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Fine dining while watching Mardi Gras parades

NEW ORLEANS – Visiting New Orleans for Mardi Gras season? You’ll find pizza, hot dog stands and rolling carts of cotton candy galore along the parade routes, but some of the city’s finest fa...

DATE: Feb 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

Bit by bit, macho stereotypes lose ground

NEW YORK – Traditionally, the American male was measured against the stoic hero who shook off all doubts, vanquished all foes and offered women a muscular shoulder to cry on. But ...

DATE: Feb 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Family

Yucca House yields hints of prosperous, violent past

Site north of Towaoc linked to Chaco

DATE: Feb 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Will lights go down on Colfax’s neon signs?

Symbols of bygone era now target for preservation

DATE: Feb 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Classic boat, his eternal passion

Pioneers’ whitewater craft resurfaces with modern improvements

DATE: Feb 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Would you break out the bling?

Cardinals weighing whether to follow the pope’s simplicity

DATE: Feb 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Briefs

Lutheran church to hold Family Sunday School St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2611 Junction St., will hold Family Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Sunday. Family Sunday School i...

DATE: Feb 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Camels in Genesis: A biblical fiction

Your Bible’s facts were brought to you by later generations

DATE: Feb 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

For an easy Oscar party, teriyaki chicken wraps

Whether you’ll be hosting a crowd or watching solo, Oscar night calls for dinner with a bit of panache. So let’s reverse engineer this. To help you get in the mood, you’ll want to...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

Make any day a celebration with zesty shrimp cocktail

My favorite thing about fancy parties? They almost always include a shrimp cocktail appetizer – platters of giant, plump shrimp just waiting to be dunked into a piquant cocktail sauce. ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

Pizza that lasts for years? Military nears holy grail

NATICK, Mass. – They call it the holy grail of ready-to-eat meals for soldiers: a pizza that can stay on the shelf for as long as three years and still remain good to eat. Soldier...

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

On the cutting edge

Sharpen your skills with the best knives for chefs

DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.