Laws with Teeth: Extended Interview

On July 11, the Santa Fe

Cheeseburger Paradise

Five Star is cheap, authentic and local. Who cares if it’s a chain?

Five Star Burgers and I go way back. OK, maybe not wayyy back—but far enough back to the days when I called teaching kids to ski and guiding a raft down the Rio Grande my “job.” (Waitressing at a pizza joint nestled among snowdrifts in Taos Ski Valley was my “other job.”)

Living River

A new book takes a person-centric approach to Rio Grande conservation

Nature-lovers are familiar with the classic, conservationist coffee-table book: Usually, it’s full of Aldo Leopold quotes and scenic, if sometimes static, photos of mountains and rivers and meadows full of [insert endangered mammal here].

Truckin'

Innovative mobile eatery joins Santa Fe’s budding food-truck scene

You wouldn’t really expect a food establishment with “Doctor” in the title to serve slabs of thick-cut, deep-fried homemade bacon. You also wouldn’t expect to find delicately curried deviled e

Bombs Over Tehran

David Barsamian comes to Santa Fe to talk about the very real possibility of war with Iran—and what we can do to stop it

David Barsamian, the founder of Boulder, Colo.-based Alternative Radio and a prolific author, speaker and journalist, comes to Santa Fe this week to discuss “US-Israel War on Iran.” SFR sat down with Barsamian to talk about new developments in US-Iran relations; Syria and the legacy of the Arab Spring; and the failure of capitalism as described in his new book with Richard Wolff, Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism. The interview has been edited slightly for clarity.

Black Drops

CD Productions has raked in more than $150,000 in campaign payments—but does it exist?

CD Productions has had a banner year. Between May 2011 and May 2012, the company has been paid a total of more than $150,000 to provide a variety of services (“advertising,” “printing & mailing,” “demographic research,” “professional services” and so on) for Susana PAC, Gov. Susana Martinez’ political action committee. Since last October, CD Productions has raked in a bigger share of Susana PAC’s cash than any other business, with one exception—McCleskey Media Strategies, the company run by Martinez adviser Jay McCleskey—and received $28,000 on May 21 alone, just two weeks before the primary election.

Hall’s Mark

A former librarian turned poet uses poetry to overcome memory loss

As a young man, Stuart Hall wanted to be a novelist.

No Opponent? No Problem

Legit or not, unopposed candidates are spending just as much campaign money as those who actually have challengers

The campaign to unseat longtime state Sen. Phil Griego, D-Los Alamos, is heating up with allegations that Griego used campaign contributions for illegitimate purposes—NFL tickets, golf, personal credit card bills and new tires for his car. In 2010, Griego didn’t even have an opponent—yet according to challenger (and former Santa Fe County Commissioner) Jack Sullivan, he raked in and then spent tens of thousands of dollars.

Salvador!

Searching for the best pupusas in Santa Fe? Aquí están

Pupusas were once my Proustian madeleine—a food that transported me so instantly and completely back to El Salvador that I could swear I heard roosters crowing and men hacking at trees with their machetes.

All Business

Tanti Luce 221 is about more than just food--and that's a good thing

For 20 years, Rick Smith, former president and CEO of the American Liver Foundation, wanted to own a restaurant. But he went about achieving his dream in a decidedly un-Santa Fe way.---After interview