Patrick's Magic Diner.

Magic Near the End of the Road

There must be easier places to open a restaurant. Patsy’s Magic Diner sits four miles from the end of New Mexico Highway 15, tucked into the RV park at Gila Hot Springs Ranch. From the little retro food trailer, picnic tables look across a green...

Murray Hotel finds its future in its past
For years, part of the Murray Hotel's history was hiding in plain sight. As work began on a new restaurant and lounge inside the Silver City landmark, the past emerged on the walls: a mural displaying cattle brands from Grant County ranchers, a...
Collecting donations to assist those displaced by the Trout Fire.
Strength through a ‘philanthropic hub’
The murals are easy to see. They splash color across walls throughout Silver City and Grant County, created by young artists through a program that has become part of the visual identity of the community. What is harder to see is the paperwork...
Teens practice carving near a campfire during an Earth Ways Outdoors program. Activities can include carving, fire-making and other traditional outdoor skills.
Wild lessons
For some Grant County kids, Fridays without school now mean a day in the woods.  Earth Ways Outdoors takes young people into wild areas around Silver City, where a typical outing can involve hiking off trail, identifying plants, playing...
The entrance to Santa Clara Bike Park welcomes riders to the new facility.
Built for the ride
Santa Clara’s newest park feature wasted little time drawing a crowd as children were trying to ride the new pump track before its grand opening had even begun.  The Village officially opened the bike park June 26 after years of planning,...
Restoring trout to the Gila River
Eric Ockerhausen will take on the topic of Gila Trout habitat restoration efforts during a Lunch & Learn event hosted by Western Institute of Lifelong Learning Wednesday, Oct. 21 at WNMU’s Global Resource Center’s ABC room, on the corner of 12th...
WILDLIFE & Nature
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