Lifestyles

Scenes From 2025 Pride Festival In Central Park Square

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Scene from the 2025 Pride Festival celebrated today on the Central Park Square lawn in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Jeff Favorite and his Hill Stompers band entertain at today’s Pride Festival on the Central Park Square lawn. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Lucy Meirbzchtol blows bubbles today at the Pride Festival. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Karyl Ann Ambruster, left, and Lisa Hampton show off their Pride glasses today at the festival on the Central Park Square lawn in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

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Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers Speech & Debate Raising Funds For National Travel

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Hilltalkers team members and National Qualifiers, back row from left, Tevi Funaki, Lilia Keller-Moore, Matthea Fung, Emily Xu, Suchir Jha, Uxue Sansinena, Erin Brodnax, Zoe Bent, front row from left, Cameron Dale, Sean Lo, Lin Wolf, and Coach Donald Poston. Photo by Lin Wolf

Youth and Government competitors Eva Gerber and Maia Warren. Not pictured Ian Corey). Photo by Lin Wolf

By LIN WOLF
LAHS Hilltalkers 

The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Hilltalkers Speech and Debate team is all buckled up for a Reading Road Trip for the summer. In order to fund their summer travel to the National Speech and Read More

St. John’s College And Modern Elder Academy Announce “Crossroads & Classics” Retreat

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Courtesy photo

SJC/MEA News:

SANTA FE — St. John’s College and the Modern Elder Academy (MEA) are partnering to present Crossroads & Classics, a five-day retreat exploring midlife transitions through the lens of classic literature, poetry, and art. The retreat will take place at MEA’s renowned 2,600-acre ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, offering a unique blend of intellectual exploration, natural beauty, and restorative experiences.

Participants will engage with texts by Plato, Elizabeth Bishop, Viktor Frankl, and others, in daily seminars led by St. John’s tutors David Carl and Read More

Public Meeting On Agua Fria Roundabout Project June 18

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe County and the City of Santa Fe, in collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), invite the public to attend a community meeting to learn more about the Henry Lynch Road complete street reconstruction and Agua Fria Street Roundabout Improvement Project. 

The meeting will take place 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, at the Nancy Rodriguez Community Center. A project presentation will begin at 5:35 p.m., followed by an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and provide input. 

The preliminary engineering phase is currently Read More

Bridging Science And Spirit: Celebrating 30 Years Of Rabbi Jack’s Leadership As The ‘Physics Rabbi’

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Rabbi Jack Shlachter. Courtesy/LAJC

By MARLENE WILDEN

In a town where equations, experiments and scientific breakthroughs are part of daily life, Rabbi Jack Shlachter has spent the last three decades showing that faith and reason can coexist—not just peacefully, but powerfully.

As Los Alamos celebrates the 30th anniversary of Rabbi Jack’s ordination, the community honors a man who embodies the rare blend of theoretical physicist and spiritual leader—a dual identity that has shaped not only his own life, but also the lives of countless others in Northern New Mexico.

“Rabbi Jack has a love Read More

DP Road Phase II Reconstruction Project – Roadway Paving Begins Wednesday June 11

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COUNTY News:

TLC Plumbing & Utility, under contract with Los Alamos County to construct the DP Road Phase II Reconstruction project, will begin roadway paving on Wednesday, June 11.

This operation will involve paving the bottom pavement surface between the Fire Station and CrossFit Gym.

Paving operations for the final pavement surface will occur the following week, starting on June 16. This paving operation will begin at the beginning of the project near the Fire Station and continue to the end of the project near the TA-21 gate. 

All scheduled paving dates are subject to weather and may Read More

Posts From The Road: Coastal Views

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Hills & Pastures: Lush green hillsides provide pastures for cattle near Cambria, Calif. While the area is a more rural setting with farms and ranches, the coastline and Pacific Coast Highway are just beyond the distant ridge in the photo. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Crashing Wave: A wave crashes against the rocky and rugged shores at Cambria, Calif. This closer view gives viewers an idea of the size and magnitude of the waves as they crash against the central California coastline. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

After an Read More

McQuiston: Do You Have Enough Coverage To Rebuild In 2025? Why Homeowners Should Be Asking This Right Now

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Imagine waking up to news of a wildfire, flood, or major storm nearby. It’s the kind of story that reminds every homeowner of a critical question:
Could your current insurance fully cover rebuilding your home today — in 2025’s market?
Why Costs Have Changed So Much
Rebuilding a home today costs dramatically more than it did a few years ago — thanks to labor shortages, higher material costs, and supply chain issues.
A house that cost $350,000 to rebuild in 2020 might now cost $450,000 or more.
If your insurance coverage hasn’t
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Fr. Glenn: Go And Bear Fruit

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

One of the beauties that we see up in the Jemez Mountains and in many places around New Mexico is the seed-bearing cotton from alamos (cottonwoods) lazily drifting to the final resting places unknown—evolutionarily hoping to take root like their parents, grow strong and produce their own “kids” to go off into the world in the future. Driven by winds strong or slight, that resting place to which they finally arrive will either be a blessing or bane for its future. Of course, as cottonwoods tend to require a lot of water to grow strong, many of those driftings inevitably end in places Read More