Six hundred people filed into Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on Sept. 18 for the funeral of Gilbert Roybal, whose violent death six days earlier had captured the city’s attention. Was an officer too busy flirting with witnesses to treat the crime scene seriously?

If you believe Ben Bernanke about the end of the recession, SFR has a building for you to lease. Seriously.

David Brancaccio is one of public broadcasting’s biggest stars. He hosts NOW on PBS; public radio listeners will recall his old job, hosting Marketplace. Earlier this month, he swung by SFR’s office to promote a PBS special on health care reform, with the Nightly Business Report team and Tavis Smile.

Jury selection begins next month for the trial of Marino K Leyba, known to friends as Reno. He stands accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, Sarah Lovato, and her father, Bennie Lovato Sr. Police say he committed the murder wearing the uniform and possibly with the gun he used working for his father, Marino M Leyba, owner of USA Security and Surveillance.

More Damn'd Thornburgery! Plus, the New Mexican's gas card thief and the Wall Street Journal's treatment of Zozobra.

Are things really "looking up" for Thornburg Mortgage? Despite recent reports in the local press, the answer appears to be "no."

The Great Recession has thrown at least 3,300 Santa Feans out of work since last August. At that rate, one student in every Santa Fe classroom has a parent who has lost a job. The wealthy have felt the contraction, too: Yesterday’s billionaires are today’s...hundred millionaires.

There are two widely accepted villains in the story of the housing market crash: greedy banks making predatory loans and greedy homebuyers buying McMansions. A third group gets less attention: people on society’s margins who had few housing choices except for high-interest mobile home loans.

Santa Fe's 400th anniversary suffers from steadily dwindling expectations. Invited guests President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderón and King Juan Carlos I of Spain remain unconfirmed. It’s questionable if ticket sales and sponsorships will sustain two years of events.

Is it economic development to pay people who make knock-offs of traditional New Mexican crafts to come here and teach us how to sell the authentic stuff?