October 29, 2018
Those who work in MainStreet know it can be a challenge to answer the question "what does MainStreet do?" Executive Directors and Board Members have crafted their “elevator” pitch to summarize a large and multifaceted approach in just a few short sentences. New Mexico MainStreet (NMMS) developed a series of…
June 18, 2018
National article on Main Street Advocacy features a Focus On: New Mexico Advocacy that highlights the work of New Mexico MainStreet, New Mexico Resiliency Alliance and the New Mexico Coalition of Main Street Communities on legislative issues. Advocacy is important to MainStreet organizations as their work is affected by government…
June 15, 2018
The historic Rawlins Building in Las Vegas is currently being restored and renovated by local residents Tom and Tina Clayton. The building has been in Tom’s family since 1949, and was built in 1898 by William W. Rawlins, an English saloon keeper – whose name is still displayed on the…
June 15, 2018
Barelas MainStreet is working to honor the legacy of B. Ruppe’s drugstore, New Mexico’s oldest drugstore and a center for traditional healing. They are raising funds to support and preserve the traditional healing practices of the community through training the next generation of traditional healers, providing wellness services to the…
March 13, 2018
The community of Mountainair has been working to transform a vacant lot in the town into a cohesive and walkable space connecting the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Visitor Center, the Shaffer Hotel and the commercial district along Broadway (US 60). NMMS worked with the community to develop a Revitalization Plan and conceptual…
March 8, 2018
Drylands Brewing Company restaurant, tap house and canning facility opened in 2017 in the Lovington MainStreet District. The business is creating 10 manufacturing jobs and 20 service jobs supported by the new brewing and canning operation. The project is the newest addition to Lovington’s MainStreet area and will support the…
March 8, 2018
1914 translation by H. Rackham Raton’s participation in Great Blocks on MainStreet drives an innovative redevelopment and creative placemaking project designed to catalyze three core blocks of the MainStreet District. The pilot-project addresses deficiencies identified in their Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) Plan, which cited failing public infrastructure dating from the…
August 12, 2013
Written by Elmo Baca, New Mexico MainStreet Program Associate, Economic Development Department A tiny prairie town of 3,200 on the state line in northeastern New Mexico, Clayton welcomes many Texas snowbirds in the winters en route to the New Mexico and Colorado mountains. Long before, Santa Fe Trail wagon caravans…
