I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
A memorial to be held Sunday for former U.S. Interior Secretary Stewart Udall will be one of the last gatherings at the Paolo Soleri ampitheater in Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe Indian School, will destroy the famous, half-century old amphitheater named for its designer, architect Paolo Soleri. The City of Santa Fe and the state Cultural Properties Review Committee asked the school to reverse its decision last week.
The Committee unanimously voted June 11 to ask the school to reconsider their decision and meet with the state Historic Preservation Division staff, Santa Fe City Council and concerned citizens to discuss alternatives to demolition.
“If no such alternatives are found, we respectfully request that the ampitheater be thoroughly documented prior to any destruction,” the Committee’s letter stated.
“We’ve heard nothing back,” Historic Preservation Division spokesman Tom Drake told The Independent. “(We) learned through media accounts that the school will proceed with demolition.”
The city and state have no jurisdiction over the Santa Fe Indian School campus properties because they are held in trust by the federal government, Drake said.
