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Andrew Leo Lovato

Communication Guy

Andrew Lovato, Ph.D., is a communication professor, author and eavesdropper.

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Elvis Romero and the Cosmic White Corvette: ‘Lillianna’

A serialized novel and podcast by Andrew Leo Lovato

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Elvis Romero and the Cosmic White Corvette: ‘Trank’

A serialized novel and podcast by Andrew Leo Lovato

José Smith

The Beans & Chile

José Smith is a writer, stay-at-home dad and fiend of excellent essays.

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His Name is MCA, I said ‘Howdy,’ He Said ‘Hi’

"It was probably the first time in my young life that something musical, something creative, something at all, compelled me to think and desire beyond the borders of my childhood"

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Green Means Go

"All I'm saying...is don't surf the web in your car and if you must, get better at doing it"

Liz Simon

Trips & Quips

Liz Simon is a photographer, writer and cyclist who likes to combine the three in her quest to discover the nooks and crannies of New Mexico. Sometimes, means of transportation other than bicycle are employed---including the Rail Runner and motorcycle.

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Plant Pansies

'Pansies provide a riot of color'

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The Objectification of Women and a Partial Explanation of Why the Republican Party is Doomed

"...the Republican party is on the road to collapse"

Craig Byrd

Musictech Digest

Craig listens to songs, writes songs, plays songs and tries to figure out how to market them.

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Why Pay For Music?

"People have to learn to support live performances of music they like, put a couple of bucks in a tip jar or buy some merchandise that goes directly to the support of the musicians"

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How Do You Listen?

"Musical selections are made to cater to a target demographic, whether in a dental office, an elevator or a high end restaurant"

Mary MacIntyre

Poetically Hungry

Mary MacIntyre writes incessantly, is an avid photographer, and a classic health food nut.

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It’s All About Food: Lunch

A novel-in-progress about friendship and food

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It’s All About Food: Week 1

A novel-in-progress about friendship and food

Dick Rosemont

The Guy In the Groove

Dick is an all-around music guy and wild shirt aficionado.

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Bran Ghigliotty

Bran's Fancy Words

Bran is a writing student at Santa Fe University of Art and Design and Editorial Assistant at SantaFe.com.

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Shepard Fairey Visits SFUAD

"Fairey will be working on a permanent mural on the Santa Fe University of Art and Design campus throughout the week of February 18"

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A Review of Tomaž Šalamun’s ‘On the Tracks of Wild Game’

"Tomaž Šalamun’s work is a dark, surrealistic trek into the thoughts of an artist."

Greta Chapin McGill

Santa Fe Fashion and Style

Greta is an artist, writer and renaissance woman

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New Horizons

"The continent awaits like a new pair of shoes fresh from the box begging to be worn."

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Breakfast in Santa Fe

"Santa Fe is a breakfast town."

James Glover

Once a Day Marketing

James Glover, That Branding Guy, provides the inspiration and ideas for you to market every day in his Once a Day Marketing video blog. Tune in daily to his short, entertaining and practical marketing and branding tips and watch your organization become more successful.

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Patty Armstrong

Where’s My Great Career?

Patty Armstrong is a career counselor and educator on a mission to help people of all ages find careers they enjoy.

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Is Fear Inhibiting Your Career Development?

'..we must first recognize and name our fears so we can stop hopelessly obsessing on them, then healing, clearer thinking and problem-solving can occur'

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Higher Ed Shifts Focus from Participation to Graduation

"The quality of life for every one of us in the community will improve"

Marc Choyt

Ornamentation Without Exploitation

Marc Choyt is an activist fair trade jeweler, journalist and author of an upcoming book about business, circle and blessing: 'The Circle Manifesto.'

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A Thousand Dark Pilgrims

"Three million have died over the last 20 years in wars funded by players in the diamond business"

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Greenland’s Apartheid Rubies

"Inuit miners remain disenfranchised from their own rights from their ancestral land"

Art Beat

Art on the Radio

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Art Beat: May 24, 2013

This week's podcast features Red Dot Gallery director Jon Carver with the artist duo Scuba, who curated the exhibition Rare Earth.

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Art Beat: May 17, 2013

Listen to art on the radio with ArtBeat, hosted by Kathryn M Davis, every Friday morning from 11 to noon on KVSF, 101.5, the voice of Santa Fe.

Gabe Gomez

Diminished Fifth

Gabe Gomez is a writer, radio show host & deputy director for the department of superfluous hyperbole (Southwest Office).

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In Memoriam

Remembering Andrew Davey

"Andrew’s gaze and coy smile channeled another world effortlessly when he performed with his band The Strange."

