Category: Comunidád Vital

The club meets in the Roadrunner Room on the second floor of Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., on Roadrunner Transit Route 1.

A chance to get rid of unwanted household items without spending a dime.

Join Fort Selden’s Ranger Mike for a discussion and demonstration of basic outdoor survival techniques inspired by the book Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen who was from Tularosa, NM.

Every year, Social Security celebrates Mother’s Day by announcing the 1,000 most popular baby names.

For questions regarding community clean-up efforts around Doña Ana County, please call 575-525-6106.

The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave.

Darren Cordova y Calor swept the 2015 New Mexico Hispanic Music Awards, winning Male Vocalist, Song of the Year, Band of the Year, CD of the Year, and Traditional Ranchera Song of the Year.

This offers a chance to explore the history and culture of the state from Armed Forces Day, May 17 through Labor Day, September 1, 2025.

A matriarch is defined as a “head of family or tribe” or “an older woman who is powerful within a family or organization,” and NMDA seeks to recognize those who embody these ideals.

Show off your favorite “Star Wars” costume in a Costume Contest.

Each tour is an hour long and covers the fascinating history of Mesilla.  

Explore Fort Selden Historic Site with ranger-guided tours on Wednesday mornings in May and June.

This year’s parade theme is “Las Cruces Unidos.”

Throughout southern New Mexico, the shallow river is a ribbon of green in the arid Chihuahuan Desert.

Being squared away means someone is acting professional and looking sharp in uniform in all services. 

The first show, beginning at 11 a.m., is a 1996 classic starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.

The Henry R. Benavidez Center, which is undergoing renovations to the kitchen floor, is now expected to open to the public on Monday, April 28, 2025.

“As part of that celebration, the Historic Preservation Awards recognize the standout people and projects in the preservation community each year.” 

Schools and families are encouraged to bring students of all ages to learn more about wildland prevention, firefighting, natural resource conservation, wildlife, watershed protection, reforestation, and to meet Smokey Bear.

“This is a huge event for an installation this size and we wouldn’t be able to hold this event without all of you in this room.”

We asked and even posted warning signs at all picnic areas, but to no avail.

People can choose to walk a 3K walk (1.8 miles) or 5K walk (3.1 miles).

His ministry touched countless lives, including many in New Mexico where his message of inclusion resonated across our diverse communities. 

The pope’s time in the U.S. was filled with all the pomp befitting a papal visit.

The 2025 festival is headlined by DJ Johnny Kage, an El Paso-native with personal and professional ties to Las Cruces.

There are no more parking spaces for hiking or camping and no more camping sites available at Aguirre Spring!

We ask that you have patience and take direction from staff and volunteers with where to park and maybe plan to carpool.

In just one year, an unspayed female cat can give birth to 12 or more kittens and an unspayed female dog can give birth to 12 or more puppies.

Youth ages 12-18 are invited to play video games with friends while enjoying free snacks. No registration is required.

This is your chance to get rid of that unwanted junk and help us keep our city beautiful.

On Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, Jean and Wes Melo and the Melo Living Trust, of Roseburg, Oregon, gifted the 1915 Ford Model-T back to the Las Cruces Fire Department.

This $11.7 million investment will support outdoor recreation infrastructure projects that generate jobs, boost local economies, and enhance outdoor access across New Mexico.

Most aircraft are on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum, the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force or the U.S. Army Aviation Museum.

In September 2023, NMFRHM Instructional Coordinator Paul Steward applied to receive one of the seeds that traveled on the Artemis I space mission and the seedling arrived at the end of April last year. 

The Board Game Day is from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on the second floor of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Route 1.

Community Outreach will be working with Las Cruces businesses to ease or help eradicate some of the problems they may be experiencing.