Dec. 26—Santa Fe Asian Market opens: Santa Fe is a foodie town but the City Different entered 2022 with zero Asian, Middle Eastern and European food markets (other than the small offering of Italian goods at Deli at Sassella). David Thianhlun changed that in March when he opened the Santa Fe Asian Market at St. Michael's Village West shopping center with keen public interest. In December, James Campbell Caruso opened La Boca Bodega, a small Spanish-themed food outlet next to his La Boca restaurant.
Recreational marijuana: Dozens of cannabis shops opened in Santa Fe as recreational marijuana became legal April 1.
Santa Fe Regional Airport expansion: The city started construction in February on tripling the parking lot for a 7,500-square-foot expansion to the 11,000-square-foot terminal. This is the first airport terminal expansion since the terminal was built in 1957.
Big box arrivals: Sierra and Conn's HomePlus arrived to fill long-vacant anchor spaces at DeVargas Center and Santa Fe Place. Conn's opened in June in the western anchor space that had been largely vacant since Mervyn's went out of business in 2008. Sierra opened in October at DeVargas Center in space empty since Hastings Entertainment went out of business in 2016.
Second Street Brewing: Second Street Brewing closed its original Second Street location, where the craft brewery was launched in 1996. Second Street continues operating on Rufina Street, where the main brewery is located, and at the Railyard.
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