An iconic street on Santa Fe’s Historic Eastside, Acequia Madre takes its name from the old irrigation ditch that runs beside it. Acequia Madre, which means “Mother Ditch,” suggests something rough and elemental: a primordial slash in the earth from which life springs. Yet Acequia Madre is one of the priciest streets in Santa Fe. […]
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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 […]
Santa Baby: Santa Fe Hangs its Stockings at Mayor’s Economic Forum
The Mayor’s Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth was held last Friday morning at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, in downtown Santa Fe. The forum, moderated by Santa Fe Reporter columnist Zane Fischer, began with a panel of local economic players followed by community input. The choice of Fischer, an independent voice from an […]
Santa Fe Local Biz Review: Violante + Rochford Interiors
We met Paul Rochford and Michael Violante through “The South Capitol Treehouse:” their moniker for the second home and rental property they own at 111 East Santa Fe Avenue. Paul’s persistent good nature, preternatural politeness, and highly attuned sense of responsibility made me want to know more about him. In time, I met Michael–gracious and […]
Art + Green on the Santa Fe Creative Scene
As Nature digs into her annual cycle of reduction, reuse and recycling, Santa Fe is celebrating its own happy mash of Green and artistic sensibilities through several shows that reanimate the material dead. October 30th marked Meow Wolf‘s opening for GEODEcedant, a massive, riveting installation of found objects hung in a delicate midair dance, as […]