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Pajarito Brewpub Is Cooking Up Something New!

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Executive Chef David Tripp and Pastry Chef Laura Hamilton with their latest creations now on the menu at Pajarito Brewpub and Grill, 614 Trinity Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Sous Chef Ayan Diop, left, with Patrick Mockler-Wood and his mom Catherine Mockler who together with Dorota and Pawel Listwan own Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

The day the Pajarito Brewpub & Grill opened its doors to the public Nov. 2, 2012 – the excitement was palpable – and it hasn’t let up.

Co-owners Patrick Mockler-Wood, Read More

Commercial Recycling Expanding in Los Alamos County

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COUNTY News:

Over the past few months commercial recycling in Los Alamos County has seen a significant expansion. 

More than 10 local businesses and churches have signed on to the County recycling program. This increase corresponds with concerted efforts by the Environmental Sustainability Board and County staff to reduce waste and increase recycling in the community. These efforts included a significant reduction in commercial recycling fees in August 2012, and focused on education and outreach to local businesses. 

“It is great to see that the actions taken by staff and the Read More

Small Retail Business Owners Share Joys and Challenges

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Retail small business panel, from left, Don Taylor, Allison Bennett, Katie Brousseau, Cyndi Wells, Karen Wray, Ruby Alexander, David Jolly,  Gloria Smith Brehm and Ken Nebel. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

By GREG KENDALL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Earlier this month, Ken Nebel, owner of Village Arts (art supply store) organized a gathering of Los Alamos County retail business operators to discuss the small business retail environment in Los Alamos.

“I’m relatively new to business and I don’t have all the answers,” Nebel said. “It felt like it was time to pull together Read More

The Healing Hands of Gregory Barthell

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Gregory Barthell of Sunrise Theraputics offers a unique combination of polarity therapy and theraputic massage. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Gregory Barthell has done massage for many years. When he retired from the Los Alamos County Parks Department, he decided to make it a career.

Barthell graduated from The New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts in 2012, with diplomas in both therapeutic massage and polarity therapy. After passing the National Board examination for bodywork, Barthell received his Massage Therapy License from Read More

Los Alamos Beer Cooperative Passes 100 Member Mark

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Photo Courtesy/LABC

LABC News:

  • With 118 new members, the Los Alamos Beer Co-op is on its way to realizing its goal: locally crafted beer in the Atomic City.

This month the Los Alamos Beer Cooperative (LABC) signed its 100th member, passing an important milestone in the campaign to bring craft beer to the Los Alamos community.

As of mid-May, just two months shy of the organization’s first anniversary, the LABC is 118 members strong, and ready to kick off a summer season of fundraising and fun — all in the name of bringing great local beer to the Atomic City.

Governed by the cooperative principal of “one Read More

Learn About Sound Yoga Tonight

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Andy Zadrozny’s Resonant Body Sount Vibration Yoga Studio. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

Andy Zadrozny will present a talk with demonstrations of the techniques of Resonant Body Sound Vibration Yoga at 7 p.m. tonight, at Mullein Leaf Massage, 3500 Trinity, Ste. A-5 in Los Alamos.

Everyone will have a chance to experience the Resonant Body Platform. Attendees will also have the chance to win a free sound yoga healing session or a free hot stone massage.

For more information about Resonant Body Sound Yoga visit www.resonantbodyyoga.com Read More

Yang: Cooperate To Cheat … To Get A Good Grade, Or, To Learn?

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Cooperate To Cheat … To Get A Good Grade, Or, To Learn?
By ELENA YANG

Here is an interesting read: https:////blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/2013/04/cheating-to-learn-how-a-ucla-professor-gamed-a-game-theory-midterm

To sum it up: An UCLA professor of Behavioral Ecology allowed his students to create their own rules for a midterm test. Instead of the usual closed-book test, he told his students a week in advance that they could bring to the test: notes, books, laptop, experts (if they could locate one or two in time), calling former students who had taken this test before … anything not in Read More

Color Explosion Underway at Pajarito Greenhouse

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Pajarito Greenhouse owner Dave Fox gives his flowers, plants and vegetables a cool drink Friday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Friday afternoon customers were snapping up flowers, plants and vegetables available in wide varieties at the Pajarito Greenhouse. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Pajarito Greenhouse has provided the community with well-rooted, hardy plants in pots as well as gardening supplies for 18 years.

There are 234 combinations of plant species and colors packed into the Pajarito Greenhouse’s 3,600 square feet of display area. Read More

State Farm Releases Top 10 States for Dog Bite Claims

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Courtesy/State Farm
 
STATE FARM News:
 
State Farm Insurance just released its annual Top 10 states for dog bite claims for 2012.
 
The company also is partnering with the USPS and AVMA during National Dog Bite Prevention Week® to provide information to prevent dog bites.
 
While not in the Top 10 for 2012, New Mexico reported 25 dog bite incidents that resulted in claims in New Mexico – nearly double the number of claims reported for 2011 – that number was 13. The average claims cost was just under $30,000 per incident – a cost for which the dog’s owner could be responsible
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