Chamber Distributes 2020 Business Of The Year Awards
Nambe Drugs Co-owner Tom Lovette and his staff hold up their 2020 Chamber Community Partner award. Courtesy/Chamber
Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann, left, presents the 2020 Restaurant of the Year award to Pig+Fig owner Laura Crucet. Courtesy/Chamber
PEEC/Los Alamos Nature Center Visitor Services Manager Christa Tyson holds up the 2020 Family-Friendly Business of the Year Award. Courtesy/Chamber
Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe owner Ruby Alexander with her 2020 Woman Owned Business of the Year award. Courtesy/Chamber
Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann, left, presents Pet Pangaea owner Cyndi Wells with Read More
Boomerang Consignment And Resale Supports Pride Week
Boomerang Consignment and Resale owner Anna Dillane supports Pride Week in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
By Kelly Dolejsi
Friends of Los Alamos Pride
Two successful Pride Weeks and one pandemic later, Pride Week returns to Los Alamos June 5-13. This year’s theme is “Coming Out After COVID”.
The first Pride march in New York City was held June 28, 1970, on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising (link). Fifty-one years later, towns and cities across the United States continue to celebrate gay pride and advocate for LGBTQ+ people, year-round but especially in June. Many in Los Alamos are Read More
Ark And Señor Tortas Team Up For Fundraiser Friday
Ark News:
Here’s an amazing way to support two local business and our communities’ families.
Señor Tortas food truck will be giving 20 percent of all proceeds received 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday to the Ark Child Development Center.
Funds that are raised will be used to purchase new learning materials for the Ark classrooms. Direct questions to the Ark at 505.662.4822.
The Ark was closed March through May of 2020 and has been operating again since June of 2020 with restrictions from the NMDOH and ECECD. After Spring Break, the Ark was able to return to its FOCUS 3-Star ratios in the classrooms. Like most Read More
Business Spotlight: Atomic City Quilts Pieces It All Together
Atomic City Quilts owner Shelly Kuropatwinski in her shop Tuesday at1247 Central Ave., Suite C. Photo by Bonnie Gordon/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Shelly Kuropatwinski, owner of Atomic City Quilts had a dream, and it came true Sept. 1, 2015 when she opened her quilt shop.
“I’ve been sewing since I was 8 years old, but I didn’t start quilting until I was pregnant with my first child. I said to myself, this baby needs a quilt! I taught myself to quilt and the rest is history!” she said.
With four kids and a full-time job at Los Alamos National Bank, Read More
Plateau Property Management Invests In Solar Power!
Plateau Property Management News:
Just over 250 apartment units in Los Alamos are solar powered!
Plateau Property Management began the process of installing solar in the fall of 2019 and was originally expected to be fully operational by April of 2020, and then COVID came along.
While most of the panels were installed by the end of 2019, significant upgrades in the electrical systems at all but one of the apartment complexes needed to be done to accommodate the new solar systems. Supply issues in getting materials and work restrictions due to COVID, created delays for the contractors and Los Read More
Get Ready For ChamberFest Virtual Street Fair June 1-5!
Courtesy/Chamber
CHAMBER News:
ChamberFest will be a little different this year. Every business or organization that wants to participate can shoot a very short video giving an update on what is new or what you want to promote.
This is meant to just be a quick video shot with your cell phone!
You can do this yourself and send it to ryn@losalamos.org, or the Chamber can swing by and film for locals.
ChamberFest will be promoting gift ideas for Dads, Grads, and gift cards so let us know what you want to promote!
There will also be a social media contest with the 2 businesses that get the most hashtags winning Read More
A Message From Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann
Los Alamos Schools Credit Union CEO/President Matt Schmidt holds up the credit union’s Financial Institution Business of the Year Award presented by Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann. Courtesy/Chamber
By RYN HERRMANN
Los Alamos Chamber Director
As our county vaccination rate continues to climb and the state begins to open up, we have cause to celebrate and continue to show our support for our small businesses. Please join us for ChamberFest, June 1-5.
We encourage you to support our small businesses in person or from the comfort of your home. Visit the ChamberFest Virtual Street Fair, sponsored Read More
State Seeks Candidates For Cannabis Control Division
NMRLD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (NMRLD) Superintendent Linda M. Trujillo announced Monday that applications are being accepted to fill several positions, including a director, who will head the newly created Cannabis Control Division (CCD).
Having been signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Cannabis Regulation Act creates the Cannabis Control Division, which is located in the Regulation and Licensing Department.
“We hope to fill these positions as quickly as possible and would like to have a diverse pool of applicants for consideration,” Read More
Los Alamos Chiropractic Center Announces New Addition
Dr. Laura Whipple, DC has joined Los Alamos Chiropractic Center at 2610 Trinity Dr. #14. Courtesy photo
BUSINESS News:
Los Alamos Chiropractic Center welcomes Dr. Laura Whipple, DC to the clinic at 2610 Trinity Dr. #14.
Dr. Whipple relocated to Los Alamos a year ago from Austin, Texas to be closer to family and the mountains. She has more than two decades of experience in treating athletes, injuries of the spine, extremities, muscles and more complex health concerns like chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease and fibromyalgia.
Dr. Whipple uses a unique combination of deep tissue treatments, Read More
