For a sustainability-minded community like Santa Fe, Earth Day is more a power surge of ongoing efforts than a shallow and short-lived kumbaya with Mother Nature. Santa Fe is a recognized leader in sustainability initiatives, an early adopter of the 2030 Challenge by architect Ed Mazria. Check out the city’s Residential Green Building Code and […]
Events
The Business of Making Culture: an interview w/Red Cell
Search for Red Cell on Facebook and you’ll see a haggard face with sad, bitter eyes. A man beaten by life. This is not Red Cell. The tiny headshot of an anonymous, dustbowl prisoner stands in wry contrast to the genial visionary powerhouse himself. But controverting your expectations is stock-in-trade for the man behind The […]
Thriving Arts = Thriving Cities: Towards a Santa Fe + Albuquerque Arts Link
Great cities are defined by great art. We acknowledge the fact, profit from the spirit, but don’t necessarily involve ourselves with feeding our city’s vital arts character. Blessedly, in New Mexico, many do. Last week, I took part in #abqtalk: a Twitter Talk show moderated by William C. Reichard, multi-talented communications pro and author of the […]
This week on Santa Fe’s Emerging, Indie and Alt Creative Scene
Never underestimate the power of a cheeseball. Forty some years ago, my southern-born mama started making cheeseballs for The Sorry Muthas: a Minneapolis based folk band. Before the band went off on tour, mom would fill doubled up paper sacks from the local Red Owl grocery store with oranges, crackers and other substantive snacks. Cheeseballs […]
Christmas Eve on Santa Fe’s Canyon Road
The cold was frightful. Snow and ice covered much of the ground. But those who braved Nature’s buffets for the annual Christmas Eve walk on Canyon Road in Santa Fe reaped the rewards of a sweet, community ritual that defines the winter holiday for many in the City Different. Tradition reports that luminarias, the little […]
