I recently attended services for a friend, and found Rivera's to be quite a disappointment…read more - prayer card sat the rosary stated a date as, the "234rd". The photo of the deceased was blurry and not centered in the frame -for the viewing, the make up on the deceased was poorly done, mashing for a traumatic experience for some -Santa Fe Memorial Gardens greeted service attendees with an uncovered pile of dirt with 11 shovels sticking up out if it, an ugly blue tarp covering the plot and shabbily dressed workers that looked as if they were picked off the street and paid a few bucks to dig a hole -the cemetery director Tiffany Cross, hollered, over attendees, to a director, about 35 feet from her, that they better not touch the casket because the family wasn't ready - the cemetery itself could have used a good moving and had some weeds pulled All in all an unforgettable experience. I will never recommend this place to anyone. I was embarrassed for the family.

We just had our funeral performed here for my father. Tiffany Cross was our director that we…read moreprimarily dealt with. She was extremely attentive to our every needs as a family, which was not easy as we have six siblings. The funeral was done very well and my mother picked this site for my father because it was a very aesthetically soothing place to come visit his final resting place. Thank you, Tiffany, you and your team did an incredible job making sure that all was handled well for my father and everyone was extremely respectful of our loss of a very good man.

Riverside Funeral Home failed us in our time of grief. Over 3 weeks to cremate, endless excuses,…read moreand blame placed on us. Heartless, unprofessional, and not to be trusted.

Bre is the absolute best! I wish her many blessings. Thank you to the Riverside family…read more During a time when our hearts are broken and we are most vulnerable, we need compassion. They took care of us and were extremely kind to my Grama who lost her "little" brother. I want to pay Special thanks to Bre, I cannot stress enough how wonderful, compassionate and patient she is! Le doy gracias a Dios por ella. Muchos bendiciones

I highly recommend Berardinelli's to anyone who is needing funeral services. Jeffrey Cruz took such…read moregood care of my dad and provided such compassionate care to me and my sisters during the hardest time of our life. The hospitality and sympathy shown to us while we put our dad to rest has been indescribable. Thank you so much Jeff, we are forever grateful to you and Berardinelli's.

Berardinelli took care of both of our parents, almost two decades apart. Each time they were…read morewonderful to work with and provided the smoothest possible experience for our family during an emotionally difficult time. Most recently we worked with Jeff, who was incredibly responsive and a minor miracle worker accommodating our challenging timeline. He went above and beyond to help us, and was able to adapt to changes in our plans. We were able to have a very peaceful and healing visit with our father, and we were extremely comforted by how good he looked.

When a parent dies the world has shifted and will never be the same. Sadness descends and while…read moregrieving you need to make arrangements for Cremation or Burial. It is a moment of vulnerability. Miriam and Rose at Avista were so excellent, so helpful, so caring, so thoughtful - it didn't remove the sorrow, but they definitely made the sad process easier. We highly recommend Avista for those going thru this sad moment. They were wonderful!

Amazing people & great classes! I'm a fiber artist so I love finding all the unusual things they…read morehave and the things that have been donated!

Everyone there is super nice and helpful, and there is a sweet little dog that hangs out by the…read morecounter!

Great local old school bar. There is an upstairs and a downstairs bar. Food is available. Internet…read morejukebox is on and the local crowd makes the experience great. This is a great local spot if you are in town.

Literally the best place to go if you are a veteran or a family member of a veteran. It is a second…read morefamily that takes care of their own. They are also the most active veterans group in the area and are constantly helping the veteran community however they can. Also Jamie makes bomb Bloody Marys.

My family recently experienced the heartbreaking departure of our beloved Nalom, he took his…read morejourney across the rainbow bridge. We chose to have our fur baby cremated and chose Loving Care Crematorium. Aside from providing the services needed, Maria and Rodger made our difficult situation easy and with the utmost respect to our loved one.

It is hard not to notice this pink palace in Santa Fe, N.M. Wikipedia says the building is of a…read more"Moorish Revival style structure based loosely on one of the gatehouses to the Court of the Lions at the Alhambra in Spain." The architects who designed it were famous for their work in the Spanish California Mission style, but decided instead to "base their design on a connection between the Spanish building tradition of New Mexico and that of the Moors in southern Spain." Whatever the architectural designation, it is a beautiful building. Noteworthy is the pink colored stucco that this Masonic Lodge has as it's outer covering. Because Santa Fe is such a vibrant city and the bold colors of the desert Southwest are everywhere, the pink stucco does not seem as garish as it conceivably could. Still it caught my eye when I was on the Santa Fe City Tour and I was very taken with the unique design elements of this Lodge. Originally chartered on May 8, 1851 under the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Montezuma Lodge, from its beginning, assumed a leadership role and did everything in its power to pave the way for Masonry, in the entire territory. At this time, the New Mexican frontier was a dangerous place. The Lodge's first official Junior Warden was killed by Apache Indians just 4 months into his job. Anglo Americans in Santa Fe were rare and there was almost no women among them. Except for saloons and gambling halls, there were no social center to be founds. There were no Protestant churches; not even a cemetery for the burial of their dead. It really was the wild, wild west! But the Masonic Lodge became a civilizing factor in town. Soon the members had founded a cemetery to host funerals of their members. The Lodge brought men of like minds together, furnished them a social life and mutual protection amid the dangerous frontier. For nine years it was the only lodge in the territory. This building is also listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It certainly contains a host of artifacts from the mid 1800's when most of the furniture of the original lodge was transported by wagon train over the old Santa Fe Trail from Missouri. Some of that furniture is still in use today! Though a little suspicious of Masons because of the Dan Brown books (Da Vinci Code, etc.) and Nicolas Cage "National Treasure" movies, I will give them the benefit of the doubt here and 5 YELP STARS for their fabulous Santa Fe Masonic Lodge.

This is the local Freemason's Blue Lodge for Cerrillos County, which incidentially shares it's…read morebuilding space with Montezuma Lodge #1. It's open on the weekdays and houses Kit Carson's rifle, lots of antiques, a meeting space, kitchen, and some amazing historic photos. It's usually open to the public during the day and aspiring Freemasons are welcome to come by and inquire about membership from what I understand.