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Santa Fe's Coffee World
People new to Santa Fe are always looking for a place to have coffee. Luckily, there are quite a few to chose from. Where to Buy Beans: Santa Fe's Local Roasters Ohori's Coffee Roasters has been roasting in Santa Fe since 1984, making it the city's longtime standard. It roasts in small batches, offers more than 30 coffees leaning toward medium and dark roasts, and has two shops: 1098½ S. St. Francis Drive and 505 Cerrillos Road. The French Roast and Santa Fe Blend are local
Peter Bowen
Oct 134 min read


5 Things To Do In Santa Fe This October
St. John's tutor Donna Orwin explores "Why Tolstoy's War Writing Does Not Grow Old" as part of the SJC Dean Lecture Series. Oct 2 | 7 PM | St. John's College Local musicians play Grieg, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. For free! Oct 25 | 1:30 PM | Scottish Rite Over 100 vendors showcase how to spiff up your home this season. Oct 30 - Nov 1 | SF Convention Center Lights, Camera, Action! 66 feature films and even more shorts at the Santa Fe Intl Film Festival, with some headed for t
Peter Bowen
Oct 61 min read


Nine Santa Fe Design Details
While somewhat different, many Santa Fe homes share a similar architectural vocabulary. From vigas to canales to portals, Santa Fe style has a long history born from architectural necessity. Here are nine common features to notice. . Vigas and latillas. Vigas are the peeled log beams spanning the ceiling; latillas are the smaller aspen or cedar sticks laid across them, sometimes in herringbone. In older homes they're doing real structural work. Latillas are also used to mak
Peter Bowen
Sep 172 min read


9 Reasons People Retire in Santa Fe
After enough showings with tourists checking out homes, I've heard why people want to settle here. Many older people who visited Santa Fe tell the same story. They came for a long weekend, walked the Plaza, ate something with green chile, and, somewhere around day three, started doing math. Here is what came up in their calculations. 1. The weather Santa Fe sells you something different: weather you actually want to be in. We sit at about 7,200 feet, which means low humidit
Peter Bowen
Sep 84 min read


5 Things to Do in Santa Fe This September
Sept Movie = Notorious Spend Sunday with Hitch by watching his 1946 elegant thriller with Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains' brilliant Nazi mother. Sunday, Sept 27 | 11 AM | CCA Sept Event = Zozobra Zozobra gets burned and comes back for more. This is the 102nd time sep event we've lit up Old Man Gloom. Fri, Sept 4| Fort Marcy Park | burnzozobra.com Sept Art = SF Auction Bid on Contemporary Art, Design + Photography with works from Ernest Knee to to Rufino Tamayo.
Peter Bowen
Sep 11 min read


Reading Santa Fe: A Quick Guide to the City's Architectural Styles
For many visitors, Santa Fe feels like a foreign country. The pueblo style architecture—some very old, some brand new—feels mysterious and welcoming. The fact that the city goes back to 1610 adds to the patina. In truth, Santa Fe is amalgam of various historic styles that have influenced the look and feel of most houses built here. Here is quick road map of Santa Fe styles. Pueblo Style: The Original Long before the Spanish came to this area, Pueblo peoples in the Rio G
Peter Bowen
Aug 183 min read


Smoke on the Horizon? A Checklist for Santa Fe Homeowners
If you've smelled smoke this week or noticed the light going orange in the afternoon, that's the Frijoles Fire — burning in the Pecos Wilderness roughly three miles southeast of Cundiyó, northeast of Santa Fe. It started with a lightning strike on August 4. Crews are working it hard, and evacuation orders so far are limited to specific areas near Cundiyó. For most of us in Santa Fe, this is a smoke event, not a fire event. But it's also a good reminder. Living here means livi
Peter Bowen
Aug 114 min read


Santa Fe Real Estate, Mid-2026: Take The Staircase Down
June 2026 market update | Single-family homes and condos, Santa Fe Santa Fe's housing market is neither falling or booming. It’s stuck somewhere in between. Here’s a quick look at current market from active to sold. Stage Median price Active listings (what's sitting on the market) $850,000 New listings (what sellers are asking today) $753,250 Pending listings (what buyers actually agreed to) $699,000 Sold (what closed) $650,000 The pool of unsold inventory carries a median
Peter Bowen
Aug 43 min read


5 Things to Do In Santa Fe This August
Opera | Die Walküre It’s not over until Brünnhilde sings in Wagner’s second part of the ring cycle operas where Gods and music reign. ...
Peter Bowen
Aug 4, 20251 min read


The ABCS of Schools In Santa Fe
Moving to Santa Fe and need to find a school for your kids. Santa Fe has an eclectic mix of public, charter, private, and religious...
Peter Bowen
Jul 28, 20251 min read


5 Things to Do In Santa Fe This July
Jazz | Dan Weisselberg Trio Swing with the Brooklyn band that brings back American standards. July 3 1 7 PM I Unit B Look Up | Star...
Peter Bowen
Jul 8, 20251 min read


5 Things to Do In Santa Fe This June
Opera | La bohème On June 27, The Santa Opera kicks off its season with Puccini's stirring tale of friendship, love, and being poor, this...
Peter Bowen
Jun 6, 20251 min read


5 Things to Do In Santa Fe This May
Fashion Week SWAIA Native Fashion Week showcases a stunning buffet of local style and indigenous talent. May 7 -11 | www.swaia.org...
Peter Bowen
May 12, 20251 min read


Where Can Dogs Go In Santa Fe
Santa Fe offers a variety of dog-friendly parks where you and your four-legged friend can enjoy the outdoors together. Of course, you...
Peter Bowen
Jan 22, 20252 min read


5 Things To Do In Santa Fe This January
Winter winds may howl, but there is plenty to do. BIRD WALK Take a morning stroll to say hello to our winged friends —or at least those...
Peter Bowen
Jan 6, 20251 min read


Buying a House In Santa Fe? Winter Can Be Hot.
In Santa Fe, the real estate market, like the weather, cools in winter. But that can be a good thing for buyers. Here are a few ...
Peter Bowen
Jan 6, 20251 min read


5 Things to Do In Santa Fe This September
Barkin' Ball. Howl for your hound at the annual fundraiser for Santa Fe Animal Shelter. Sept 5 | 5:30 | La Fonda Rufus Wainwright with...
Peter Bowen
Sep 5, 20241 min read


What is This Big Change in Broker Compensation the News Keeps Talking About?
In October 2023, a federal court in Missouri changed the structure of real estate transactions when it questioned the way that...
Peter Bowen
Aug 28, 20242 min read


The Big Surprise in the Housing Market During the Election Year?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that markets don’t like tumultuous change. Fear, excitement, apprehension, and suspicion—in short,...
Peter Bowen
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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