Metzger’s Donates Nearly $2,000 To United Way!
Employees gather this morning at Metzger’s Hardware in Los Alamos as General Manager David Jolly, center, presents two checks to United Way of Northern New Mexico. United Way Executive Director Cindy Padilla, left, and Board Chair Liddie Martinez – Los Alamos Regional President of Enterprise Bank & Trust, right, accept the checks. Metzger’s donated one check for $967.90, which is 5 percent of sales received on Small Business Saturday. The second is for $1,000 – the funds Metzger’s received for having the winning ticket from the Blue Bucks event hosted by the Los Alamos Chamber Read More
New Mexico Governor Authorizes Expanded Business Loan Program, Tax Relief, $600 Rebate For Individuals
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today signs a pair of economic measures that will deliver additional stimulus and relief for businesses and individuals across New Mexico. Courtesy photo
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 3 into law, a pair of economic measures that earned broad bipartisan support in the Legislature and will deliver additional stimulus and relief for businesses and individuals across New Mexico.
In addition to legislation the governor has already signed into law that will provide for $200 million Read More
State Film Office Announces The Clint Eastwood Film ‘Cry Macho’ Has Wrapped Production In New Mexico
First edition cover of Cry Macho, a novel by N. Richard Nash. Courtesy/wikipedia.org
NMFO News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Film Office (NMFO) Tuesday, announced the feature film Cry Macho recently filmed in New Mexico November through December 2020.
The film is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Classic Films, and was filmed in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Sierra, Socorro and Valencia counties.
Cry Macho is directed by Clint Eastwood (The Mule, Jersey Boys, Invictus, Gran Torino) and produced by Tim Moore (The Mule, Jersey Boys, Trouble with the Curve, Invictus, Gran Torino).
Based on the
New Mexico Liquor Sellers Leery Of Proposed Booze Tax
Daniel Smith buys beer Thursday from Rosalio Merino at Kelly Liquor Barn in Santa Fe. Luis Sánchez Saturno/SFNM
By ROBERT NOTT and TEYA VITU
SFNM
As J.R. Palermo sees it, the year has been bad enough for restaurants, bars and patrons.
He’s none too happy with a proposed 2 percent excise tax the state could impose on alcohol sales as part of a sweeping liquor law reform bill.
Palermo, the owner of Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge, a fixture in Santa Fe since 1950, has been an outspoken critic of New Mexico legislators’ efforts to overhaul what many people call an outdated and cost-prohibitive Read More
Los Alamos Chamber Business Award Nominees Announced
CHAMBER News:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce has announced the businesses and organizations nominated to move on to the voting phase of the 2020 Chamber Business Awards.
Nominations for the 2020 Los Alamos Chamber Business Awards closed Sunday evening and the top five nominated businesses in each category are placed in the voting phase.
To vote for favorite Los Alamos Chamber businesses, visit ChamberVote. Voting is open to the public, but only Chamber members in good standing were eligible for nomination or to win.
Award categories and nominees:
Most COVID-Safe Business of the Year: Read More
Simonich: Cherry Garcia Creators Have No Taste For Qualified Immunity
Ben & Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Courtesy/commons.wikimedia.org
By MILAN SIMONICH
SFNM
Sometimes one name is all it takes to command attention. Cher. Madonna. LeBron.
This story of political activism has two big names — Ben and Jerry.
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield found fame by making ice cream. Now their interest is in making law, nationally and in New Mexico.
Ben and Jerry appeared Tuesday on an internet news conference with members of a half-dozen groups that support House Bill 4, which proponents also call the New Mexico Civil Rights Act.
It would bar the Read More
Gessing: High Interest Loans Have A Purpose
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
Politicians often claim to be helping “the poor” with the policies they enact. But people with the resources to take extended time away from their work and spend months in committee hearings are inherently not “representative” of the people of New Mexico.
They need to be reminded that most people live “paycheck to paycheck” and struggle to manage an expense from time to time – more so than New Mexico’s 112 legislators and Governor.
People of means generally have equity in their homes or can access government-subsidized loans for college. They Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Prepping To Stucco Building
On the job in Los Alamos is a worker prepping to apply stucco Tuesday to the exterior of the former gas station at 1399 Diamond Dr. Former County Councilor James Chrobocinski owns the property and told the Los Alamos Daily Post Monday it is available for purchase or lease. The listing price is $1.1 million. The property has a new roof and flooring and will soon have new stucco. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
This property on the corner of Diamond Drive and Sandia owned by former County Councilor James Chrobocinski is available for purchase or lease. Visit ZRG Investments. Photo by Carol Read More
SBDC Recognizes La Cocina STAR Business Of The Year
La Cocina Restaurant in Española recognized as SBDC Outstanding STAR Business. Courtesy/SBDC
SBDC News:
Sen. Leo Jaramillo along with SBDC Director Julianna Barbee at Northern New Mexico College and NNMC President Rick Bailey recognized and announced Española’s SBDC Outstanding STAR Business, La Cocina Restaurant. Javier Sanchez & Phil Maestas were honored and recognized on the virtual roundhouse New Mexico event.
Who thought a restaurant could expand during this economic crisis? But La Cocina did!
The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the food industry but this restaurant made Read More
On The Job In White Rock: At El Rigobertos Taco Shop
On the job Monday is Alex Apen taking an order from local resident Marilyn Pruitt at El Rigobertos Taco Shop at 25 Bonnie View in White Rock. Customers can call ahead to place their order at 505.551.0006 or call ahead to the El Rigobertos in Los Alamos at 505.661.9603 and pickup the order at 166 Central Park Square. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Sergio Martinez, left, helps Alex Apen prepare take out orders Monday at El Rigobertos Taco Shop at 25 Bonnie View in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com 
