A going-out-of-business sale is underway at the Bella Cosa flower shop on Central Avenue as owners and employees prepare to close the doors for the final time July 28. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Plenty of gift and gardening items remain on sale inside the flower shop Tuesday and are marked down significantly. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos County Economic Vitality Administrator Greg Fisher met with the Los Alamos Housing Partnership Board in White Rock Tuesday to introduce himself and find out ways in which the County might collaborate with LAHP to develop affordable housing locally. LAHP developed the successful Pinon Trails affordable housing project in White Rock several years ago. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
As part of its crackdown on motorists driving in Los Alamos County under the influence of alcohol or drugs, local police officers set up a DWI Checkpoint Thursday evening by the airport near the entrance to town. The Los Alamos Police Department reported that 174 vehicles were checked between 7-11 p.m., during which two field sobriety tests were conducted. Those tests turned out to be negative for substance abuse and the end result of Thursday’s checkpoint operation was zero arrests and zero citations. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Police Sgt. Sheldon Simpson at Read More
Tom Hurry of Plasma Physics adjusts the target positioner and particle beam diagnostics prior to an experiment at Trident. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Photo: LANL visiting scientist Markus Roth. Courtesy/LANL
Using a one-of-a-kind laser system at Los Alamos National Laboratory, scientists have created the largest neutron beam ever made by a short-pulse laser, breaking a world record. Neutron beams are usually made with particle accelerators or nuclear reactors and are commonly used in a wide variety of scientific research, particularly Read More
Los Alamos Police Capt. Randy Foster, left, and bicycling safety expert Khal Spencer at police headquarters talk about roadway safety for motorists and bicyclists. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
In the last few months, there have been two crashes on Diamond Drive that occurred when a right turning motorist crossed the new bike lanes in close proximity to a bicyclist riding in the bike lane.
Some of the law is not exactly clear with regard to sharing roads with bike lanes and turning across bike lanes, but the law on changing lanes is crystal clear.
When turning right across Read More
(Top) Scanning electron microscopy image of optically switchable chiral THz metamolecules, (Bottom) The purple, blue and tan colors represent the gold meta-atom structures at different layers, with the two silicon pads shown in green. Courtesy of Zhang, et. al
LANL News:
A multi-institutional team of researchers including scientists with Los Alamos National Laboratory has created the first artificial molecules whose chirality can be rapidly switched from a right-handed to a left-handed orientation with a beam of Read More
The Los Alamos Public Schools Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m., today in the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.
Agenda items include a discussion of the recently released State “Report Cards” on the quality of Los Alamos schools, recommendations for landscaping and for the new bus loop at the high school, and an update on the Los Alamos Middle School and Aspen Elementary School construction projects.
The public is encouraged to attend.
“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Co-owner Mike Lane, center left, of the Dixie Girl Restaurant joins guests for a second lunchtime test run Friday ahead of Tuesday’s 11:30 a.m. public opening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, co-owner Jake Smith, Fire Chief Troy Hughes, Dr. Merry McIntrye, Lori Heimdahl Gibson, Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider and former County Attorney Mary McInerny enjoy tasting lunch menu items at the Dixie Girl Restaurant Friday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Capital Projects and Facilities Director Anne Laurent, Building Official Chris Williams Read More
New Mexico statewide distribution of school report card grades:
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) released school report card grades today across the state and Los Alamos Public Schools received high marks.
Four of the seven Los Alamos schools earned “A” grades and three earned “B” grades:
“The high marks were reflective of the fine academic Read More