Gallup Clinic boosts specialty care access in the Four Corners The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center opened a multi-specialty medical clinic at 205 E. Nizhoni Ave. last March. The clinic, which serves both adult and pediatric patients, provides specialty care services such as gynecology oncology, maternal fetal medicine, women’s ultrasound, dermatology, pediatric cardiology, urogynecology, vascular, and genetic testing, and counseling services. There is also a COVID testing center for pre-procedure or surgical patients. However, the center is not offering COVID vaccines or COVID testing for the general population at this time. “In our state, in general, there’s a high prevalence of skin cancer,” UNM Specialty Care Clinic Maternal Fetal Medicine, Women’s Outreach, and Women’s Ultrasound Unit Director Kathryn Hellberg said. “We are beginning to see more patients.”

A Unique Local Flavor: Who doesn’t love freshly-roasted coffee and a quirky, cute mug? Café Grumpy is a certified woman-owned independent coffee shop that has substantially grown since its Brooklyn-based launch in 2005. Currently, Café Grumpy serves coffee to thousands of New Yorkers from nine different New York City locations—ranging from Greenpoint to Manhattan West. By and large, the café receives positive reviews for its coffee and customer service. If, on occasion, one stumbles across a grumpy Cafe Grumpy barista, consider the grumpiness on brand!

Park Slope, Brooklyn, is home to Brooklyn Beauty/Fashion Labo (BBFL), a 25,000 square foot US/Japan cultural exchange laboratory featuring hybrid Japanese/American products, a food court, fashion apparel, salon services, a gallery, and a local product showroom. Hitoshi Sagaseki, BBFL’s visionary creative director, has served as the branding guru behind successful L’Oreal and Coty marketing campaigns and the driving creative force behind the Tatcha Japanese beauty brand’s launch. If you live in or are visiting Park Slope, Brooklyn, stop by to grab a cup of coffee and savor this unique cross-cultural experiment.

Tonight, pretend you are ordering breakfast at a 24/7 diner at 4 o’clock in the morning. You're starving and dying to grab the last piece of cake glaring at you from under the glass dome on the cake stand. Treat yourself to a decadently delicious waffle and chicken sandwich or a fluffy omelet with a side of  toast topped with small batch strawberry conserves. Mixing and matching breakfast foods to create a light and satisfying dinner is a great option when you’re too busy to cook a big meal or crave a particular food typically eaten in the morning.

Let’s face it. Surfing the internet and posting on social media is a massive time suck. Technology isn’t evil, but it can be addictive. How many social media sites do you frequent? How often? When you attend an event or meet someone for dinner, do you turn your smartphone off or leave it on—just in case? How often do you check for email messages? A Techjury article “How Much Time Does the Average American Spend on Their Phone” reported that most mobile phone users check their phones up to 63 times daily.

Are you seeking the perfect remedy for a sweltering day in New York City? Slip into the cool comfort of the Quad Cinema to watch a cast of neurotic thespians tiptoeing around Daphne Wilco (Zora Iman Crews) after she finesses her way into a key role in an off-Broadway production of Euripides’ “The Bacchae.” This farcical mocumentary, written and directed by Zora Iman Crews and Alec Tibaldi, is a comedic ode to New York strivers —delightfully poking fun at the drama, romantic entanglements, and backbiting often occurring behind the scenes of theatrical productions.

When self-taught metalworker Michael Mitchell transitioned from silversmithing to working with steel and other metals, he didn’t anticipate receiving a commission to craft a sword to honor Gallup native Hiroshi H. “Hershey” Miyamura, a second-generation Japanese American Medal of Honor recipient and former POW who served in the United States military during the Korean War.

If you are new to air frying or don’t know who Cathy Yoder is, Yoder’s “25 Air Fryer Tips and Tricks – Hacks and Facts You Need to Know” video is a great introduction to air frying from the Air Frying Queen herself. Yoder claims she’s tested so many air fryers that she’s lost count but estimates that she’s tried about thirty.

Audio script (one of three ) co-written for Higher Ground, a federally-funded job training and employment resource located in California.