Lifestyles
Ruby K’s Announces Winter Hours
Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe at 1789 Central Ave., is changing its hours for the winter: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Ruby K’s also has introduced new menu items including mini pies in pumpkin, apple and cherry. Visit rubykbagel.com/menu. Courtesy/Ruby K’sEurope 2014 Selling Coffee Again!
Image designed by student traveler Caroline Schramm
LAHS News:
Interested in supporting educational travel? Buy some fresh-roasted, organic, Fair Trade coffee and help more than a dozen Los Alamos High School graduating seniors see historic sights in Europe next June!
For 15 days, the group of 2014 Los Alamos graduates will learn through the power of visiting actual historical sites in six different countries, including Anne Frank’s house, Versailles, and Stonehenge. Local guides will give them behind-the-scenes tours of the cities of Amsterdam, Heidelberg, Munich, Venice, Read More
Arborist Speaks on Aspens in the Urban Landscape
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PEEC News:
Local certified arborist Laural Hardin is a popular presenter at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC). She has spoken on several topics related to local tree species and their care in the urban landscape. Hardin returns to PEEC at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 to discuss aspen trees.
Many homeowners have or want to have aspen in their yards. This talk will cover many of the challenges property owners face when aspens are put in the urban setting. Some of the topics to be discussed include aspen disease and pest issues, as well as root systems and expected life Read More
‘Yoga For A Healthy Back’ Workshop Nov. 24
Staff Report
Do you have chronic back pain? Yoga may help. Dr. Laura Vanderberg, yoga therapist and experienced registered and certified teacher, is offering a two hour workshop 3:30-5:30 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 24 at Mesa Elite Fitness/CrossFit Los Alamos on DP Road, entitled “Yoga for a Healthy Back.”
According to the National Centers for Health Statistics, low back pain is the leading cause of disability in American workers under the age of 45.
In 2012, the University of Maryland Medical Center Health information website indicated that 60-80 percent of the U.S. population report having low back Read More
Food on the Hill: Clam Chowder
This Week’s Recipe: Clam Chowder
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
5 slices bacon fried crisp, save the fat to sauté the onions and celery in
1 medium onion diced
3 stalks celery, diced
2 potatoes (diced and steamed for 10 minutes)
4 cups heavy cream
3 cans chopped clams, plus the juice
1/2 cup flour
4 oz. butter
4 clam juice jars
Garlic/ pepper/ cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
2 teaspoons chopped (must be FRESH) basil
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasonings
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 bay leaves
1/8 cup chopped parsley,
Read More Solo Traveler: When Romance Dies
Beds in stowed position on a Thai train. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Beds come down for the night. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Solo Traveler: When Romance DiesBy SHERRY HARDAGE
Train travel ─ is there anything more romantic? Well, Paris maybe. Better yet, train travel to and from Paris!
There is a website, The Man in Seat 61 created by a fellow whose love affair with trains goes back to his childhood. His site features descriptions, schedules, fares, and even videos of just about every passenger train in the world.
I read about the trains in Thailand and wanted to ride the one from Bangkok to Chiang Read More
Annual Crèche Show Dec. 6
Note: Drop crèches to be displayed in show at the church between 8 a.m. and noon Dec. 6. Crèches must be picked up 4-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Send an email to LACrecheShow@gmail.com. with the number of crèches and any special set-up requirements.
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Community Wishes Denise Lane Farewell
From left, Rose Corrigan, Merry McIntyre, new Dixie Girl owner Victor M. Medina, former owner Denise Lane and Lori Heimdahl Gibson Friday at a farewell event for Lane. Lane is moving to Albuquerque with her husband Mike after several decades of living and operating restaurants and selling real estate in Los Alamos. She sold the Dixie Girl Restaurant to Medina and his wife Patricia Thursday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Mary McInerny with her husband Dan Saxton at the banner signing table set up for Denise Lane Friday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. McInerny and JJ Maier organized Read More
Tour Top Open Houses This Weekend!
REAL ESTATE News:
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe. Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road! Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More