BUSINESS BEAT: Joe's Dining (that's right) adds a day
Bob Quick | The New Mexican
Joe's Dining (formerly Joe's Diner) is open on Mondays again. That's the word from owners Roland and Sheila Richter. "We started closing on Monday in 2004," Sheila said. "We needed a day to catch up." But now the eatery is open 7:30 a.m. to 9 p ...Story, »

A GOOD LEASE ON LIFE: Landlord has options when tenant violates lease
Susan Turetsky | For The New Mexican
Question: We need some information. We consider ourselves good, decent landlords. We take good care of our properties and we've always had great tenants. This time, though, we have a tenant who has very little regard for our property. Our lease state ...Story, »

Robinson seeks return to N.M. Senate
Steve Terrell | The New Mexican
Baby boomers may recall an old TV Western called Branded starring Chuck Connors. In the opening segment, Jason McCord, played by Connors, is at an Old West military outpost being marched before a commanding officer. As McCord stands straight, squar ...Story, »

Aamodt 'settlement' still a game of 20 Questions
Orlando Romero |
I recently have had a number of inquiries regarding the status of the Aamodt settlement from both Pojoaque Valley residents and friends in Santa Fe County. Most folks don't realize that the "old" settlement document had to be revised because of lim ...Story, »

Presentation aims to stop bullying
Robert Nott | The New Mexican
Based on 2009 data, about 31 percent of New Mexican students report being targets of bullying in school. In Santa Fe County, some 29 percent of eighth-graders and 26.5 percent of seventh-graders report being bullied. About 15 percent of Santa Fe midd ...Story, »

'La familia va a comer' at A&W
Larry Torres | La Voz de Nuevo México
Era un domingo right after morning Mass when Grampo Caralampio turned and said to la familia: "Ei, ¿por qué don't we go over pa'l A&W and echarnos un hamburger?" "I could really use un hamburger, como ahora mismo," said Canutito. ...Story, »

A Wonderful Life: Virginia Hamilton
Ana Pacheco | For The New Mexican
For Virginia Hamilton, growing up in Kansas during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl was difficult. "We were dry land farmers. If it didn't rain, we starved. When I was 7 my father could no longer keep up the payments on the land, so everything was ...Story, »

Faces and places, Feb. 5, 2012
| The New Mexican
Animal Humane New Mexico has elected its slate of officers for 2012 and added three new directors to its board. Ben Benjamin, a retired attorney and teacher, has been elected president; Michelle Franks, chief financial officer for Studio Southwest Ar ...Story, »

Finally, America's longest war is ending
Bill Stewart |
America's longest war is coming to an end, at least on paper. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said this week that American troops would step back from a combat role as early as mid-2013, more than a year before the stated goal of complete withdrawa ...Story, »

El Mitote, Feb. 5, 2012
| The New Mexican
That brilliant actor and musical-comedy master Mandy Patinkin and his wife, actress and playwright Kathryn Grody, stayed at La Fonda on the Plaza not long ago during a City Different visit. Patinkin, of course, originated a number of major stage ro ...Story, »

Etiquette Rules: Talk with your mouth, not with your hands
Bizia Greene | For The New Mexican
Most parents in the West teach their children that pointing is rude. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the image of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer pointing her finger during an exchange with President Barack Obama last week would fill a series of ...Story, »