Local Services

Happy Cat Hotel and Spa

Taking care of kitties when you're traveling Article and Photography by Richard Lakin Martha Plummer, the owner of Happy Cat Hotel and Spa, was looking for a new career.  She was a sales rep for a veterinary pharmaceutical company that required a great deal of travel, and she was finding it difficult to provide care for an aging mom and a special needs sister. She tells us, “I spent nights out of town, and something would happen with my mom or sister, and I'd have to quickly come home. I...

Life + Culture

Adopt a pet

The animal shelters are full Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Autumn Oglesby and Carlie Klepach Thinking of adopting a pet? We’ll give you some information that will help you to make a decision and, hopefully, you can provide a rescue animal it’s forever home. We talked to Tiffany Chamblee, the Engagement and Outreach Manager of Bernalillo County Animal Care Services. She told us, “All shelters nationwide are bursting at the seams. We’re waiving fees, which include spaying or...

Health + Wellness

Eyes of NM and Eye Think Vision Therapy

Helping kids enjoy reading Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Courtesy of Eyes of NM It’s hard to get kids to enjoy reading or even learning in general if they’re having trouble with their vision. Moreover, if their vision problems are never properly diagnosed, it could affect their comprehension well into adulthood. Dr. Tiffany Garcia Martinez has two vision clinics: Eyes of NM, a family optometry practice, and Eye Think Vision Therapy, which specializes in diagnosing vision problems...

Arts + Culture

A classical experience for kids

the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Jennifer Castillo and Howard George Cellist Yo-Yo Ma said, “Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children’s education.” Fortunately, these benefits are available to kids in Albuquerque through the music programs at the...