Sunday, September 07, 2008 Brave people, exciting ideas needed for Downtown By Susan Stiger Of the Journal           Downtown is looking for two dozen brave souls with vision to break open a Catch-22.         It looks like this: Retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues will come Downtown when ...
full story 09/06/08

Thursday, September 04, 2008 Glowing boutique sells pregnant chic By Susan Stiger Of the Journal       A protruding tummy sure can alter a girl's line. Yes, a pregnancy is a curve, but it's a convex curve. And while the hormones riot, the fashion sense stays sharp. Which is why Glowing Maternity ...
full story 09/03/08

Thursday, August 28, 2008 At A Glance with Don Chalmers By Susan Stiger Of the Journal           The new chairman of the board of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce actually lives in Santa Fe. He wanted to build a racino in Tucumcari, even though he's never so much as bought a lottery ...
full story 08/27/08

Thursday, August 28, 2008 Chalmers tackles issues affecting business By Susan Stiger Journal Staff Writer       When you're chairman of the board of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, you take a wide-angle view of business. The big issues - say, crime, education, economic development ...
full story 08/27/08

Monday, August 25, 2008 Local business helps Cottonwood boom By Susan Stiger Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal       How is this for one-stop shopping: You take break-dancing lessons, plan your wedding and choose a locally designed gown, buy a flat-screen TV, and eat luscious locally made chocolate ...
full story 08/24/08

Sunday, August 24, 2008 Building respect took time By Susan Stiger Of the Journal       So many accolades have been shoveled back and forth in the research for this column that we now have ourselves a nice, level construction site, figuratively speaking.        So, let's go to our newly flattened ...
full story 08/23/08

Friday, August 22, 2008 Chocolate Love Knows No Cost By Susan Stiger Journal Staff Writer        The cost of a kiss is going up.     And the price of a KitKat, a Mounds and a York Peppermint Patty.     That was the news chocolate lovers had to digest last week.     Now, the prices of M&Ms, Snickers ...
full story 08/21/08

Thursday, August 21, 2008 Bubster's resurrects those ol' Rex burgers By Susan Stiger Of the Journal        "We squash them ourselves, so they don't turn out all perfect."     Now that's a burger recommendation.     It came from Nancy Norwood, one of the owners of Bubster's, the Original Rex ...
full story 08/20/08

Sunday, August 17, 2008 Allergies are a big business By Susan Stiger Of the Journal           How much of the $11 billion a year Americans spend on allergies comes out of your wallet?         Spending on doctor visits and drugs hit that number in 2005, according to government studies, and are no doubt ...
full story 08/16/08

Sunday, August 17, 2008 Think carefully about all the costs involved in owning an animal By Susan Stiger Journal Staff Writer           First, the emotional side: Pets are priceless.         Now, moving from the heart to the brain, and radiating out to the wallet, let's get practical. How much ...
full story 08/16/08