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The 2024 Annual Native Plant Sale by the Otero Native Plant Society will be on Saturday, April 13th, from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m., as well as on Sunday, April 14th, from 8 a.m. till 12 p.m. at the Puerto Rico Avenue Community Garden, located at E 16th St & Puerto Rico Ave in Alamogordo. Proceeds from the sale will fund grants and programs.There are 25 varieties for sale, totaling 730 plants. There should be something for everyone!For more info, and pictures, about the varieties for sale, please visit: https://linktr.ee/oteronpsIn addition to plants, there will also be books, memberships, and other items for sale.Cash, check and card accepted. Prices and availability are subject to change.
Puerto Rico Ave Community Garden
East 16th Street at Puerto Rico
Alamogordo, NM 88310
United States
PBS was relevant.
Sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening,
Everything in Alamogordo feels fake to me, as if it is some kind of staging ground or network, not an organic community. Since the Manhattan Project, the military has used the town that way, but then there was a hard separation between the base and the town, and maybe that’s where things went sideways.
It looks like my comment was edited.The part about low income housing being crime infested was removed.
this is a situation which is replicated in countless small communities across our nation; where a single business/mine/factory/industry, or in this case, military base, is the economic engine that powers the entire community. this creates a nervous sort of dependency, and subservient approach within the local gover
The corruption which causes reputational damage is too widespread already and is going to overflow into the public eye soon enough. There is nothing anyone, or any group can do to stop it all from coming out. It is not limited to Chamber of Commerce or MainGate, IMO. Its tentacles are choking this city.
this is not an unusual situation involving chambers of commerce - merging government with business interests is nearly as problematic as merging government with churches. either situation places minority stakeholders in positions to manipulate the public's interests.