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Wednesday, February 2,2011
Interviews

SFR Talk: Playing with the Girls

With Joanna Alvarez-Reyes

Alexa Schirtzinger
For one hour every Wednesday night at Tomasita’s, the clink of silverware and hum of conversation fade into the background, giving way to the chords of six stringed instruments—three violins, a bass, a guitar and a vihuela, or small Mexican rhythm guitar.
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Wednesday, January 26,2011
Local News

Jobs for Oil

Indicators: Jan. 26

Alexa Schirtzinger
New Mexico is bleeding jobs, and they’re all going to Texas—at least, that’s the refrain from Gov. Susana Martinez’ office.
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Wednesday, January 26,2011
Local News

Pop Quiz 2011: Santa Fe Public Schools Board 2

District 2

Alexa Schirtzinger
As the site of this year’s most contentious school-related battle, District 2—which includes Acequia Madre, Atalaya and Wood Gormley elementary schools, and El Dorado Community School—has produced a crop of impassioned, largely well-informed candidates vying to replace outgoing school board President Richard Polese.
Wednesday, January 19,2011
Local News

Pop Quiz 2011: Santa Fe Public Schools Board

District 1

Alexa Schirtzinger
Of the three candidates vying to represent District 1 (Santa Fe High School, Capshaw Middle School; and Chaparral, EJ Martinez and Piñon elementary schools) on Santa Fe Public Schools’ Board of Education, none bothered to hide their mild trepidation at being interviewed for SFR’s Pop Quiz feature, a test for which there are no do-overs.
Wednesday, January 19,2011
Local News

Rallying Cry

In Brief

Alexa Schirtzinger
On Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 11:30 am, the New Mexico Coalition for Choice celebrates with a rally outside the Roundhouse the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court decision that guaranteed a woman’s right to abortion.
Wednesday, January 19,2011
Local News

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

In Brief

Alexa Schirtzinger
The demise of Albuquerque accounting firm Meyners Company—a major player with more than $6 million in New Mexico state contracts in the last three years—was predictable.
Wednesday, January 19,2011
Features

Choose Your Own (Bar) Adventure

SFR's 2011 guide to navigating Santa Fe's nightlife

Alexa Schirtzinger, Rani Molla, Zane Fischer

There’s no shortage of complaints about nightlife in Santa Fe, but try and wedge all the great bars, clubs, lounges, dives and dance halls into a few pages, and it becomes apparent there’s a lot going on here—more than we can possibly include in one week’s worth of paper.

What follows then is an amended adventure through some of SFR’s favorite bars and haunts.

Wednesday, January 12,2011
Local News

Wal-Markup

Indicators: Jan. 12

Alexa Schirtzinger
Six years, a court case and plenty of contentious debate after it was first proposed, construction is set to begin this month on a Walmart Supercenter.
Wednesday, January 12,2011
Features

Redrawing New Mexico

This year, Democrats and Republicans will change the state’s political boundaries—but who will win?

Alexa Schirtzinger
Veterans of the redistricting process say it’s consistently fraught with political infighting—not just between the two parties, but also among members of the same party. And a heated 2010 election season—which vaulted Republicans into power—is widely considered a litmus test for both public sentiment and partisan assertiveness.
Wednesday, January 12,2011
Local News

What Bills May Come

The movers, shakers and issues to watch in this year’s Legislature

Alexa Schirtzinger
At noon on Tuesday, Jan. 18, the New Mexico state Legislature convenes for this year’s 60-day session. Foremost on many lawmakers’ minds is the state budget shortfall—estimated by the Legislative Finance Committee at $215 million and by the governor’s office at $450 million—but 60-day sessions usually afford some time for other pursuits, too.
 
 
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