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 […]
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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 […]
Mad Science Brewing in Downtown Santa Fe
In the heart of downtown Santa Fe’s South Capitol district, a Mad Scientist is stirring a cauldron of mind-spurring experiments and impressionable young minds to create a new generation of revolutionary thinkers. At least that’s her hope. Once a week, age-clustered groups of students gather to build electric motors, dissect plants, peer at small things […]
Santa Fe Art Scene: Substance over Style
Sure, Santa Fe was crowned a UNESCO Creative City in 2005 (for folk art and design) and has apparent squatter’s right in the Small Cities category of American Style’s annual poll on the top 25 arts destinations. We’re known for the Canyon Road art galleries, the opera, Indian Market, Spanish Market and most recently, the […]
Dining Santa Fe: Best New Mexican
Last week, The Santa Fe Reporter released its much anticipated Best of Santa Fe issue, the results of an annual reader poll ( SFReporter.com.) While we share a number of favorites, our short list for best New Mexican does not include this year’s multiple-category winner, Tomasita’s (although they do make fine sopapillas and fabulous honey […]