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Q&A

Reinventing Idol: An Interview with ‘American Idol’ Alum Crystal Bowersox

Live at Santa Fe Sol, Jan. 28

Craig Smith

Critical Faculties

Craig Smith answered an ad for singers for the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s first season way back when – OK, 1983 – and has been here happily ever since. He is a writer, editor, journalist, arts critic, general wordsmith, and wannabe polymath.

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Santa Fe Opera Review: ‘King Roger’

" 'Roger' explores the ages-old conflict between head and heart , a/k/a Apollonian restraint versus Dionysian abandon"

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Santa Fe Opera Review: ‘Maometto II’

"The July 18 performance I attended, the second, was ravishing musically and vivid dramatically"

Matthew Irwin

Field Notes

Matthew Irwin is a freelance writer and farmers' apprentice living in Alcalde, NM.

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Pre-Season Gratitude

"...we’re lucky to have friends and family to help us through hard times"

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Field Notes 9.21.12

How to See Food

"...I wonder, can designers change the way we view food?"

Jessie Abrams Baca

The Hitching Post

Jessie is a designer of boutique weddings and special events in Santa Fe. She has a serious case of creative ADD and is a whiz with a glue gun.

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Kicking it up a Notch

"Not only is it an aesthetic element to punctuate the entire table design, it is also a nice gesture to give guests a sneak peek of what's in store"

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Real Wedding - Melinda and Jim

"Rustic charm with subtle hints of New Mexico tradition were woven throughout the day"

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‘Funeral Kings’: A Film Review

"This film awakens the young soul within and dares you to take the next step"

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‘Merman’: A Film Review

"An amusing little short..."

Levi Ben-Shmuel

Speaking for a Wiser Life

Levi Ben-Shmuel is a Tai Chi and Kabbalah teacher, and co-creator of "Sulam Chi: A Dance of Life."

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The Price of One Negative Thought

"...one negative thought can insidiously create a downward spiral of destructive thoughts..."

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Are We Playing God? The Wisdom in Bringing Back What Is Gone

"If the technology existed, it would not be a good idea to bring back the dinosaurs."

Thor Sigstedt

Thor’s Hammer

Thor Sigstedt is an artist in wood, words, cameras, bronze, cast iron, glass, notes and steel; a homesteader from Spirit Valley specializing in forest diversity and “land ethics” and a dabbler in practical and non-practical non-zero new paradigm complexity in the multiverse.

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Keith: Rebuilding (first draft)

“Cooking soup with stale words and fresh meanings; it tastes so good.”

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Waltzing with Rattlesnakes and Chickens

Adventures with chickens...

Polly White

Santa Fe Business Musings

Polly White is a local business owner, active community member and astronomy geek.

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Social Media Getting Started Guide

"Don’t think you have to spend many hours a week on this, but you do need to keep a steady presence"

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Conditions are Great for Going Solar in New Mexico

"People are making their own power all over the state"

Jim Nolan

Cerebral Vortex

Jim Nolan is the President of Southwestern College, a polymath, and whatever the opposite of a Guru is.

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Santa Fe’s Spiritual Salad Bar

"Santa Fe is a great place to be at any stage of a spiritual journey"

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The Guru in You that Recognizes the Guru-Ness of the Guru is the True Guru

"...who decides, anyway, that you are 'Visionary' "

Susan Tungate

Information and Inspiration Under Santa Fe Skies

Susan Tungate is a writer, intrepid traveler, blogger and writing teacher.

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How to Tell a Santa Fean From a Tourist: Part II

Signs that show you're a local

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Saturday, May 4: The Candyman’s 4th Annual Wanna Play? Experience!

The Candyman is a place to buy an instrument, take a lesson and hang out with other musicians over a cup of coffee

Eric Davis

The Way I See Things

Eric Davis is rebel, a renaissance man, a racounteur, and a philosopher of little or no consequence.

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Having my first child at 52

Who’s Your Daddy? Part Five

Lost in a world of baby toys, diapers and a much-younger wife, while trying to retain my sanity.

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Lost in a world of baby toys, diapers and a much-younger wife, while trying to retain my sanity

Who’s Your Daddy? Part Four

April 15, 2013.

Lynn Cline

Gourmet Girl

Lynn Cline is a former food editor and the author of two books – Romantic Days and Nights in Santa Fe and Literary Pilgrims: The Santa Fe and Taos Writers' Colonies, 1915-1950. She also loves to cook, when not dining out.

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Notes from the Field

Adieu to a longtime restaurateur, Comfort Food Classic, James Beard & more...

