Brew City: Here Come The Irish Boys Quarter Celtic Enters The Suds Scene It doesn’t matter where your grandparents were from: on St. Patty’s day, everyone is Irish. And what’s more Irish than a neighborhood pub [...] Rene Chavez \ Mar 17, 2016 Read More Beer flight (Eric Williams)
Interview With An Independent Contractor If You’re Lonely On V-Day, Remember To Keep Your Hands To Yourself What is your preferred job title?Oftentimes I just tell people I’m a stripper for the sake of being blunt, but for technical reasons, [...] Rene Chavez \ Feb 11, 2016 Read More (Illo by Rob)
Escaping Give The Gift Of Adventure Galway Kinnell wrote, “I love the earth and always/ in its darkness I am a stranger.” That only-human-for-miles feeling expands your mind in [...] Rene Chavez \ Dec 10, 2015 Read More Everyone needs a backpack (Renee Chavez)
Bottoms Up: Holiday Cocktail Recipes “These Are *Hic* Really Mmm Derishoussss.” Hey, you, in the grocery store, with the bottle of pre-fab egg nog. Put that down! You’ve bought all these lovely, local liquors [...] Rene Chavez \ Nov 26, 2015 Read More Wassail with floating baked apple (Renee Chavez)
The People In Your Neighborhood: Professional Piercer Noah Babcock, Professional Piercer What made you want to become a professional piercer?I don’t know that it’s any one thing. I think it’s an entire pattern of [...] Rene Chavez \ Nov 19, 2015 Read More Noah Babcock
Aural Fixation: Hotting Up The Roads Of Reggae I’m sitting in my dark, windowless office. There’s a brick wall to my back; the golden light from one lamp illuminates this pseudo-subterranean [...] Rene Chavez \ Nov 05, 2015 Read More Iration in concert (Courtesy of the artist)
People In Your Neighborhood: Ghost Hunter Talking Fact And Fiction With A Ghost Hunter Cody Polston has been a ghost hunter for 25 years and is the president of the Southwest Ghost Hunters Association. For more information [...] Rene Chavez \ Oct 29, 2015 Read More
The People In Your Neighborhood: Beth Wright-Smith, Balloon Pilot Beth Wright-Smith, Balloon Pilot Beth Wright-Smith (60) is a local hot air balloon pilot and an instructor at her own flight school, Airborne Heat Ballooning. She has [...] Rene Chavez \ Oct 01, 2015 Read More
Cannabis Familiaris What To Do When Your Pet Finds Your Pot You’ve probably heard stories or seen YouTube videos of people whose pets have accidentally gotten into their pot stash. The dogs will be [...] Rene Chavez \ Sep 17, 2015 Read More (Robert Maestas)
The People In Your Neighborhood: Your Friendly Local Dealer Your Friendly Local Dealer How long have you been dealing weed?I first moved here in 1968 and went to McKinley [middle school]. And that’s about the time [...] Rene Chavez \ Sep 17, 2015 Read More (Tasha Lujan)
