D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
October
2008
Business Exposure
Page: 3Ready to make it permanent? Derek Cipares has opened Derek's Tattoo Parlor at 404 E. 8th St. in Silver City, offering application of a wide range of artistic tattoo images. Long-time resident Cipares is licensed and has been laying down ink for five years now, and is excited to be opening his first shop. Come down and check out his flash. 590-2567.
Arts Business News
Three enterprising artists — Cynthia (Casey) Luria, Randi Olson and Connie Powers — have started up Silver City Bag Ladies, a business selling all sorts of handcrafted bags. The humorously self-proclaimed "bag ladies" create artisan products using a tight-weave technique, Luria says: "We are experimenting with all sorts of materials, in all sorts of sizes and shapes. I guess you'd say, 'Whatever's your bag!'" The artists will do roving sales at events to sell their products, and soon will have an Internet site, as well. 802 N. B. St., 388-4475, 590-7626.
Tatiana Maria Gallery, 305 N. Bullard St., Silver City, is expanding. Tatiana Maria Kurakin, who co-owns the gallery with her husband, Jim, says they have taken over the space next door to their established gallery, significantly increasing their retail square footage and allowing them to add more internationally flavored decor merchandise, more furniture, including pieces of their own regional-flavored design, and new works by additional artists. 388-4426.
Health-y Businesses
The husband/wife team of Dr. Brad Haire and Leesa Haire has opened the Heartsong Center for Integrative Wellness, an complementary healing facility focusing on Post Traumatic Stress, featuring brain state technology. "It is a brain balancing tool using neural feedback technique, on the cutting edge in this area of treatment," says Leesa Haire. 1302A 32nd St., Silver City. 534-9748.
Vanessa Edwards has opened Rise to Nutrition, a nutrition club at 601 N. Bullard St., Ste. B, in The Hub plaza, next door to Diane's Bakery. First visit to the club is free. "People can have a healthy meal, learn about nutrition and just have fun talking with other people and hanging out," Edwards says. "When you become a member, $5 gets you aloe, tea and then a shake. It's Herbalife products, and you can lose weight or gain weight, whatever you want to do. It's not a diet. It's about learning to eat healthy all the time." Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 574-7144.
Having purchased the accounts of the recently closed Mountain Air and Las Cruces Medical Supply companies, Arroyo Medical Supply, 2001 E. Lohman, Ste. #107 in Las Cruces, has expanded, opening a Silver City office at 317 E. 16th St. The company offers sales and rentals of all medical items for in-home care. Silver City 522-5500, Las Cruces 621-1193.
The Fountain of Youth Center for Health and Beauty, 2250 Calle de San Albino in Mesilla, has added acupuncture to its slate of rejuvenating products and services.
Around the Home and Office
A bonanza of construction, maintenance and landscaping businesses have recently opened or registered as businesses in Silver City. Charles Sowder is operating Sowder Custom Construction at 100 Racetrack Road, offering single-family residential contracting and remodeling. 534-4683, (602) 980-1169.
Need paint? James Taylor has opened James Taylor Enterprises, a painting and plaster repair business. Taylor has been in the business for over 16 years and his crew will travel up to 100 miles for residential and commercial jobs. 956-3280.
Richard Hernandez is more than happy to send his bad boys to your place. Hernandez operates Bad Boys Landscaping at 117 E. Richard St., offering maintenance and designing of yards to customers throughout Grant County. 956-9993, 956-3623.
And Jake S. James has registered The Green Monster, offering yard maintenance and hauling. James says he may expand into organic gardening and salvage in the coming year. 590-3256.
On the Move
Restless Natives Skate Shop has moved from its Bullard Street location to 211 Hwy. 180 W., near the soon-to-open skate park. Cameron Brand, a part-time employee of Restless Natives, says the park's opening is a little delayed due to the effect of rain on the construction schedule but that the shop's proximity to the park will doubtless be a boon to business when skaters start showing up en masse to vert, hitting the gnar ramps, banks, ledges and rails to go fully sick on and catch some serious air. 388-2125.
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