Santa Fe, NM News Roundup (7/13/25)

Santa Fe Opera’s 'Figaro' transformed: The company turns the beloved work into a tragicomic experience that speaks to our most unsettling times — find out how.

Inside Santa Fe’s lifeline: Consuelo’s Place hosted an open house and garage sale fundraiser on July 12, inviting locals to tour its 60 private rooms and see how its trauma-informed, harm-reduction approach supports veterans, seniors, and families with a 57% housing placement rate — check out the highlights.

Helping young dads rebound: Fathers New Mexico pairs Santa Fe case managers with young men like Diego Lozano, 23, as he rebuilds his life post-incarceration and fights for visitation rights with his son — learn what support is available.

Pride bridges community gaps: Retiree Ellen Schecter moved to Santa Fe and found new connections at this year’s Pride celebrations, showing how the event brings strangers together — find out how it happens.

Protect, invest, permit housing: Santa Fe nonprofits, builders, and policy experts unite around a three-part plan to shield current residents, spur affordable development, and streamline permitting for future growth — find out what they propose.

Spiritus secures $500K boost: Spiritus Technologies is set to receive $500,000 in Local Economic Development Act funds to expand its operations — find out how this funding will drive growth.

Lifetime parks access for veterans: New Mexico resident veterans have been eligible since July 1 for a lifetime pass granting unlimited day-use and camping at all State Parks under House Bill 161 — find out how to apply.

Future of Santa Fe style: Susan Wilhite leads the ReVision project by Friends of Architecture Santa Fe and the city’s Arts and Culture team to forecast how tradition meets innovation in local design — find out.

Global artisans in Santa Fe: Mild weather brought crowds to the 21st annual International Folk Art Market at Railyard Park, where families and collectors browsed handcrafted wonders — find out what made this gathering special.

Mora reforestation field day: New Mexico State’s forestry center is inviting the community to tour its greenhouse saplings, explore reforestation techniques and meet the experts behind the research — find out how to join.

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