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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Independent Bookstore for New and/or Used Books 2008

Aren’t You Glad You Live Somewhere That Can Include This Category?

1 Garcia Street Books 376 Garcia St. 505-986-0151 For all of the six years Edward and Eva Borins have owned Garcia Street Books, the store has been voted Best of Santa Fe. This year, the little book

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Place to Rent Movies 2008

That Needs You to Stop Using Netflix!

Charlotte Jusinski

1 Video Library120 E. Marcy St. #1505-983-3321Twenty-seven years ago, owner/operator Lisa Harris, with the help of her buyer and life partner, Casey St. Charnez, opened Video Library, the state’

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Local Women's Boutique 2008

Because It’s Not OK to Wear Sweatpants in Public

Charlotte Jusinski

1 Dust in the Wind131 E. Palace Ave.505-986-1155It takes guts to bring modern style to a 400-year-old building; Dust in the Wind owner Yasmine Amir-Moez has guts—and style—in abundance. DT

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Local Men's Clothing Store 2008

Because Metrosexual Is Sexy

Charlotte Jusinski

1 Harry’s Clothing202 Galisteo St.505-988-1959A recent study by the Wall Street Journal found that only 6 percent of men in America wear a tie on a daily basis. As the country slowly slips from

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Consignment / Vintage / Thrift Shop 2008

Hey, Is That My Sweater?

Charlotte Jusinski

1 Doubletake320 Aztec St.505-989-8886To owner Suzanne Wissman-Moore, a secondhand shop is more than just a place to buy and sell things—it’s a community resource. Having a place to recycle

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Jeweler 2008

Only Conflict-Free Diamonds, Please

Charlotte Jusinski

1 Chavez Fine JewelersDeVargas Center171 Paseo de Peralta505-988-8009As Faustin “Tino” Chavez sat at his desk one day in June, he overheard a customer trying to explain a specific ring to

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Shoe Store 2008

for Showing Your Tootsies Some Love

Charlotte Jusinski

1 On Your FeetSanbusco Market Center530 Montezuma St.505-983-3900“I’ve always loved shoes—most women do,” On Your Feet owner Nina Houle says. This love brought Houle’s sh

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Nursery 2008

and We’re Betting It’s a Green Spring

Charlotte Jusinski

1 Santa Fe Greenhouses2904 Rufina St.505-473-2700A plant nursery in the desert seems counterintuitive; for Santa Fe Greenhouses, it has been a blessing. As the nation’s leading xeriscape experts

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Place to Buy Flowers

to Show Him or Her Your Love. Or Regret.

Charlotte Jusinski

1 Trader Joe’s530 W. Cordova Road505-995-8145Walk through the doors of Trader Joe’s and you’ll be barraged with the sights and smells of cut bouquets and potted botanicals galore. Wh

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Thursday, July 24,2008
Best of Santa Fe

Best Local Eyeglass Shop 2008

’Cause You’re Not Ready For Lasik

Charlotte Jusinski

1 Eye Associates of New Mexico2947 Rodeo Park East505-995-1001/505-983-6613Sometimes you need to go to the eye doctor, and sometimes you need eyeglasses, and they usually happen simultaneously—s