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2242 OUTDOOR GADGETSthat make yourbackyard work

44 4612COVERGuadalupe De la Vega: La señora who makes a difference.

> C O V E R : G U A D A L U P E D E L A V E G A • P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y C H R I S T C H A V E Z

18SOCIAL STUDIESPro-Musica Soiree and El Paso Opera Vegas Night Out.

20MILESTONESPerfect gifts for Dad.

22PROFILEJose Manuel de la Rosa: The doctor who makes themedical school go.

26TRAVELIn search of New Mexico wineries.

8SUMMER DRINKSDrinks that will keep you cool.

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28Backyards to die for.

38Fran Timbrook: Expanding your living space.

39Q & A: Getting that Southwest look.

61UTEPHow to stay cool.

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40Before & After: A kitchen makeover.

41Xeriscaping tips.

FOOD

44Wines and barbecue: A beautiful pairing.

46The art of backyard grilling.

49Jane Steele: Girls can barbecue too.

FASHION

50Hairstylists: Five questions you always wanted to ask.

58Cool fashion for hot weather.

62CARSConvertibles to envy.

65Outdoor events.

66Calendar: Things to do.

68Adair Margo: Honoring El Paso icons.

70Parting shot.

There are some important char-acters portrayed in this issue ofEl Paso Style – people the his-tory books will extol for theirwork, their vision, and theircontributions to the borderregion.

We open with LupeArizpe Dela Vega, an incredible womanwhose work in Juarez hasnever been more important. Weset out to reflect her life, andthrough a revealing profilewritten by Diana WashingtonValdez, we go inside the Hospi-tal de la Familia/Family Hospi-tal and see a determined andproud woman.

“She is the most remarkable woman I have ever met,” says Adair Margo,who herself is pretty remarkable. “She deserves the Nobel Prize for thelives she has saved and the hope she has brought to Juarez.”

As you move deeper into the magazine, you’ll spot another person who ischanging lives daily on the border. Dr. Jose Manuel de la Rosa is not aneasy man to catch up to, and nearly an impossible figure to get to openup. But he did with our own Ramon Renteria, who delivers a fascinatinglook at the man who leads Texas Tech University’s Paul L. Foster Schoolof Medicine in El Paso.

Through Renteria’s reporting, we learn how de la Rosa’s trademark bowtie came to be and we get a glimpse inside his private life when he’s notconsumed by his work at the medical school.

“In my off hours, I’m not Dr. de la Rosa and I’m not the dean. I’m just adad,” he says.

It would be enough just to read about Lupe De la Vega and Dr. JoseManuel de la Rosa, but then we also have another icon – artistJose Cisneros.

As is customary for us, we end each issue with a column written byAdairMargo on the arts community of El Paso. For this issue she devotes herspace to two artistic icons – the late Tom Lea, who the history booksalready reflect, and Cisneros, the living 99-year-old artistic giant whocontinues to make his home in El Paso and whose legacy in the art worldhas been secured.

Of course in this issue of El Paso Style, we also have some fun. We takeyou into five amazing backyards, and we get you up close and personalwith six of El Paso’s favorite hairstylists.

Until August,have a great summer.

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cool summer drinks

SCORCHING HOT DAYS MEANYOUNEED SOMETHING POWERFUL TO

QUENCHYOUR THIRST.

How about vibrant-colored, frosty andflavorful cocktails? Drinks that feature fresh fruits,

herbs and organic edible flowers.

El Paso Style visited bartenders at Ardovino’s DesertCrossing, Thyme Matters and Magic Pan to get theirtop summer cocktail recipes. These drinks are sure to

make your day or night party a standout.

POMEGRANATE MARGARITA

Thyme MattersIvan Torres, owner

by Stephanie Sanchezphotography by Rudy Gutierrez

F R O S T Y &F L A V O R F U L

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MANGO MARTINI

THYME FOR KIWI

Thyme MattersIvan Torres, owner

Ardovino’s Desert CrossingJessica Flores, bar manager

PEACH MARTINI

Magic PanRuben Carmona, manager

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PomegranateMargaritaDelaney’s Steakhouse

Ingredients/1 1⁄4 ounce Don Julio SilverTequila (any tequila willdo)3⁄4 ounce Cointreau orangeliqueur

3/4 ounce pomegranatesyrup

Lemon and lime sweetand sour mix

Sugar

Mix Don Julio Silver Tequila, Cointreau orange liqueur,pomegranate syrup, lemon and lime sweet and sourmix and shake. Wet rim with lemon and dip in sugar.Dress with orange and lime slice.

SignatureMangoMargaritaMagic Pan

Ingredients/11⁄4 ounces tequila3⁄4 ounce Cointreau orangeliqueur

Lemon and lime sweet andsour mix

1 ounce Mango puree

Mix tequila, Cointreau liqueur, lemon and lime sweetand sour mix and mango puree. Wet rim with lemonand dip in sugar. Dress with an edible orchid.

PeachMartiniArdovino’s Desert Crossing

Ingredients/1 oz of Absolut Mango3⁄4 oz of triple sec

1 oz mango puree

Splash of orange juice

Splash of Sprite

Mix Absolute Mango, triple sec, mango puree,splash of orange juice, splash of sprite and ice.Shake. Throw a cherry in to dress up the drink.

Thyme forKiwiThyme Matters

Ingredients/2 ounces of Cachaça1⁄2 ounce simple syrup***

Three branches of thymeleaves

4 wedges of lime3⁄4 of a kiwi

Splash of club soda

Muddle (mix) kiwi, lime, two thyme branches and sim-ple syrup. Add ice and Cachaça, which is a Brazilianrum liquor. Strain to eliminate lime seeds and thymebranches in your drink. Strain again. Top off with clubsoda. Dress with slice of kiwi and a thyme leaf.

*** Make simple syrup by boiling water and addingequal parts sugar.

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Lava Punch Ardovino’s Desert Crossing

Mix equal parts of pineapple juice, cranberry juice and orange juice. Pour grenadine or cherry juice on top. It will flow down like lava.

non-alcoholic!Ingredients/ Pineapple juice • Cranberry • juice • Orange juice • Grenadine

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