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Chamisal, NM · Lifestyle
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Street & Spice – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Before writing any of my missives, especially about a restaurant from a culinary culture about which I have not previously written, I take inventory of what I know about that culture. The September, 2026 launch of Street & Spice provided the opportunity to assess what I knew about Indonesia. It wasn’t a very long list. Undoubtedly the coolest thing (to me, at least) about Indonesia is that some of its islands are home to the Komodo dragon, a large lizard-like apex predator that may have inspired Star Trek’s “Gorn.” I also knew that Indonesia is made up of about 17,500 islands. One of those islands was Krakatoa where an erupting volcano generated the loudest sound in history (yes, even louder than the screeching on The View).
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Drawing conclusions: Two Rio Rancho schools teach kids to read the pictures before the words
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Before reading a single word, students at a pair of elementary schools in Rio Rancho begin by carefully examining the illustrations. Melanie Rick, a national teaching artist with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, visited Enchanted Hills and Sandia Vista elementary schools TK DATE. They’re the only two Rio Rancho Public Schools campuses running the district’s arts integration program. Rick modeled lessons at Enchanted Hills and observed teachers leading their own at Sandia Vista, according to a district release.
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It takes a village: Corrales Community Mural project brings history and art together
Submitted by Charlene Spiegel, President of the Corrales Arts Center. Spearheaded by the Corrales Arts Center, the Corrales Community Mural (CCM) will be created by and for the people of Corrales. It will be a three- paneled, 18-foot mosaic mural representing Corrales past, present, and ideal future, located near the playground at La Entrada Park.