Southwest Real Estate (NM)
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2010
Yep - I drove aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllll the way out to Tucson just to hang out at the Expo and I'm glad I did! OK - maybe that wasn't my only reason for hitting Arizona but, tell ya what, I'm glad I headed over to the convention center today! Why? I finally got to meet folks that I've know...
09/16/2010
The weather in Las Cruces makes it a haven for motorcycle riders. Just the other day I saw at least 3 'flocks' of cycles out cruising in the wonderful, almost fall weather. I have many friends who ride and I'm always hearing about their weekend cruises to Hatch or Ruidoso/Cloudcroft or even up ...
09/15/2010
When I first heard about the 3/50 Project on Facebook, I thought, "Wow - what a great idea!" The idea behind this project is simple - like their logo says, "Saving the Brick and Mortars our nation is built on" - LOCAL businesses. You know the ones - the local mom and pop shops where they know ...
09/13/2010
I love architecture. I have a couple of books on my bookshelf about some of the architects that are important to Las Cruces - including Henry Trost. Mr. Trost was a premier architect in the Southwest and his influences are still around today...in different states of rejuvinated homes or ones th...
09/12/2010
Sunset, September 11, 2001 at the Hoffman Buildings in Alexandria, VA.
09/12/2010
Pioneer Womens Park is surrounded by the Alameda Depot District in the middle of Las Cruces. This is one of the original neighborhoods. This is where you will find many of the grander, larger homes where some of the movers and shakers of the day lived. Imagine traveling by train and arriving i...
09/09/2010
as Cruces is going through a downtown revitalization once again. In the early 70's, the downtown area was blocked off to traffic as part of urban renewal. Unfortunately, businesses moved out and foot traffic died over the last couple of decades. If it weren't for the bi-weekly Farmer's Market ...
09/07/2010
La Llorona is a popular legend in the hispanic community. La Llorona means 'the crying lady' and there are a few here in Las Cruces. The legend says she is a woman who killed her children to be with the man she loved, only to be rejected by him. She 'haunts' the places where she killed her chi...
09/05/2010
It's funny how your blogs here on Active Rain get attention. After my post yesterday about the Hatch Chile festival, I got an email from a friend. She isn't an agent, just follows my Twitter feed. In part, she said, "How could you forget about the Harvest Wine Festival???? The chile fest isn'...
09/03/2010
(Day 10 of my 30 in 30 Challenge) When you live in Southern New Mexico, Labor Day weekend really only means one thing: Hatch Chile Festival PLEASE NOTE: In these parts, chile is spelled with an "E". If you're caught spelling with with 2 "I's", you get one reprieve. If you do it a second time,...
09/02/2010
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Emmary Simpson
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