Entertainment

Rock and Roll New Mexico Style

How Red Light Cameras Turned Albuquerque Into One Big Dance Floor Article by Rudolfo Carrillo | Photography by courtesy of Red Light Cameras The room is packed before the first chord even hits. Sweat beads on the ceiling. Somewhere near the front, a stranger grabs your shoulder and screams a lyric back at you like it's a secret you both already knew. Then Amanda Machon steps up to the mic, plants her boots, and the whole building tips over into chaos. This is a Red Light Cameras show. And if...

Home + Design

Troy Tryon Interior Design

Eclectic style and design excellence Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Katie Johnson Photography Troy Tryon, of Troy Tryon Interior Design in Santa Fe, is a highly experienced designer with over 40 years of expertise in the design business. There is a notable commitment to creativity, engaged consultation, and excellence in his work. His extensive connections give his clients access to a broad range of unique pieces to reflect their tastes and lifestyle.  He graduated with a Bachelor...

Home + Design

Stylish Garden Sheds

Lisa Fontanarosa's elegant outdoor spaces Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Tira Howard Photography Forget stylish laundry rooms and power pantries; the latest addition to the well-appointed home is a stylish garden shed. The modern garden shed features luxury materials and custom details. They are becoming popular due to a rise in home upgrades, an emphasis on outdoor living, and a need for flexible extra space. Homeowners use them for much more than basic storage, turning them into...

Travel

Jemez and Tent Rocks

Capturing New Mexico's beauty Article by n/a | Photography by Autumn Oglesby In our continuing photo series of our scenic state, our photographer, Autumn Oglesby, has captured images of Jemez and Tent Rocks. Breccan and Nolan Dallman hike with their dad, Jeff Dallman.  Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, is famous for its scenic cone-shaped formations, composed of pumice, ash, and tuff deposits from volcanic eruptions 6–7 million years ago. The...

Travel

Arizona Route 66 Grand Canyon Railway

Exploring Route 66 on its Centennial Article by Jill Robbins | Photography by Arizona Office Tourism, Mother Road Media, An Pham, Xanterra Travel Collective As Route 66's centennial celebration rolls on, the Mother Road is enjoying a moment in the spotlight. Arizona's 385-mile stretch of Route 66 is the longest preserved section, running from Lupton near the New Mexico border to Topock on the Colorado River. Albuquerque travelers can easily pick up the route by crossing into Arizona on I-40...

Arts + Culture

Five Ton Monkey Converts Ideas Into Things

New Mexico's source for design and fabrication Article by Rudolfo Carrillo | Photography by courtesy Five Ton Monkey Albuquerque has quietly become a hub for the people who build the worlds you see on screen, and Five Ton Monkey is one of the shops making that happen. Founded in late 2019, the design and fabrication company has spent the years since weathering a pandemic, pitching in on the COVID response, and turning out work for more than thirty feature films, television shows, and...

Travel

El Rey Court

From a 1930s adobe motor court to one of Santa Fe's most stylish stays Article by Keri Bridgwater | Photography by courtesy El Rey, Zeb Wilson, Casey Dunn, Jay Carroll, Krysta Jabczenski The first thing you notice about El Rey Court isn't the pool or the low-slung casitas—it's the bones. Tucked along a historic stretch of old Route 66 just south of downtown Santa Fe, El Rey remains unmistakably rooted in its origins as an adobe motor court, even after nearly nine decades of change. Outside...

Travel

Pampered Pups

New Mexico's Most Pet-Friendly Hotels Article by Keri Bridgwater | Photography by Palisociety, El Monte Sagrado, Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe, Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, Petco JSX August is National Dog Month and a reminder that, for many of us, our four-legged friends are more than pets—they're family. With roughly 58 million U.S. households sharing their homes with at least one pup, more travelers are hitting the road with their furry...

Arts + Culture

Warehouse 505

Bringing creativity to kids Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Roberto “Berto” Reyes Maryann F. Kohl, an author of over 20 books about art activities for children, wrote: “Art is a place for children to learn to trust their ideas, themselves, and to explore what is possible." Art shapes a child's development by boosting cognitive skills, enhancing motor abilities, and providing a safe outlet for emotional expression. It encourages critical thinking, self-esteem, and communication...

Life + Culture

Life with Cats

Observations about our feline friends Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Kathleen Colbeck, Ernest Hemingway Photographs Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Boston, Richard Lakin Dan Greenberg, the writer, once said,” There is no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person.” At the risk of proving Mr. Greenberg right, for our Kids and Pets issue, I would like to share my insights from a life lived with cats. I didn’t start off as a...