Clovis, New Mexico DOES have a pulse
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Recently, Clovis has seen a large influx of new bakeries and sweet shops, which we might have to *review* soon, but in the midst of researching local businesses for my son’s 5th birthday party, I ran into Jessica Marie Barriere via Craigslist.
I checked out her online portfolio / blog over at Vanilla Expressions and was [...]
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If you’ve lived in Clovis, NM for any amount of time and are a female, surely Hobby Lobby has or will become one of your favorite haunts. Even if you don’t happen to be the crafty type, there is something at this store for everyone. And now, Hobby Lobby is offering affordable cake decorating classes!
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This past Friday evening was a hastily planned one. A very good friend of mine sent me a text message:
Yo! There is going to be an art party down main tomorrow at 8. Proceeds goes toward Chris Montoya’s headstone. Live band, art, food, wine and beer.
I had nothing planned, and it sounded like a very [...]
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I’ve been hearing the radio ads about Gallery Fifteen, so last Saturday I decided to check it out. Gallery Fifteen is on US Highway 60/70/84. To get there from Clovis, head East towards Texico. Gallery Fifteen will be on the North side of the highway (on the left). If you reach the New Mexico Visitor’s [...]
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Vines Italian Restaurant, 107 W 2nd St, Portales NM – (575) 356-4525
“What this town needs is an Italian restaurant.” I’ve heard this repeatedly from my wife in the years that we moved back to Clovis. Sure you can get some Italian dishes at the various chain restaurants in town, but It really isn’t the same [...]
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This past Saturday was a very busy one for me. In addition to attending the Women’s Health and Wellness day during the daytime, I also attended the Clovis Main Street Downtown Gala that was held at The Underground Embassy on 321 E. 1st Street.
I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect since I had never been [...]
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Hi, my name is Scott and I’m an addict…of raw fish.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to go all Jeremy Piven on you all and report a daily habit of sushi resulting in mercury poisoning, but I have gone all the way to Amarillo and back just to indulge in a rainbow roll, a spider roll, [...]
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Attention crafty grownups! Pinewood Derby is coming and it’s not for your kids this time. The Conquistador Council Boy Scouts are hosting an event on Saturday, April 24 at Bender Chevrolet in Clovis from 10 AM to 2 PM.
If you were involved in Scouting as a kid, you are no doubt familiar with the annual [...]
It’s not like us to plug an event before it happens, but we wanted to urge everyone to get out this weekend and see the Clovis High School production of “Hello Dolly,” performed by the CHS choir and drama departments. The play is for three nights only, February 19-21, with the Friday and Saturday performances [...]
Recently, Clovis has seen a large influx of new bakeries and sweet shops, which we might have to *review* soon, but in the midst of researching local businesses for my son’s 5th birthday party, I ran into Jessica Marie Barriere via Craigslist.
I checked out her online portfolio / blog over at Vanilla Expressions and was [...]
If you’ve lived in Clovis, NM for any amount of time and are a female, surely Hobby Lobby has or will become one of your favorite haunts. Even if you don’t happen to be the crafty type, there is something at this store for everyone. And now, Hobby Lobby is offering affordable cake decorating classes!
Tuition [...]
This past Friday evening was a hastily planned one. A very good friend of mine sent me a text message:
Yo! There is going to be an art party down main tomorrow at 8. Proceeds goes toward Chris Montoya’s headstone. Live band, art, food, wine and beer.
I had nothing planned, and it sounded like a very [...]
A few weeks ago I was asked to write about my “outsider views” about Clovis, New Mexico. I didn’t know what to write at first. I mean Clovis is Clovis, at least that is what I thought when we first arrived. To those who live here and call Clovis home it is so much more [...]
I, like most women I know, am an avid shopper. Lately though, shopping has taken a back burner in my life. Between bills, Christmas shopping and traveling, my financial well has been thoroughly dried.
It’s hard to ignore a %50 off EVERYTHING (except furniture) sale! Shabby Divas, a local boutique specializing in the shabby chic form [...]
The Taco Box in Clovis has a “Christmas Dancing Light Show” to the music of Trans Siberian Orchestra and other music, every half hour, from 5-9 p.m. (the last show begins at 8:30 p.m.) nightly through January 3, 2010.
Park on the West side and tune your car radio to 88.5 on the FM dial to [...]
It’s been a while since we’ve gotten out into the community to do something fun lately so at our last tweetup I asked Scott if he had heard about anything cool happening soon.
He mentioned that the local zoo usually has some Christmas festivities to draw in a crowd, so I drove by Hillcrest Zoo and [...]
For a few weeks now, I’ve been planning a solitary retreat from my busy life here in Clovis. My adventure begins promptly at 5 PM, leaving work to zoom up North Prince Street to get last minute supplies for my weekend, only to have to turn around and traverse the nasty mess of unsynchronized traffic [...]
I’ve been hearing the radio ads about Gallery Fifteen, so last Saturday I decided to check it out. Gallery Fifteen is on US Highway 60/70/84. To get there from Clovis, head East towards Texico. Gallery Fifteen will be on the North side of the highway (on the left). If you reach the New Mexico Visitor’s [...]
Vines Italian Restaurant, 107 W 2nd St, Portales NM – (575) 356-4525
“What this town needs is an Italian restaurant.” I’ve heard this repeatedly from my wife in the years that we moved back to Clovis. Sure you can get some Italian dishes at the various chain restaurants in town, but It really isn’t the same [...]
Last week, I went to the Clovis Carver Library and saw a flyer about a mobile museum coming to Clovis. I had never heard of a mobile museum and I read on. The name of the exhibit is ‘Held in the Heartland: German POW’s in the Midwest 1943-46’
During WW II the Midwest was home to [...]
Looking for somewhere to take the kids on Halloween but want to avoid the crowds of kids and potentially dangerous roads? Here are some local happenings to check out in the Clovis/Portales area this weekend:
Clovis, Saturday, October 31
North Plains Mall Trunk or Treat, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (children 12 and under)
Central Baptist Church Trunk [...]
This past Saturday was a very busy one for me. In addition to attending the Women’s Health and Wellness day during the daytime, I also attended the Clovis Main Street Downtown Gala that was held at The Underground Embassy on 321 E. 1st Street.
I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect since I had never been [...]
I first read about the Women’s Health Day through the Clovis Chamber of Commerce website while building a calendar for Clovis Pulse. The descriptions read: ‘FREE! Seminars and Speakers. Topics: Health, beauty and personal development.Expo featuring local Health and Wellness Businesses. Free healthy lunch and snacks, plus FREE prizes.’
You can’t beat ‘FREE’.
So I eagerly [...]
Hi, my name is Scott and I’m an addict…of raw fish.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to go all Jeremy Piven on you all and report a daily habit of sushi resulting in mercury poisoning, but I have gone all the way to Amarillo and back just to indulge in a rainbow roll, a spider roll, [...]
After living in Clovis for 2 years, I have to say that I have never been to the annual Clovis Music Festival. I was given tickets through my employer, who is one of the sponsors for the event. This means that I got some swank seats at the front of the stage!
Clovis, NM likes to [...]
The other day, I asked Grant McGee, AKA Bike Dude, “Why a bicycle shop in Clovis, New Mexico?” This is his minimally edited answer.
I’ve always liked bicycles. No B.S. Bicycles are free. There’s no insurance to pay. If you care to, you can fix them yourself. John Law generally leaves you alone. It’s just you [...]