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The Hottest Place in Town! The Chile Pepper Institute

Where does one go for their chile fix when visiting Las Cruces? The Chile Pepper Institute! Not only does the research facility offer numerous different chile seeds, chile cookbooks, and other chile wares and knickknacks for everyone who visits, but one also learns all about the plant, how other varieties were developed, and what it offers. April Beauchemin, program specialist at the institute, details what the New Mexico State University facility provides and develops with their research, experiments, and products.

Come Visit the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site

The just-opened Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site in the town of Mesilla showcases the artwork collected over the years by Mesillero J. Paul Taylor. Alexandra McKinney and Emily Wilson of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs showcased the newly opened state historic site as they talked about what the place along the Mesilla Plaza offers to all who stop by to visit the house where Taylor and his family lived before the educator, politician and influential man died.

Read All About It! The Southern New Mexico Book Festival

Calling all book lovers to the Southern New Mexico Book Festival! Frank Lopez sat down with Visit Las Cruces to talk books and a festival celebrating them. The festival will have over 40 authors discussing their wordsmith, how to pubish, give workshops, sign their books, and much more. It will be happening on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Doña Ana Community College East Mesa Branch from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

New Mexico Pride

This year's Southern New Mexico Pride celebration kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 24 and will continue with various activities and events unit Sunday, Oct. 5. Visit Las Cruces talked with Raquel Garzon and Raquel Madrigal to find out when and what the "Twelve Days of Pride" is as they sat down to educate and provide more information on Pride culture and its jubilation, including the Pride Parade.

Future Fun For the Family in Las Cruces!

New pickleball courts, bowling alleys, laser tag, 3-D theaters, golf simulators, bumper cars and more will soon be available under one roof in Las Cruces. Kevin McGrath sat down with Visit Las Cruces to wet the fun-filled appetites of the people of Southern New Mexico when he described what is currently under construction at the old Kmart building along Bataan Memorial West. Elite Family Entertainment is what the place will be called that will offer not only the actives mentioned, but will also include a merry-go-round, party rooms, virtual reality, a resturant and more to be opened in the not-to-distant future.

Naturally Speaking Science At The Museum of Nature and Science

Live lizards, turtles, spiders, snakes and more greet everyone who walks into the Las Cruces Museum of Nature and Science located in downtown Las Cruces. Visit Las Cruces stopped by to talk to Museum Manager Whitney Broadaway who showed and described the museum's many exhibits, including the actual fossilized footprints of numerous amphibians, reptiles, and insects featured as one of the exhibits.

Ride The Rails To The Las Cruces Railroad Museum

Railroad depots were once the hub of cities and towns across the country, much as the Las Cruces Railroad Depot used to be. What was once the center point of Las Cruces, is now a museum that showcases and educates visitors on the impact of the railroad industry with exhibits including railway artifacts, an actual old-time caboose, and even model train sets of various gauges. And Visit Las Cruces sat down with David Lundy, manager of the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, inside the museum to learn about what the place offers and teaches about how the railroad shaped the City of Crosses -- and still does as freight is still dropped off and picked up at the railyard located alongside the museum.

Lookout For This Year's ¡mira! Las Cruces

Come one, come all for the third annual ¡mira! Las Cruces event on Saturday, April 26, in Downtown Las Cruces. Visit Las Cruces' Ed Carnathan and Liz Vega sat down in the VLC office to let everyone know about the many activities, music, food, a car show, luchador matches, and a whole lot more that will be available for free!

Artfully Speaking: Las Cruces Museum of Art

As Albert Hubbard said, "Art is not a thing; it is a way." And the way to go to see art in Las Cruces is to visit the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Museum Manager Mina Stafford sat down to discuss the exhibit on display and the many other offerings the downtown museum provides and upcoming exhibits.

Louie Burke, Las Cruces and Boxing Go Hand-In-Hand

Las Cruces boxing legend Louie Burke sat down to talk about his professional boxing career, how he has groomed and trained Las Cruces professional boxers, including Austin Trout and Stephanie Han, and promoting Las Cruces as a place to bring boxing to the city.