Lifestyles

Griggs: The Wet Side Of Morocco – Not To Be Mythed

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David Griggs next to a cannon on the ramparts at Essaouira, where Orson Welles filmed his 1952 classic version of ‘Othello’. Courtesy photo
 
 
By DAVID H. GRIGGS
Foreign Correspondent
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
I apologize for the double pun in the title, and blame it all on the influence of a headmaster under whom I worked early in my career.
 
It was at this school, also, that I taught a course in Greek Mythology to a rambunctious lot of second, third and fourth graders, who loved to act out the stories of gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters.
 
So it was with great
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Celebrate Los Alamos Co+op’s 5th Birthday Saturday

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Scenes from the Los Alamos Cooperative Market. Courtesy/LACM
 
 
By WHITNEY SPIVEY
Co+op Board Member
 
The Los Alamos Cooperative Market (Co+op) turns five this spring, and community members (Co+op members and non-members alike) are invited to a birthday celebration Saturday, March
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“Who doesn’t love a good party?” Interim General Manager Rebekah Valentine said. “Five years is a huge milestone, made even more significant when looking back over the struggles we’ve had during the last year or so.”
 
To celebrate, the deli will make
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PEEC Offers Yoga Class Beginning March 3

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Yoga class. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

Beginning March 3, the Los Alamos Nature Center will have a different type of class ─ yoga.

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is working with registered yoga instructor, Christa Tyson, to provide weekly yoga sessions with a view of nature.

The yoga classes will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays where participants can enjoy the nature center’s breathtaking view of the Los Alamos canyons, skies, and wildlife. When the weather permits, this class will take place on the patio outside the nature center, where the sounds and smells of nature Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Tips For Updating Lighting Fixtures

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Mark the Electrician, right, and staff person Virgil install paper flowers on an oversized Ikea light fixture. Courtesy photo
 
By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

Good lighting can literally light up your life. It can make the difference between “nice place” and “wow, love your pad.” But, in most homes, the lighting is too complicated and too dim. Before you do anything else to your home, consider changing your lighting.

Whether you live in an apartment or own a house, we’ve all had that moment where we realize it’s time to switch things up. One of the quickest and easiest Read More

How The Hen House Turns: Conversation With Jays

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Conversation With Jays
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

One scrub jay we knew in Los Alamos would take peanuts from our hand, even from our visiting daughter’s hand, but only if we were at the porch railing. That’s where we usually put out the morning peanuts.

Years later another jay learned that we watched from inside the house while eating breakfast. He would position himself on the porch fencepost and fluff up his feathers, like a baby begging from a parent bird. Of course, we obeyed. Three times. We were delighted with the clear communication between species.

After the third peanut,

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Pastor Granillo: Write Them On Your Doorframes

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Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

There was a popular question that used to pop up in Christian circles, “If you were accused of being a Christian, would a jury of your peers find you guilty?” In other words, do you really live your life as if you believe what you claim to believe? The problem I have with that question, is that the current social definition of a Christian is pretty weak.

Perhaps the question should be rephrased, “If you were accused of trying to be like Jesus, would you be convicted by a jury of your peers?” Because the sad truth is that too often there is a huge gap between being considered Read More

LAHS Graduate Joshua Grimes Advances To Final Round Of Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen

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Chef Joshua Grimes, a 2002 LAHS graduate, advances to the final round in the Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

Joshua Grimes, a 2002 Los Alamos High School graduate, achieved a career highlight few others share – he showcased his culinary skills on a national television program.

The nation watched as Grimes competed Feb. 21 on the Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen. The show requires its contestants to create the same dish and whoever makes it the best advances to the next round.

What makes the program cutthroat is the chefs are sabotaged Read More

Pig And Fig Grand Opening Showcases Tasty Treats

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Pig and Fig owner Laura Hamilton shows off her pastry tower created for Thursday’s Grand Opening of the restaurant at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G in White Rock. The bakery and café serves breakfast and lunch and is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday and hosts various food pairing dinners throughout the month. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Executive Chef and owner Laura Hamilton cuts the ribbon at Pig and Fig Thursday with help from Sous Chef Jessica Martinez. The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event and Chamber Manager Nancy Partridge is on
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