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Brad Hammond rubbed elbows with the rich and famous during the 20 years he worked as manager for the infamous radio personality Wolfman Jack.

"It was a flashy life, but I'm having more fun running Kowboyz," he said at his Santa Fe Western wear store. "I really enjoy knowing that people appreciate the things I sell."

Less than three months old, Kowboyz has an inventory that is the envy of collectors of vintage Western clothing and boots. A few of the items are new, but most of the shirts and 5,000 pairs of dressy cowboy boots were made in the 1940s through the 1970s. An increasing number of...

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
by Emily Van Cleve • Journal Santa Fe

TAOS— Town Manager Tomás Benavidez— who has worked for the town for the past 10 years, as town attorney and, since 2005, as town manager— was not reappointed by the newly constituted town council Thursday despite a recommendation by Mayor Bobby Duran.

In a unanimous vote, the council voted against the mayor's advice and his subsequent proposal allow Benavidez to stay on a week or so to help bring newly appointed assistant manager, Abigail Adame, up to speed on the most pressing projects and issues that need attention.

Adame has been in her assistant manager's job only three weeks and was...

Sunday, March 23, 2008
by Kathryn Holzka • Journal Santa Fe

Thornburg Mortgage, the beleaguered Santa Fe lender that has been buffeted by credit problems, has postponed until Monday a critical effort to raise money to save the company.

Late Thursday, Thornburg postponed the pricing of $1 billion in convertible securities that had been slated to sell on Thursday.

Thornburg earlier this week announced a plan to give away a big stake in itself and borrow the $1 billion at a high interest rate to appease its lenders, who agreed to stop issuing margin calls— or asking for their money back— if Thornburg raises enough cash.

Saturday, March 22, 2008
from Journal Santa Fe

The new Santa Fe Convention Center, scheduled for completion in late summer of 2008, faces all the hurdles of municipal construction plus a few more, owing to its location in a historic city and the desire to build and operate the center in as 'green' a manner as possible.

In a town poised to commemorate the 400th anniversary of its founding, the impact of new construction on its most historic district is taken seriously. In a time of increasing awareness about the global consequences of local actions, large-scale construction is best done in a considered, earth-friendly manner. In an era...

Friday, March 14, 2008
courtesy of Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau

April 24, 2008 - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
De Vargas Center
564 N. Guadalupe
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Build new business connections at this year’s Santa Fe Chamber Business Expo and Job Fair. If you aren't part of Business Expo 2008, it's time to get moving!

Tradeshows are a proven way to reach your target customer! The Business Expo and Job Fair attracts high profile community executives and decision makers.

Over 100 booths will be available for vendors.

All local businesses are encouraged to attend to:

• Meet new customers!
• Get valuable exposure for your business!

The new Santa Fe Convention Center, scheduled to open Summer 2008, will make the city an even more desirable venue for meeting professionals and organizations of all sizes. The 72,000-square-foot Convention Center will have 40,000 square-feet of event space and feature state-of-the-art audio/visual capabilities on par with the nation's other great convention and conference facilities.

Located in the heart of Santa Fe's thriving downtown, the Convention Center will be within walking distance of some of the world's finest restaurants, museums and shopping, as well as 1,500 hotel and bed

Friday, March 14, 2008
courtesy of Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau

Imagine a moment like this: you are walking down Marcy Street in the bustling downtown plaza neighborhood of Santa Fe. It’s a late summer morning. Chef James Campbell Caruso, a white apron tied loosely around his waist, is outside of his new restaurant, La Boca, watering the red geraniums in the flower box, or perhaps sweeping the front walk. He greets you cordially, his smile an invitation to pursue your curious thoughts of “What happened to Paul’s?” or perhaps, “What is this new place?” and “Who is this guy?” Sunlight streams through the flung open top half of the Dutch door to La Boca,...

Tuesday, August 1, 2006
by Emily Beenen • localflavor magazine

New Mexican bred Gordon Tooley emanates contentment. Unlike most of the world, he doesn’t crave more. In his early twenties, while working on a 700-acre farm in Maine, where he had followed his sweetheart Margaret, he witnessed a tree grafting demonstration. “I was like, ‘That’s me!’ I wanted to have a tree farm, and to grow things that are not common.”

Not a typical life goal. “I flunked out of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. I wasn’t a theoretical kind of person.” A hands-on person, he obtained an AA degree from Colorado Mountain College in Outdoor Studies, worked at Mesa...

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
by Barry Fields • localflavor magazine

New Mexico ski areas have everything to lose from global warming, industry experts say.

If scientists' estimates are correct, average temperatures in the state could increase by 5 degrees Fahrenheit this century and decrease the winter sport's lifeline: snowpack.

“The more we learn about climate change the more we realize how it directly affects ski areas,” says Adriana Blake, marketing director for Taos Ski Valley, who added that ski seasons already seem to be starting later and ending earlier.

So, some of the state's ski areas are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprints— the amount...

Monday, December 24, 2007
by Eric Billingsley • Journal Santa Fe

LOS ALAMOS— It's fair to call Sig Hecker a veteran of the Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. “I've skied up here for a few years— since 1965,” said Hecker, a former Los Alamos National Laboratory director who was skiing with his 11-year-old grandson, Noah Kosty, on Saturday.

As they skied into the line for the Aspen chairlift, Hecker encouraged the boy: “I'm counting on you to be big time this year.”

And so began the opening weekend of Pajarito's 50th year, as old-timers on skis and youngsters on snowboards took to slopes covered in a thin layer of crunchy snow.

Sunday, December 23, 2007
by Raam Wong • Journal Santa Fe