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SPACEPORT AMERICA — A company developing and testing a mass accelerator with the aim of launching satellites into space orbit — using kinetic energy instead of rockets — is expanding at New Mexico’s Spaceport America, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced Tuesday.
LAS CRUCES – Displaced New Mexicans — or residents who want to experience new products while supporting New Mexico businesses — will soon have a way to get a box of New Mexico-grown products shipped directly to their doorsteps.
Enchanted New Mexico Boxes — a subscription-based service, locally curated to provide a taste of New Mexico on a monthly basis — was started by Heather Salopek, owner of the Mesilla-based Legacy Pecans, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LAS CRUCES – It’s definitely not your typical entertainment venue, but ax-throwing has been gaining popularity across the United States. One Las Cruces entrepreneur hopes that it will catch on in the City of Crosses.
But, as many small-business owners have discovered, grand openings during a pandemic can present a number of challenges.
LAS CRUCES – There is no crystal ball when one decides to open a new business. It can take a long time, and there’s no telling what the future may hold. It’s a lesson that Sara and Alán Armijo have learned all too well as they try to open the city’s only pool hall — behind the 8-ball.
LAS CRUCES – I have never contracted COVID-19, apparently.
On Friday, June 12, I tested negative for antibodies — which the human body typically begin to produce within eight to 13 days of contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
LAS CRUCES – Talk to Wade McDonald for very long, and the words you’re likely to hear more than any others are “lucky” and “blessings.” That might come as a surprise after you hear what he’s been through.
LAS CRUCES – Five weeks after COVID-19 prompted the shutdown of New York City, Amer Jandali sat in his Brooklyn apartment, gazing down on the city’s empty streets. It was April 28 — five days into Ramadan — and Amer, who is Muslim, was sipping tea and enjoying a post-fast snack of peanut butter and apples.
“It feels like a movie,” he said.
