Taos News

I have created a website for locals in Taos, NM, which is a tourism economy, an art colony, and a rural tight community with roots that depends on local support in off season and full season.

The Southwest is known for its richness in the arts, good food and a laid back atmosphere, so when these three are combined, something wonderful happens.

TAOS, N.M. - The state Department of Transportation says a construction project is forcing the nighttime closure of a bridge over the Rio Grande gorge near Taos.

From the street-side of The PeA asco Theatre , where a folksy mural tells of people building their community together, the theatre's owner Alessandra Ogren walks me to the north side of the building where a new mural by Rebeka TarA n and Amaryllis de Jesus Moleski offers a meta-response to images on the front, mixing folk iconography with ... (more)

Maxim released its Hot 100 list, an annual countdown of the most desired women in the entertainment industry.

"I've been close to Bette Davis for thirty-eight years - and I have the cigarette burns to prove it." When I was in eighth grade, on an overnight trip to Taos, New Mexico, our gifted and talented class rebelled against the authority figures we had spent our entire lives obeying.

Republican candidates in Northern New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District don't get much respect -- at least not from the national GOP.

The Astral Plane is the latest book by Cuban author Teresa Dovalpage.A Ziva Sahl describes the stories in Dovalpage's collection as, "thoroughly Cuban, original, delightful, and unexpected." I had the chance to read the book and can only say that The Astral Plane isA another fine accomplishment by one of our most talented Latina writers these days.

Oscar Rodriguez, a municipal consultant and Riverdale Park resident, has been tapped to serve as the town manager of Taos, NM, the Taos News reports .

According to a city-funded report released in 2009, Cape Town also has one of the highest rates of murder in the world.

When the Kokoro outpost at Sixth and Broadway closed last year, the space was quickly snapped up by Five Star Burgers , an outfit out of Taos, New Mexico that already has several metro area spots, including one at the Streets of SouthGlenn .

New Mexicans favored Santa Fe and Albuquerque for their in-state trips last year, but they might not travel as much this year.

David Houle is a futurist who has advised or spoken to more than 2,000 CEOs and business owners.

Jon Barela, secretary of the New Mexico Economic Development Department, said the funding was approved during the 2011 special legislative session.

"I didn't choose Africa. Africa chose me," says Karen Baldwin, author of Ruby's World, My Journey with the Zulu.

Visitors walk toward Bent Street, named after Taos businessman Charles Bent, who was appointed as the civil governor of New Mexico in the late 1840s.