Quote Of The Day: Man In The Arena
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, Read More
Daily Postcard: Red Yuccas Blooming In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Red yuccas blooming recently in a garden at the corner of Aragon and Bryce avenues in White Rock. Photo by Lisa Roberts Read More
County Boards And Commissions Weighs In On Best Option To Improve Safety At Ashley Pond Park
A rendering of one of the options to improve safety at Ashley Pond Park. This option involves installing boulders and having native plants. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Looks certainly are not everything but when it comes to improving crowd safety at Ashley Pond Park, Los Alamos County is striving to offer something that ensures the public’s wellbeing and is aesthetically pleasing.
Los Alamos County Senior Engineer Jennifer Morrow explained to the Transportation Board Tuesday that the concrete jersey barriers currently lining the park’s Read More
Children’s Parade & Carnival To Be Held On 4th Of July In White Rock
COMMUNITY News:
Announcing the exciting return of the community Independence Day Children’s parade and Carnival in White Rock, NM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Activities begin at 10 a.m. with a flag ceremony performed by the JROTC, and children’s parade around the block, led by the Los Alamos Police and Fire department. Children are invited to festively decorate their bikes, trikes, strollers, wagons, scooters, etc. and join the parade!
A free carnival on the back lawn of the church follows the parade with popcorn, snow cones, and cotton candy for all. There will be carnival Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: June 26-July 2, 2026
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for June 26-July 2, 2026:
June 26, 2026
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 6-9–26
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Understanding Homelessness
- 8 p.m. — LARSO Town Hall Meeting
- 12 a.m. — Free Speech TV
Saturday, June 27, 2026 Read More
Canceled: APP Board Meeting Due To Lack Of Quorum
COUNTY News:
The Art in Public Places Advisory Board (APP) meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 25 is canceled due to lack of quorum.
The next meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23 in Suite 110 at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave. The meeting is open to the public.
About the Art In Public Places Advisory Board:
To encourage the integration of art into the architecture of municipal structures, increase the general public awareness of art, to visually enhance the community, to capture a part of our history for future generations, to promote the establishment Read More
Co-op Showcase Series: Set In Stone June 26
Local cover band, Set In Stone. Courtesy photo
Co-op Summer Showcase Series News:
Set In Stone is a local cover band bringing rock, alternative, and pop classics from the ’70s through the 2000s, from Foo Fighters and Radiohead to driving ’80s synth-rock. Just don’t request “Sweet Caroline.”
Show starts Friday at 5:45 p.m. at Co-op Park at 1010 Central Ave. Vendors are welcome.
SFI Presents ‘The Beautiful Engineering Of Us: Neurons To Collective Minds’ By Thalia Wheatley This Evening
Camillo Golgi’s “image of a dog’s olfactory bulb (detail)” from Sulla fina anatomia degli organi centrali del sistema nervoso, 1885. Courtesy/SFI
SFI News:
For more than a century, neuroscience has viewed intelligence as a property of individual brains. But brains did not evolve in isolation. Humans are an intensely social species whose minds are continuously shaped by other minds. Increasingly, evidence suggests that our most sophisticated cognitive abilities emerge not from solitary brains, but from networks of interacting people. Human intelligence is fundamentally collective: Read More
Posts From The Road: Two Lanes & A Tank Of Fuel
View From the Pass: Dead Indian Pass is the highest point on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway in Wyoming. Shown is a view of the road as it twists and turns as it drops in elevation when leaving the pass to the north. The pass is 8,071 feet in elevation and offers spectacular views of the Absaroka Mountains and beyond from the scenic viewpoint. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Coastal Landscape: A view of the coastline, Highway 1, and the iconic Bixby Bridge is seen from a scenic viewpoint about a dozen miles south of Carmel, Calif. and a short distance north of the bridge. The late afternoon sunlight Read More
New Exhibit To Open 3 At Bond House Museum In Española
The Bond House Museum News:
The San Gabriel Historical Society invites the community to the Bond House Museum for the opening of “From the Pueblos to the Pacific: Westward Explorations Across Indian Country During New Mexico’s Spanish, Mexican & American Eras, 1776-2026”, 1-4 p.m. on July 3 at 706 E. Bond St. in Española.
Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited.
This grand opening will feature a talk with Historian Joseph P. Sanchez in Conversation with Regional Library Directors. The Spanish Era of the exhibit covers the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition from Santa Read More
Daily Postcard: Cholla Tree Blooming On Meadow Lane
Daily Postcard: A Cholla Tree viewed Saturday on Meadow Lane at the corner of Kayenta Street in White Rock. The bright magenta flowers are this year’s blooms, and the yellow-green knobby structures are the developing fruit or hips. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Scenes From Friday Summer Concert With Fungi Mungle
The Los Alamos Hillstompers perform the National Anthem to open the Summer Concert sponsored by Waterstone Mortgage the Jason Pike Team Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County host the Summer Concert Series. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene of headliner Fungi Mungle performing at the Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Fungi Mungle is a cover band based in El Paso, Texas and known for their giant 70s-style afros, retro costumes, and high-energy performances, they play a mix of classic funk, disco, and danceable rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
More Scenes Of Mosaic Mural Installation At Justice Center
Maggie Lyon and Joey Cruz assist artist J Muzacz during the installation of a tile mosaic on the exterior wall of the Los Alamos Justice Center on June 12, 2026 at 2500 Trinity Drive. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the installation of a tile mosaic on the exterior wall of the Los Alamos Justice Center on June 12, 2026 at 2500 Trinity Drive. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Daily Postcard: Hummingbird Perches On Twig At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A handsome Rufous Hummingbird is spotted perched on a thin twig at Bandelier National Monument. The Rufous Hummingbird is a fairly small hummingbird with a slender, nearly straight bill, a tail that tapers to a point when folded, and fairly short wings that don’t reach the end of the tail when the bird is perched. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
LALT To Present ‘The Proposal’ & ‘Overtones’
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) announces a play reading and auditions for a twin bill of one-act plays that will open LALT’s season: “The Proposal” by Anton Chekhov and “Overtones” by Alice Gerstenberg. Ken Milder will direct “The Proposal” and Emily Stark will direct “Overtones”.
The play reading, open to anyone interested in reading or listening, will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.
Auditions will be held at the PAC at 6 p.m. Friday, June 26, and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Persons interested in auditioning will be asked to fill out an audition
More Scenes Of 2026 Pride Festival In Central Park Square
Scene of the 2026 Pride Festival presented on Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square by the LA Pride Collective. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Double Rainbow Fills Sky Over Los Alamos
A double rainbow fills the sky over Los Alamos viewed on Sunday from Los Pueblos. Courtesy photo Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Milky Way Over Cerro Pedernal
Daily Postcard: An enhanced view of the Milky Way over Cerro Pedernal taken late Thursday night June 11 near Abiqui Lake. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Scenes From Mosaic Mural Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The community came out Saturday to snip the ceremonial ribbon on Los Alamos County’s newest piece of art, a mosaic mural installed on the exterior wall of the Justice Center, facing Trinity Drive and Oppenheimer Drive. This particular piece of art is unique in the County’s collection because the public had a hand in creating it. A three-day workshop was held June 5-7 at Mesa Public Library during which the public was invited to create the different panels that make up the mural. The workshops and murals design was led by Austin-based artist J Muzacz and his team. Courtesy/LAC
Scene following Read More
The Finishing Touch Changes Name & Location
TFT Design co-owner Marcelo Ruano stands in his businesses’ new location at 1247-B Central Ave. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The Finishing Touch has made some significant changes: it moved locations and revamped its name. Now known as TFT Design, the home furnishings business has relocated to 1247-B Central Ave., next door to Boomerang Consignment.
Co-Owner Marcelo Ruano said the business moved from its previous location in Central Park Square and into the new space June 1.
“We think the location will be Read More
