Community

Topper Soccer Academy Back This Summer, Registration Now Open

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SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Soccer program will host its annual Topper Soccer Academy this summer at Sullivan Field, offering a fun and engaging experience for young athletes in the community.

The camp will take place during two sessions, July 6-8 and Aug. 3-5, and is open to children ages 3-13. Participants will be grouped by age, with Mini Toppers (ages 3-5) and Toppers in Training (ages 5-13), allowing players to develop skills in an age-appropriate environment.

Led by LAHS girls soccer players, the academy focuses on skill development, teamwork, and creating a positive Read More

Bee City To Hold Plant Sale At Nature Center May 16

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Plant sale at PEEC Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Bee City Los Alamos invites the community to its annual Native Plant Sale Fundraiser from 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Admission is free, and a wide selection of native plants will be available for purchase.

Funds raised during the sale will support Bee City Los Alamos and its ongoing efforts to promote, protect, and expand habitat for local pollinators. By choosing native plants for home gardens and landscapes, community members can help provide essential food sources and shelter for bees, Read More

Los Alamos Photography Show’s Last Day Open Is May 6 In Step Up Gallery

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A portrait of the late Hal Davis on left and photographs by Hal’s daughter, Laura Loy on right. Courtesy photo

ARTS News:

The 30th Annual Los Alamos Photographers’ Show will come to a close end of day on Wednesday, May 6 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The show has a section dedicated to photographs by the late Hal Davis, a long-time member of the Los Alamos Photo Club.

A Guided Tour was hosted by the Photo Club members April 21 where they shared technical and atheistic information about the photos on display.

The next exhibit at Step Up Gallery will be celebrating the batiks of Read More

Teen ABC Suicide Prevention Training May 13

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LACF News:

The Los Alamos Community Foundation, in partnership with JJAB and Samizdat, is hosting a Teen ABC Suicide Prevention Training designed to equip local youth with practical tools to support one another. Centered on the message “Ask, Be Present, Connect,” the session will guide students through recognizing warning signs, starting meaningful conversations, and linking peers to help.

The training will take place from 5–6:30 p.m., May 13, at Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse and is open to students in grades 9–12. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A and Read More

Deer Fence Installed Around Memorial Rose Garden

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Los Alamos rose garden. Courtesy photo

By ADDIE JACOBSON
White Rock

It was a warmer than usual winter in Los Alamos County. The resident deer herds didn’t mind—food was available. Now they are continuing to enjoy the spring vegetation in our environs. However, the Los Alamos Memorial Rose Garden is a location where the deer will no longer be able to feast! The over 200 roses in the Garden will be off-limits.

After a multi-year campaign begun in 2021 and spearheaded by Kersti Rock of the Los Alamos Garden Club (the Memorial Rose Garden’s caregivers), a fence has been erected by Los Alamos Read More

Nominations Sought For Living Treasures Of Los Alamos

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A sampling of Los Alamos community members honored as Living Treasures since 1999. Courtesy/LTLA

COMMUNITY News:

Do you know someone you believe should be a Living Treasure of Los Alamos?

Nominations for 2026 Living Treasures will be accepted through May 31. The Living Treasures of Los Alamos (LTLA) board of directors will choose three new Treasures, who will be honored at a ceremony in September 2026.

Living Treasures of Los Alamos celebrates the important volunteer roles that so many of our senior citizens play in our community. Many seniors serve as role models and mentors, providing inspiration Read More

Los Alamos Tennis Wins Big At 2026 District Individual Tournament In Taos

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Back row from left, Coach Travis Gibson, Cullen McLean, Zachary Gibson, Aditya Viswanathan, Mike Wirkowski, Julia Robel, Alea Kretz, Vivian Haigh, Olivia Hamilton, Lucia Rudin, Coach Timur Khazratkulov and Coach Hari Viswanathan. Front row from left, Luke Gibson, Logan Swickley, Levi Gibson, Coach Lindsay Gibson, Caris Hatler and Lorrin Fordham. Courtesy photo

Individual medalists from left, first place Luke Gibson, second place Holden Harvey-Romero, third place Levi Gibson. Courtesy photo

By TRAVIS GIBSON
LAHS/LAMS Tennis Coach

Los Alamos Tennis had a strong presence at the district Read More

New Mexico’s Next Generation Radio-Astronomy: A New Era Of Discovery In A Crowded Sky 

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Figure 1. Twenty seven huge antennae are mounted on rails, and a network of remote radiotelescopes is woven together to probe the skies. Courtesy/NRAO

By Mark A. MacInnes
Los Alamos Daily Post

World-Class Radio-Astronomy

For more than four decades, the radiotelescope dishes of the New Mexico Very Large Array (VLA) have stood on the plains of San Agustin, as New Mexico’s most recognizable and world-class scientific landmark. At an evening town hall on April 15 at the Bradbury Science Museum, this was the introductory pitch, according to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) Director Read More

Atomic Fiber Ushers County Into Better Internet Service

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County Broadband Manger Jerry Smith

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Slow internet speeds, service disruptions and total outages are about to be things of the past. Atomic Fiber, Los Alamos County’s community broadband network, will officially start construction with a groundbreaking ceremony at 4 p.m. May 12 near the White Rock Visitor Center.

County Broadband Manager Jerry Smith said the ceremony will kick off phase one construction of the eight-phase project. Phase one will include the construction of the three network hubs. These hubs will be located Read More