Evelyn Bruder’s Dream Team blog

Time Magazine recently wrote up an article about the first commercial space port being built just a few short hours from our city. I think that bringing national - and even international - attention to these remarkable strides in technology towards the final frontier are extremely important when it comes to our local economy and [...]

Each year, the American Southwest Theater Company at New Mexico State University puts on a production during the holiday season (on top of their several other productions each year), and as of the last few years, the ASTC has switched off between the classic yuletide tale of ‘A Christmas Year’ and a different, non-holiday production. [...]

As of Thursday of last week, legislation passed extending ‘first time home buyer tax credit’ to May of 2010, and adding a $6,500 tax credit to repeat home buyers if they’ve lived in their current home for five of the past eight years, with a cap on home prices at $800,000. Other stipulations have changed [...]

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Any Las Cruces native or resident will tell you that if there’s any football game to see, it’s Mayfield versus Las Cruces High. For nearly 30 years, the two high schools were the only secondary education schools in the city, and as a result, a deep-rooted rivalry was born. Even with the arrival of Onate [...]

This year is a particularly ugly flu season, and everyone seems to be getting sick. I’ve been lucky so far and a few days ago, I finally found the time to go get my flu shot. Well, I’m am so thankful I did; today, several people on our floor went home with flu-like symptoms.
As a [...]

You might remember this blog, in which I talked about Hollywood coming to New Mexico and what it means for our state. Today, it was very clear that Hollywood had come to Las Cruces; in fact, it closed down a major highway about a mile from my house.
I remember reading about it in the Las [...]

Everyday I get asked “How is the Real Estate Market doing? I finally have an authoritative answer. Anarticle in the September issue of Business Week Magazine focuses on a Top 10 list of strong, consistent building markets. The article names Las Cruces the number 8 place in the country. Las Cruces had [...]

Around this time every year, Las Cruces hosts a unique and tasty event: the Whole Enchilada Festival! This event is a celebration of the culture, history, and food of New Mexico, offering a range of entertainment and festivities for the whole family to enjoy.
This year, the event takes place in September on Friday the 25th, [...]

Over the course of the last five years, the government of New Mexico has been working hard to draw attention to the growing film and television opportunities in our state. Incredible tax breaks and incentives, new sound stages, and a sprawling landscape that encompasses almost every side of nature are just a few of the [...]

Las Cruces is home to New Mexico State University and its sister school, Dona Ana Branch Community College. Both of these institutions are thriving and NMSU alone hosted 17,000 students last year! The departure and arrival of these college students greatly affects our community’s population and economy; the town seems to boom come August.
Last week [...]

Money is a scarce resource these days, and the last people we want to give it to are the banks and credit card companies. There are many hidden charges that they take advantage of. I thought that exposing a few of their tricks would be helpful.
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Permits for new homes on the rise By Brook Stockberger/Sun-News Business Editor LAS CRUCES The building industry in Las Cruces is starting to pick up some momentum.
Posted: 06/16/2009 12:00:00 AM MD
According to the monthly building permit report issued by the city of Las Cruces, 71 permits were issued in May for new residential construction. That [...]

There is a lot happening this Memorial Day Weekend, and a lot more things are going to happen in the next few weeks. We are proud to live in Las Cruces. I thought that I would take a few moments to let you know what is happening this weekend and what is to come.
May 23, [...]

Cinco de Mayo, which means “The 5th of May” in Spanish, is a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. It is not, however, Mexico’s Independence day, a common misconception, which is actually the 16th of September (Dieciséis de Septiembre).
The History behind Cinco De Mayo is that On May 5th, 1862 is that the Mexican [...]