LAS CRUCES - Some staff members were excited — others a little nervous — as Memorial Medical Center on Wednesday began inoculating hospital employees against COVID-19.
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Enchanted delivery: Monthly subscription boxes bring New Mexico goods to your doorstep
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.
Ax-throwing venue opens its doors in Las Cruces amid 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.
New Mexico film 'The Penny' among many productions halted amid COVID-19 pandemic
LAS CRUCES – During the COVID-19 pandemic, most industries have been disrupted. Many things are difficult in the current environment. Making a film in New Mexico may be among the hardest.
Nevertheless, four New Mexico filmmakers have a story to tell. And they’re eager to tell it.
Lucky Dog Billiards shows determination while opening during COVID-19 pandemic in Las Cruces
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.
Often overlooked, Las Cruces-area truckers provide essential service during pandemic
LAS CRUCES – Even during this once-in-a-century pandemic, we’ve all had to visit the grocery store. But how much thought have you given to the people responsible for transporting the items that fill your shopping cart?
Long-haul truckers are, obviously, essential employees during the COVID-19 crisis. A few weeks ago, I spent some time talking to one about his experience during the current pandemic.
Award-winning teacher steps away from profession due to pandemic
“I feel like I should tell you that I’ve retired — and I haven’t really told a lot of people, because I had planned on going back when all of this settles in, and I can do some double-dipping,” Dinsmore told me on Friday. “I really am enjoying what I was doing, but I was not ready to go back.”
A life well-lived: Las Cruces City Councilor Gabe Vasquez remembers his Tío Sergio
LAS CRUCES – It came on suddenly. One day, Sergio Vasquez was not feeling well. The next, he was hospitalized at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, isolated from those who cared for him most. It was COVID-19. On Sunday, June 21, he died.
Arrowhead-based DNA lab at NMSU steps up to help with COVID-19 antibody testing
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.
Former Las Cruces DJ postpones product launch, pivots to mask production amid COVID-19
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.
Former NM Gov. Richardson partners with Olmos, Trejo on COVID-19 Relief Fund for colonias
LAS CRUCES - Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson wanted to do something to help the impoverished and vulnerable residents of the colonias in southern Doña Ana County, many of whom are feeling the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as it sweeps across the nation. A couple weeks ago, he called up actor Edward James Olmos, whom he has known for about 20 years — long enough to call him “Eddie.”
New fund supports Las Cruces restaurants, provides free meals to residents
LAS CRUCES - What started as an idea for helping Las Cruces restaurants survive during the COVID-19 pandemic materialized Tuesday morning with several cars lined up to receive free enchilada plates in the parking lot behind La Nueva Casita Café.
Corona, N.M., learns to adjust in the age of coronavirus
CORONA, N.M. - Last Wednesday, I went for a drive. After leaving Las Cruces and driving to Tularosa, I headed north through the sagebrush, juniper, creosote and what might have been skunkbush sumac, Mexican poppies or yellow-flower purslane — or maybe Todson’s pennyroyal — nestled between the rolling hills of the Tularosa Basin.