we see this traditional system can cause as many problems as it solves. Continue reading
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Things to Do: Las Cruces, NM offers big city theatre productions in a small town
The 2010-2011 Las Cruces, New Mexico theatre season is about to get off to a great start. Despite the fact that Las Cruces is a small town, it has so much to offer fans of art, theatre, and music!
The first production lined up for the fall is the No Strings Theatre Company with its production of Edward Albee’s “A Delicate Balance”. Then, Las Cruces Community Theatre launches season 48 with the musical “Nunsense” by Dan Goggin and directed by LCCT veteran Art Haggerton on Aug. 6.
Here is the complete line-up of what the Las Cruces Theatres have to offer this season: Continue reading
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Las Cruces, New Mexico Convention Center set to open to the public in January 2011
Something big is coming to the small town of Las Cruces, New Mexico. For years, Las Cruces has been lacking a large capacity meeting facility. Our current facilities such as Dickerson’s Event Center and the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum have unique character. They have served Las Cruces well, but many city-wide events have outgrown their capacity. That is why we are so excited about the January 2011 grand opening of the Las Cruces Convention Center.
I recently did a short Q&A with the Las Cruces Convention Center General Manager, David Hicks. I’d like to share a little of what he had to say about the new facility. Continue reading
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Things to Do in Las Cruces: First Step Golf Tournament & Men Who Cook coming up this week
There are two great Las Cruces, NM charity events coming up this weekend that you don’t want to miss out on: First Step Annual Golf Tournament & Men Who Cook.
2008 Men Who Cook Event - Me (Bob Pofahl), my son-in-law, and my grandson, three generations cooking together for a great cause! Photo by Joe Burgess
The annual First Step Golf Tournament is coming up this Friday, July 13, 2010. Join Las Cruces businesses and residents as we golf to raise money for the health care of Las Cruces women and Children. Continue reading
Green Building: First time home buyer tax credits have expired but energy efficient tax credits can still save you money
I wanted to share this article from The Las Cruces Bulletin’s Neighbor to Neighbor section. While first time home buyer tax credits have expired in Las Cruces, New Mexico and across the country, there are still valuable tax credits available for green home improvements.
Solar energy has become more affordable, and visually appealing than ever before. If you're not ready to go solar there are many other ways to take advantage of tax credits and make your home more energy efficient!
Thanks to Uncle Sam and some temporary tax credits, it pays right now to go green.
The Residential Energy Property Credit increases the energy tax credit for homeowners who make certain energy-efficient improvements to their existing homes, in many cases giving the homeowner a credit of up to 30 percent of the cost of the project. Continue reading
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Custom Homes: How to select a home site for your next custom home in Las Cruces, NM (part 2)
Selecting the perfect home site is the first step in building your dream home, even before you select a builder or begin designing your home.
Last week I posted Part 1 of a post on how to select your next a home site for your next custom home in Las Cruces, NM. Here is part 2 with the final two steps you should consider when selecting a custom home site.
The most important part of planning your next custom estate home in Las Cruces, New Mexico is selecting a perfect home site. There are four important factors you should consider as you select the site or lot on which you plan to build your next custom home. Last week I discussed the first two factors: the Land & the Community. The next two factors you need to consider are the services available at the home site and the overall budget for your custom home. Continue reading
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Meet New Mexico Soap Company – a featured vendor at the Las Cruces Farmers and Crafters Market
New Mexico Soap owner Diane in the Soap Shop, after a "pour" of Georgia-shaped soap and Santa Fe Cinnamon Chile Soap. Foreground from left to right: Chile Soap, TX-Shaped, GA-Shaped, NM-Shaped, AZ-Shaped, Safety Soap-On-A-Rope. Back: Mimbres Ancient Art Soap.
If you’ve been following our blog for a while, you’ll know one of my favorite things about Las Cruces, New Mexico is the Las Cruces Farmers and Crafters Market. It is so much more than just a fruit and veggie stand. The Las Cruces Farmers and Crafters market features some of the best vendors in the area.
One of the great Las Cruces businesses we’ve discovered at the Farmers and Crafters Market is the New Mexico Soap company. New Mexico Soap features handmade soap and other bath products of the highest quality. Continue reading
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Spaceport America: Space commercialization is a boon to New Mexico
Guest Post by Spaceport America executive director Rick Homans
I’d like to thank Rick Homans of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority for this guest post, originally published in the Las Cruces Bulletin.
There is a major battle taking place in Congress over the future of the nation’s space program, and the respective roles of NASA and the commercial spaceflight industry. New Mexico, and members of its Congressional delegation, are right in the center of the arena.
President Obama recently proposed that NASA shift its emphasis to deep space exploration, and rely on the private sector to handle the missions closer to Earth into sub-orbit and to the space station. Continue reading
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