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Lynn Cline

Chocolate Charms

THE SEDUCTIVE AROMA of roasting cacao beans draws me to Chokolá, a jewel of a bean-to-bar chocolate shop just off Taos Plaza. Inside the intimate space, eager chocolate connoisseurs and novices alike…

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Wild West Pickles Pack a Punch

POKE AROUND TERI’S SWEET GARDEN candy shop in Los Lunas and you’ll find dark chocolate fudge, old-fashioned peanut brittle, and jars filled with … pickles? In a candy shop? You betcha! “As a kid in…

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Enjoy Ramen and Rhythms at Remix

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY upon entering Santa Fe’s Remix Audio Bar and Coffee House, I start snapping my fingers to the bouncy beats. A DJ near the front door spins the rhythmic sounds flowing through the…

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True Heroes: Fernando Ruiz

CARLITO TRASK DEFTLY NAVIGATES tables in the crowded dining room of Escondido Santa Fe. The 28-year-old busser and food runner doesn’t shy away from talking with customers about his ankle monitor…

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2024 True Heroes: Raymond Sandoval

WHEN THE 50-FOOT Zozobra marionette collapsed in a fiery demise for the 100th time, Raymond Sandoval fell to his knees, overcome with emotion. He’d helped build the giant puppet with the Kiwanis Club…

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Meet Amy Mann: The Costume Artist

W HILE MOST PEOPLE strive to take care of their clothes, Amy Mann excels at distressing them. She sands and bleaches T-shirts, paints and scrubs new clothes to look old, and creates special effects…

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