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Adventure at Mercado Mayapan con Fernie y los chapulines

David Crowder — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:12:20 -0600

My old friend and political combatant Fernie “The Attorney” Chacon called me last week with an invitation to join him at Mercado Mayapan for a plate of chapulines.

Reaching across 60 years, Bowie to Socorro

Cynthia Romero — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:37:17 -0600

Members of the Socorro baseball team will present awards to the 1949 Bowie Bears baseball team, something Socorro baseball coach Chris Forbes sees as a bridging of generations.

WLGTDW/it: Off the Wall

Patricia Martinez — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:30:04 -0600

Yes, Michael Jackson was weird, but maybe we should let his God sort that out, and just listen to his music.

Special Report: Reporting, and Surviving, in Ciudad Juárez

Mike O'Connor — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:40:48 -0600

In one of Mexico’s most dangerous cities, reporting the news requires extreme caution. Self-censorship and manipulation of the news are constants.

Go Local Challenge: Lawn trimmers, ties and All That Music

Elizabeth Ruiz — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:43:23 -0600

With our own factories and retail outlets including Tony Lama and Caboots, there should be nothing less foreign to our region than boots.

The 'Go Local' challenge, Day 4: La Malinche and a gift at Centro Mayapan

Elizabeth Ruiz — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:11:08 -0600

The purchases weren’t purely local, but the experiences were.

To market we go

compiled Elizabeth Ruiz — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:01:47 -0600

'Tis the season to brave mid-day 90-degree heat to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables and crafts) of local farmers’, planters’, and artists’ labor. Here is a working compilation of summertime marketplaces.

Hamburger Inn and Valley Growers Farmers' Market: Day 3 of the 'Go Local' challenge

Elizabeth Ruiz — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:26:12 -0600

I cooked the tomatoes from New Mexico with the local onion and squash, sprinkled some cheese already in the fridge, and ate in a wheat tortilla made at Vista Central Market.

The 'Go Local' challenge, Day 2

Elizabeth Ruiz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:54:19 -0600

After I made a go-around in the Ikea-like maze of colorific shopping, I got a glass of horchata and a burrito with papas con chile verde. The tortillas used for the burritos are made several feet away in the tortilleria.

WLGTDW/it: Britney Spears and how Little Girls grow up

Patricia Martinez — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:33:51 -0600

LGs learn how to be BGs by watching. We learn how to walk and talk, curl our hair, shave our legs all courtesy of the BGs. Later on, we learn we can get things just because we're female.