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A Rocky Mountain Road Trip

Wild game, aged, hancut beef, jackalope sausage & more from the Rocky Mountain region

Susie Morgan

Hoof Prints in Santa Fe

Susie Morgan is a lifetime lover of horses, the outdoors and lives for adventures. She lives in Las Campanas, and is reconnecting with horses after working 27 years in New York City.

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Summer Lookout: Valles Caldera Horse Rides

"Horses are normally restricted to the Equestrian Banco Bonito mountain trail. This summer, there will be four opportunities to ride other mountain trails and the Grande."

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Three End-of-Season Rides - Backcountry Reports from Bill Manns

Three gorgeous vistas in northern New Mexico...

Staci Golar

Culture Junkie

Staci Golar is a writer, artist and fan of the Welsh village name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch.

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Local Treasures

Our Lady of Guadalupe

"How 'Our Lady' Became a Potent Symbol of Santa Fe"

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Pueblo Feast Days Throughout New Mexico Fill Body and Spirit

"...it’s a quintessential New Mexican experience..."

Casey St. Charnez

Media Rare

Casey St. Charnez has been video editor for Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide since 1986 and buyer for Lisa Harris' Video Library since 1981. He likes Lisa, cats, crosswords, and the Metropolitan Opera, probably in that order.

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David Oakeley

Enchanted Odds - An Insight Into the Santa Fe Area Casinos

David Oakeley is a marketeer, journalist, and a ski/golf nut.

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Ohkay Casino Gets Some Ink

Ohkay Casino got some earned media when its general manager put out a news release offering a job to foirmer NY Jets quarterback Tim Tebow

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Cinco de Mayo, Horses, Memorial Day and More at the Casinos

" The first weekend in May is also the biggest day in horseracing: The Kentucky Derby."

Todd Eric Lovato

Fox in a Forest

Todd Eric Lovato is a Santa Fe native, the managing editor of SantaFe.com, an award-winning musician and an overfed, long-haired leaping gnome.

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Chris Milligan

Santa Fe Barman

Chris Milligan is a bartender, bon vivant and a self-professed drink geek.

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Celebrate El Día De Los Muertos with Piedra Azul

"So in honor of those friends and family, loved ones and lost ones, allies and enemies, I toast each of you this season with this lovely drink"

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Cocktail Competitions Galore in New Mexico

"On April 15, The Lodge at Santa Fe, along with Southern Wine and Spirits, hosts the Don Q Rum Mix it Up competition"

Tom Maguire

Culture Vulture

Tom Maguire is a musician, arts supporter and a guy who travels the Southwest in a 13’ Scamp trailer, because he couldn’t figure out how the tent poles went together.

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Cello Denied Frequent Flyer Miles

"Musican and his cello battle with airlines..."

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Architectural Plagiarism? Iraqi Architect Zaha Hadid’s China Syndrome

"We should wage this war without surrender, for ideas are what have created and shaped our society and we should treasure them, honor them and protect them."

Karen Denison

At Home Outdoors

Karen Denison is owner of Outspire Hiking and Snowshoeing guide service, a former biologist, and a shameless admirer of the outdoors.

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Wild, Feral or Native Horses?

"The western U.S. is riddled with fossils of prehistoric "horse-like" species..."

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Becoming an Outdoor Woman

"...a weekend program chock-full of half-day classes to introduce a variety of outdoor skills to women who may not have had other opportunities to experience them"

Arthur Panaro

Sinuhe Speaks

Arthur Panaro is a psychotherapist, teacher and writer. He did 7 years of hard time on fantasy island, Manhattan, NYC, before making the jump to hyper-space in New Mexico.

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Reflections on the New Mexico ManKind Project

"The adventure (for that is what it became for me) was being offered by the New Mexico center of The Mankind Project (MKP). It turned out to be one of the more memorable experiences of my life."

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Profile: Robert Waterman Founder Southwestern College

"The mission of Southwestern College is Transforming Consciousness Through Education"

Alan Hoffman

The Low Dependency Lifestyle

Alan Hoffman has been building sustainable homes and communities here in Santa Fe for 30 years and believes that the answers to our greatest challenges are already here.

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First Zero Energy Homes in Santa Fe Historic District Break Ground

Green home building on the rise in New Mexico...

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Senator Wirth to Speak at Solar Home Premier

"This home is certified under the Build Green New Mexico program and comes with a number of energy efficiency tax credits"

Melissa J White

Santa Fe Sky 365

Does Santa Fe average 300 days of sunshine a year?

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Santa Fe Sky 365: May 24, 2013

"...trailing clouds of glory..." Wordsworth.

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Santa Fe Sky 365: May 18, 2013

Ponderosa sky.

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