Tag Archives: Las Cruces

Go Green: Solar Energy is the right choice for Las Cruces, New Mexico

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

One of the things that makes Las Cruces, New Mexico one of the Best Places to Live is how easy it is to go green. Las Cruces weather and climate make it ideally suited to add solar energy to your … Continue reading →

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Things to do: NMSU Astronomy event open to the public

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

The New Mexico State University Department of Astronomy will hold an observatory open house at 9 p.m. Friday, April 8, at the NMSU campus observatory. Astronomy personnel on hand will be James McAteer and graduate assistants Liz Klimek, Chas Miller, … Continue reading →

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Green building: Spaceport America helps promote green building for Earth today, space tomorrow

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

I got a little nostalgic last week as I watched the space shuttle land after its final mission from my Picacho Mountain office here in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The space race was a huge deal for me as a … Continue reading →

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Go Green: New solar energy plant being built near Las Cruces NM

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

Guest Post by Todd G. Dickson of the Las Cruces Bulletin. This article is from the March 25, 2011 issue of the Las Cruces Bulletin. If you’ve driven out of Hatch up state Highway 26 lately, you might have seen … Continue reading →

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Things to do: Trinity Site Open House

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

If you’re a history buff or just looking for things to do near Las Cruces, NM this weekend, check out the Trinity Site Tour! White Sands Missile Range will open Trinity Site to the public Saturday, April 2. Trinity Site … Continue reading →

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Best Place to Live: Find a Million Dollar View for So Much Less

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

We don’t like to toot our own horn… Well maybe we do a little bit! We get really excited when we hear how much Picacho Mountain home owners love their new home and think that Picacho Mountain is the best … Continue reading →

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Video Blog: Rammed Earth Homes in Las Cruces New Mexico

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

This is the second installment of our new video blog series about building rammed earth custom home at Picacho Mountain with Pat Bellestri-Martinez of Soledad Canyon Earth Builders. Click here to see our first Rammed Earth Video Blog post. Make … Continue reading →

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Things to do: Visit us at the Las Cruces Home and Garden Show

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

If you’re looking for things to do this weekend in Las Cruces, NM, come by the Las Cruces Convention Center and visit our Picacho Mountain booth at the 2011 Home and Garden Show Saturday March 12 and Sunday March 13.

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Spaceport America new boss is retired air force officer Christine Anderson

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

The Spaceport Authority Board of Directors named Christine Anderson as executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority. Anderson has served for 30 years in civilian positions with the U.S. Air Force, including several years at New Mexico’s Kirtland Air … Continue reading →

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Go Green: Solar energy site construction under way in New Mexico

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Bob Pofahl

This is a guest posted by Marvin Tessneer from the Las Cruces Bulletin. We’d like to thank the Bulletin for always being so willing to share their content on the Picacho Mountain Blog. The Las Cruces Bulletin is a valuable … Continue reading →