Business

Find Out About Retail in Los Alamos 7 p.m. Today!

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Ken Nebel of Village Arts. Courtesy photo
 
BUSINESS News:
 
Los Alamos retailers invite the public to find out more about retail in Los Alamos and the people behind the brick and mortar businesses in town.
 
Ken Nebel of Village Arts is hosting a discussion panel 7-8 p.m., today, May 6, to speak about both the satisfying and sapping parts of owning and operating a retail business in Los Alamos.
 
The panel will be meeting upstairs in the Mesa Public Library meeting rooms, and anyone interested in retail in Los Alamos is welcome to attend. At press time, Aspen Copies, Don Taylor’s
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Yang: You See Banana, I See Potassium … Part I

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You See Banana, I See Potassium: Whose reality is more real? Part I
By ELENA YANG

Banana is my least favorite fruit – I prefer juicy ones – but I eat it for the potassium kick, especially important during ski season. 

Of course, I don’t “see” potassium, but that’s what the yellow stick signifies to me. In truth, I much prefer Michael Pullen’s notion of eating “food,” – from his In Defense Of Food: An eater’s manifesto – not “protein,” “omega-3,” or “potassium” for that matter. 

But I use this comparison to make a point about how our respective “realities” do not always nor necessarily Read More

Support Barranca School and Teachers on Bobcat Pizza Day!

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PTO News:

Barranca Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is holding a Bobcat Pizza Day Wednesday, May 15 through Papa Murphy’s Pizza.

On that day only, Papa Murphy’s will donate $1 for each pizza ordered to the Barranca Elementary PTO.

The PTO uses these and other fundraising events to support the teachers and the school.

The PTO gives each teacher a stipend at the beginning of every school year, which allows them to purchase extra supplies for their classooms without having to spend their own money on those supplies.

The PTO also helps to pay for teacher training, field trips, Read More

First Outdoor Farmers Market of Season Opened Thursday

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Shoppers peruse Thursday’s first outdoor Farmers Market of the spring season. The market is held each Thursday morning throughout the season in the skate park parking lot at the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers, third from right, and Councilor Pete Sheehey, second from right, talk to shoppers at Thurday’s Farmers Market. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
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Making Downtown Los Alamos An Amazing Destination

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LABAS News:

Do you want to know the key ingredients to making Downtown Los Alamos an amazing destination? Do you want to know how to stay open after 6 p.m.? Then join the Los Alamos Business Assistance Services for a two-part webinar series presented by Roger Brooks:

  • Tuesday, May 7 @ 8:30–10 a.m. “Critical Mass is Not Just a Religious Experience”
  • Thursday, May 9 @ 8:30–9:30 a.m.“Are You Open After 6 p.m.?”

Both webinars will be held at the Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 109 Central Park Square. Register at https:////www.losalamoschamber.com/calendar.htm or by calling Melanie at Read More

The Jemez Agency Announces Local Partnership

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JEMEZ AGENCY News:

  • Allen McQuiston and Sue Hofmann Combine Insurance Experience

Allen McQuiston, owner of The Jemez Agency, announces a new partnership with Sue Hofmann LTCP, Agent. 

The Jemez Agency is an independent insurance and financial services agency representing multiple top-producing national insurance companies. Since 1964, The Jemez Agency has been advising and providing insurance products to individuals, families and businesses throughout New Mexico from offices located in Los Alamos and Santa Fe. 

Sue Hofmann retired from State Farm Insurance one year ago Read More

Money IQ: Trust Departments—What Else Can They Do?

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Money IQ
By Dara L. McKinney

Trust Departments—What Else Can They Do?

Trust Department—what’s in a name? The word “trust” is a noun, an adjective and a verb.

Common understandings of the word “trust” are: (1) as a noun: the “reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence;” and (2) as a verb: “to rely upon or place confidence in someone or something.” trust. (n.d.) Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. https:////dictionary.refernce.com/browse/trust (accessed: April 24, 2013).

In the legal world, the most common usage Read More

MainStreet Shopping Survey Ends Friday

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LA MAINSTREET News:

­Los Alamos MainStreet is conducting an online shopping and dining survey to collect information to help local merchants and dining establishments to better understand the preferences, wants and needs of local shoppers.

There’s still time for all local residents to help the effort by taking the survey at www.lamainstreet.com/survey. The survey, which ends Friday, May 3, takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and survey responses are anonymous. There is an opportunity for those who complete the survey to enter a drawing for $100 in Chamber Checks in appreciation Read More