Shopping

Taos changes

August 11, 2011

Fernandez de Taos bookstore/newsstand is closed. Parks Gallery moved from Bent Street to Paseo del Pueblo Norte, just north of the intersection with Kit Carson Road, on the west side of the street. Laughing Horse hotel/hostel is closed. Rellenos Café is now La Cueva, though the menu and food is largely the same. Loka coffeehouse [...]

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Santa Fe changes

August 11, 2011

Plaza Café is closed temporarily, due to a fire, but should reopen by the end of 2011. Corazon bar/club is closed. The Ore House bar has moved off the plaza. It’s now around the corner at 139 W. San Francisco Street (formerly/still sorta Milagro). Annapurna has moved to 1620 St. Michael’s Drive. Linda Durham gallery [...]

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Albuquerque changes

August 11, 2011

The shop Que Chula is no longer open in Nob Hill—it only runs an online shop now. Atomic Cantina downtown is closed. The Aztec Motel has been demolished. Sad!

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Albuquerque shopping changes

July 19, 2010

In Nob Hill, Stone Mountain Bead Gallery has moved down to the east end of the neighborhood, at 4008 Central Ave. Seventh Goddess has moved west, opposite Flying Star, to 3503 Central Ave. Downtown, Visiones Gallery is shut. And maybe I’m repeating myself, but Saints & Martyrs in Old Town is also closed.

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North of Santa Fe

June 14, 2010

O Eating House, in Pojoaque, is now a fairly upscale Italian restaurant (but it has the same name). It looks good, if completely different! The stock at Chimayo Trading Post has dwindled significantly. The owner (his partner passed away) is quite old and doesn’t seem to be restocking the place. Still, if you’ve never been, [...]

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Santa Fe changes

June 14, 2010

As I noted before, the NM history museum is now open. Signage is not quite as detailed as I’d like, but otherwise it’s a nice introduction. The exhibits in the Palace of the Governors (now accessible via the history museum) are the same, fortunately–I find these more interesting. Walking tours run by the museum go [...]

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Tres Piedras

June 14, 2010

The Pink Schoolhouse Gallery is shut. Which means…there appear to be no functioning businesses left in Tres Piedras.

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Taos Shopping

April 22, 2008

Blue Rain Gallery (p. 111) has moved to Santa Fe. FX/18 (p. 111) has moved to Bent St, east end, closer to Taos Inn.

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Santa Fe Shopping

April 22, 2008

Addison Arts (p. 46) is shut. Meyer-Munson Gallery (p. 46) is now called Meyer East. Little has changed, though. Chuck Jones (p. 46) has moved up to Palace Ave, downstairs from Fusion (ex-Swig). Maya (p. 47) is open only till 6pm, at least this time of year. That 9pm closing must be only for summer [...]

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Price-Dewey

January 30, 2007

This Santa Fe gallery on the plaza (p. 46) has effectively shut. The new incarnation is Victoria Price Contemporary Art & Design, at 550 S. Guadalupe St. in the railyard–and, as the name suggests, the emphasis is much more on new work, rather than the rugs and turquoise jewelry.

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EVO Gallery

January 28, 2007

This Santa Fe gallery (p. 46) has moved from Canyon Road: it’s now at 554 S. Guadalupe St. Its hours have also changed: 10-5 Mon-Thurs and Sat, 10-6 Fri.

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A couple of Santa Fe changes

January 24, 2007

First, Cookworks (p. 48) is closed, and that is not news at all, since it happened in late 2005. I just haven’t had my eyes open wide enough the past few times I’ve driven through town–sorry. Prices on the four city-managed museums–Palace of the Governors, Museum of Fine Arts, Folk Art, and Indian Arts & [...]

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Closures in Madrid and Cerrillos

September 20, 2006

In Madrid, the shop Woofy Bubbles (p. 175) is shut, as is Talking Bridge Gallery (same page), which had the old soda fountain in it.  Chances are, whoever rents that space next will operate the soda fountain as well, so all is not lost. And I thought Madrid was looking a little tidier than usual…and [...]

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A few changes around Albuquerque

May 8, 2006

Martha’s Body Bueno in Albuquerque (p. 154) has moved to 3901 Central NE. The awesome tastiness of Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill, till now only in Santa Fe (p. 59), is coming to Albuquerque: one branch is opening right across from Flying Star in Nob Hill, at Central and Amherst. Pearl’s Dive in Albuquerque (p. 163) [...]

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