Parks

The City of Las Cruces is working on a plan to reimagine and revitalize the neighborhoods around El Paseo and S Solano corridors between Lohman and University Avenues. The project represents a pivotal opportunity to transform these sections of our city into thriving, pedestrian-friendly communities with a renewed focus on…

Las Cruces City Councilors met in a work session Monday, Dec. 9, and received an update on progress made in the final review and refinement of the Realize Las Cruces development code update. Realize Las Cruces, initiated in the spring of 2021, is intended to update the land development codes…

Las Cruces police are reminding drivers to the dangers of automobile warm-up thefts. Vehicle warm-up thefts can happen when, during cold weather months, an automobile is started and left unattended to warm the cabin or defrost the windshield. While many newer-model vehicles have remote-start capabilities, that option has its own…

Las Cruces police arrested the man suspected of Friday’s crash into a motel that injured a man and caused the death of a 55-year-old woman. About 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 22-year-old Alan Leyva-Vasquez reversed a Chevrolet Suburban into a room at the Imperial Sky Motel at 1865 W….

A vehicle crash Friday morning into the Imperial Sky Motel on west Picacho Ave has resulted in the death of one person. At about 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to the crash at 1865 W Picacho Ave. Investigators learned a Chevrolet Suburban was…

The Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department is offering a winter break camp featuring indoor and outdoor activities, arts and crafts, and active games for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade. Camp hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning Dec. 23. The camp will be held Dec. 23, Dec….

Portions of the parking lot at 2240 E. Lohman Avenue (the lot behind Sally-Beauty Supply, Top Crop Cannabis, Nails – Elegant Nails, and Batteries Plus) will be closed between Thursday, December 5, and Monday, December 23, 2024, for work associated with the Griggs-Walnut Ground Water Plume Superfund Site. The Contractor,…

Las Cruces City Councilors met in regular session on Dec. 2, 2024, and approved the City’s legislative priorities for the 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session. The City of Las Cruces legislative capital outlay priorities include: Continuation of the East Mesa Recreation Complex master plan: $5.9 million. Renovation and expansion of…

Las Cruces Public Libraries invites residents to join the “What Have You Been Reading?” book discussion. This book discussion group brings participants together on Thursday, December 12, 2024, to talk about whatever they’ve been reading. This is a light, informal conversation about the books we’re reading and recommending that others…

Las Cruces Public Libraries invites you to celebrate Taylor Swift’s birthday with costumes and cupcakes! Join staff on December 11, 2024, to make friendship bracelets and again on December 12, 2024, to have a trivia contest. Both programs will be held in the Roadrunner Room on the second floor of…

Las Cruces Public Libraries locations are accepting new or gently used items to donate to local shelters now through December 21, 2024. For the past four years, the Las Cruces Public Libraries’ Mitten Tree project has received more than 2,000 items donated to help those in need. Library staff encourage patrons…

Local artists for the La Buena Vida Park Public Art project will be presenting their design concepts to the Quality of Life/Las Cruces Public Art Selection Committee beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 10 and Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at City Hall, 700 N. Main St., Conference Room 2007-A. The…

Residents in the following areas will experience a water outage on Wednesday December 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Crosstown Construction will be connecting a new water line to the existing water system. The areas affected are: Pecan Drive: NM HWY 478 to Violet Way Violet Way: Pecan…

Updated 12/3/2024 to correct email address. Join the Las Cruces Public Libraries from December 4 to December 31, 2024, for Winter Reading LoterÍa on the Beanstack app! Enjoy winter break with family as you play a Bingo game of LoterÍa to win prizes! When the Beanstack mapp lands on a…

The Parks and Recreation Department’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program (KLCB) will host a free Neighborhood Dumpster Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. KLCB will provide open-top trash containers for the community to dump yard waste, household trash, and other permissible items for free. KLCB…