Lifestyles

Mrs. Beadsley’s Jewel Box: Adventures With Animals

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By DEBRA LOWENSTEIN, owner
Mrs. Beadsley Vintage Jewelry

It’s been a busy summer and I’ve had a short vacation from writing my column. However, I have been extremely “jewelry” busy in the last two months.

Two weeks ago was the 3rd annual Santa Fe Opera costume assistants shopping party at Mrs. Beadsley. It was a lot of fun as usual.

A month ago my hubby and I took a road trip through Colorado. I did some treasure hunting in every small town we passed through. And, if I’m not mistaken, a few Los Alamos ladies have started to spruce up their wardrobes and collections with Read More

Free Events Focus On Overcoming Trauma

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Adonata Pyaga

MENTAL HEALTH News:

Adonata Pyaga will present four free events at San Ildefonso Pueblo on overcoming trauma.

“Did you know there is a distinct brain state that forms during the experience of an emotionally upsetting event?” Pyaga said. “Cognitive approaches to your mental well-being, that is thinking or talking about your upset in a positive light, are not enough to bring quick and lasting relief. If you are weighed down by changing moods, physical stress symptoms, poor concentration and more, you will enjoy learning more!”

Highlights of Pyaga’s events include:

  • Overview
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Conditions Are Perfect For UNM-LA Mushroom Hike

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Boletes mushrooms. Courtesy/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

The recent rains have made local mountainsides green, wildflowers dot the mesa tops, and the wild mushrooms abundant if one knows where to look.

That’s why UNM-LA Community Education is excited to offer a mushroom hike 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Experienced mushroom forager Thomas Peña is leading the hike.

“This year’s precipitation is going to be a real boon for the mushrooms,” Peña said. “Normally, the area where we hike is quite green and lush, but this should be a banner year.”

This one-day outing will have students hiking in the beautiful Read More

Central Park Square Has Become ‘The Place To Be’

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Crowds have been gathering all summer in Central Park Square as seen Thursday with a packed house inside the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op that spills onto the patio. CPS Owner Philip Kunsberg has been strategic in the types of businesses he is attracting including Unquarked, The Wine Room and Rigoberto’s Mexican Restaurant. Live music is now heard coming from the bandstand outside the beer co-op and large metal sculptures by Los Alamos artist Richard Swenson and loaned pieces from the Shidoni Gallery add visual interest throughout Central Park Square. It’ll be interesting to see what Kunsberg Read More

Green Chile Comes To Los Alamos Co+op Market

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Chile roasting at the Co+op Market. Courtesy photo

CO+OP News:

Make space in your freezer because green chile season is here.

The Los Alamos Cooperative Market has organic green chile from Seco Spice in Berino, which is located in the Hatch Valley between Las Cruces and El Paso. Roasting will be done at the Co+op on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays.

Chile can be ordered by the case while supplies last – hopefully through mid-September.  For the Co+op, chile roasting is about community and culture.

The Co+op’s produce manager and head chile roaster, Leonda Clendenen, recounted her family Read More

Hill Diner In Los Alamos Has Sold!

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Hill Diner and the Magistrate Court properties on Trinity Drive have sold. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Hill Diner and the adjacent building that housed Magistrate Court have sold to a Santa Fe investment group.

The combined property at 1315 and 1319 Trinity Dr. was listed at $549,900 for the two buildings on 0.676 acres; the final sale price has not been disclosed.

Hill Diner. File photo

Refurbishing is underway at Hill Diner and the plan is to bring it back to its former glory as a warm and charming place for the community to gather

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French Steaks Class Offered At Co+op Market

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Courtesy/lacm

Co+op Market:

Ray Joggerst will explain the intricacies of preparing gourmet steak and sauces at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at the Los Alamos Co+op Market.

Class participants will enjoy steak au poivre, steak with sauce béarnaise and merchant’s steak – leaving participants with confidence and recipes to make first-class steak meals at home. Registration is open at the Los Alamos Co+op Market

Joggerst enjoys sharing the chemistry behind cooking, and brings an in-depth knowledge of food to each class. He debuted his Shop with the Chef Class career at the Co+op with a popular fermentation Read More