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Johnnie Armijo passed away on March 9th at the age of 94. The owner of the longest -running family grocery store in Santa Fe, Armijo’s
March 14, 2023
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Johnnie Armijo passed away on March 9th at the age of 94. The owner of the longest -running family grocery store in Santa Fe, Armijo’s
During the Christmas holidays in Santa Fe the blending of Moorish and Native American culture abounds. The traditional winter pageants, Los Matachines and Los Moros
While growing up in Santa Fe my parents, aunts and uncles waited in anticipation for the new crop of piñon. Every seven years a new bumper
Since the early part of the twentieth century the name Canyon Road has become synonymous with art. Early artists that lived and worked there include
After World War II the population of Santa Fe doubled in size to almost 50,000 people. Returning soldiers took advantage of the G.I. Bill. The
After recovering from tuberculosis Carlos Vierra opened an art studio on the plaza in 1904. He became Santa Fe’s first resident artist. On his canvas
The Museum of New Mexico’s exhibit Dance and Ceremonial Drawings opened on March 29, 1919. It was the first museum showing of Native American art
Santa Fe will always be the City Different. During Christmas everyone partakes in our unique traditions. Thousands of farolitos dot the landscape. Their electronic counterparts
The Spaniards named El Camino del Cañón in 1598. Canyon Road provided the indigenous population with water and fertile soil for centuries. The trail that
The artist Andrea “Drew” Bacigalupa and his wife Ellen moved to Santa Fe in 1954 because of its European ambiance. They remodeled an old adobe
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