D e s e r t E x p o s u r e 
January
2008
Business Exposure
Page: 3Melissa Busby and Jamie Lewis have opened Remember When, a portrait studio, at 1950 Hwy. 180 E. in Silver City. The two have been in the professional photography business for five years. By appointment. 313-1795 or 590-2827.
Ron Culshaw has opened Whiskers, a new barbershop, at 3530 Foothills Road, near Hooters in Las Cruces. Culshaw, formerly of Phoenix, has hired on Suzette Miller and Anesa Bustamonte, and is looking for more barbers. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 522-9773.
Rustics For Less, a new home-furnishing place featuring cozy, rustic goods for every room in the house, has opened at 750 N. Valley Dr. in Las Cruces, near the intersection with Picacho. 523-1733.
Alegre Health Haven, a center offering massage therapy, infrared saunas, yoga, Qi Gong and meditation, has opened at the corner of Alameda and Main in Las Cruces. Walk-ins welcome. 523-0685.
Coming Soon
Julie Schultz and others are putting together a cooperative alliance of individuals and practitioner-educators looking to offer a range of holistic services united with a common vision, under the banner of vibrational healing and sustainable lifestyle. Services will include epfx machine, classes in sustainable living options, Emmanual Swedenborg and other practitioners and therapists. The group is looking for more holistic practitioners to join the effort and hopes to rent space where the old Southwest Copper Shopper was located on Swan Street in Silver City. Express interest and/or your good wishes at: 590-8434, swsustainability@gmail.com
A new Circle K fuel-and-food convenience store is coming to Las Cruces. The nearly 3,000-square-foot store will be built at the northeast corner of Motel Boulevard and Picacho Avenue, along with a new strip center. There are approximately 2,100 Circle K locations across the US, including two in Las Cruces, at 617 W. Picacho Ave. and at 801 E. Thorpe Rd.
The Real Estate Institute, a division of Las Cruces' Steinborn Inc. Realtors, will open this month, offering traditional and "fast track" real estate pre-licensure and continuing education classes at Steinborn's 141 Roadrunner Pkwy. location. 532-2215, www.rei-lascruces.com
Las Crucens who wipe out on their fitness New Year's resolution by February will have another shot to make things right in March, when Millennium Physical Therapy's new 40,000-square-foot facility is slated to open on East Lohman Avenue. The location will house Millennium Chiropractic and Physical Therapy as well as a fitness center. 521-0793.
The extended-stay hotel Value Place soon will open at the corner of Triviz Drive and Wisconsin Avenue, bringing 113 rooms to Las Cruces. The company projected a December 2007 opening, but evidently has hit one of those construction-related snags. The company's Web site still lists only the Albuquerque location, and the local phone number — 382-5759 — is not yet functioning. www.myvalueplace.com
On the Move
Sha-Bangs salon has moved from Elks Drive to 3291 Del Ray Blvd. in Las Cruces. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 12-4 p.m. 525-9600.