A Very Merry And Green Christmas
Cannabis devotees don’t require a reason to light up. But if they want one, the holiday season is as good a time as any! Legalization and has made cannabis a more visible presence at festive...
View ArticleAgnes Chavez Dives Deeper
“There are more microbial species on Earth than stars in the galaxy.” “Thanks to DNA sequencing we are now able to “see” them and understand how they too are in peril.“ Agnes Chavez is an artist and...
View ArticleWhere The Time And The Tempo Fly
On New Year’s morning I will get up early and go to Taos Pueblo. I will go to the house beside the river, where I have spent many days and evenings, at different times, in different years and...
View ArticleThe February Issue
““Love our February issue!” says Cullen Curtiss, Local Flavor’s editor, in her monthly missive’s introduction. An early 20th-century Albuquerque lumber yard becomes home to New Mexico’s first food...
View ArticleSay It With Flowers
It’s almost Valentine’s Day! And this year, we invite you to think outside of the basic chocolate box and instead, step inside of the hot box with us for a Higher Celebration this Valentine’s Day....
View ArticleUniform Dressing
Personal style is a matter of taste but these days more and more people, men and women are choosing to wear a uniform of sorts. This is not a sign of a lack of individuality or a lack of creativity....
View ArticleSawmill Market Taps Industrial Roots
Sawmill Market, New Mexico’s first artisan food hall is getting ready to open in March. Reflecting the diversity of cultures and cuisine across New Mexico, Sawmill Market celebrates culinary...
View ArticleYoga On The Go
The health benefits of a regular yoga practice are well known. But there are so many other benefits to a regular yoga practice that go beyond your physical body. Studio classes are a great way to...
View ArticleLocal Flavor United
Local Flavor’s editor Cullen Curtiss reports from the field. NEW MEXICO IS UNITED.“If we believe in ourselves, we can create something that is and feels important enough, something that is more than...
View ArticleReema Datta:Words Of Wisdom
taoStyle had planned to post this piece today.But when Shree Yoga Taos decided to cancel classes and events this morning, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we hesitated. After a few hours a light bulb...
View ArticleLucky Charms For St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day might not be a legal holiday in the U.S. Regions all over the world participate in this cultural and religious holiday also known as the Feast of Saint Patrick. Argentina, Canada,...
View ArticleLocal Flavor Goes The Distance
Social distancing, isolating, stay at home orders from our Governor – all of these things have changed our world. Local Flavor’s Publisher, Patty Karlovitz reaches out: To our readers and our...
View ArticleSpring Clean
Looking ahead to days and weeks of being at home during spring It is a reminder that it is the season for cleaning after all, and there’s nothing like time on our hands to get out the brooms and mops...
View ArticleThe April Issue
Local Flavor goes digital To bring us all the news from along the Rio Grande Valley and beyond! THE GROWING RELEVANCE OF HOMESTEADING & PERMACULTURE It’s the Homestead Issue, and its timing is...
View ArticleHigh Desert Easter
Happy Easter From Southwest Wellness who are closing for Easter Sunday The pharmacy has been offering a walk-up, outside service lately, but have started to allow patients back inside the dispensary,...
View ArticleShree Yoga Zooms In
Yoga studios are empty. The music is turned off, and instructors can be found teaching in rooms in front of their couches with a laptop pointed at them from across the room. As more of the world goes...
View Article420 Under Lockdown
April 20, best known as 4/20, is an international celebration for the cannabis community to gather in large numbers. Usually these gatherings or “smoke-outs” — take place outdoors, but now that we...
View ArticleFollow The Coyote
I first moved to Taos, New Mexico, in 1998 out on the mesa, B007 Road, on the brim of the gorge. I lived in suburbia most of my life and taking in the vastness of the view, as far as the eye can see,...
View ArticleYoga Living In A Disaster Movie
I freely admit, I love disaster movies, apocalyptic movies, those insane movies where something that is a foundation of our beliefs, our systems, our assumptions, is questioned or nullified. President...
View ArticleCelebrate Cinco de Mayo Anyway
It’s Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo day, which falls every year on May 5! It’s the day that Mexico commemorates the victory of the Battle of Puebla of 1862, when the Mexican army had an unlikely victory over...
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