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Corrales' "Not-So-Rapid-Transit" tractor wagons roll again this month as the Corrales Harvest Festival returns for its 41st year, running Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the village. (Jesse Jones)

Weekend guide: The Corrales Harvest Festival, the Salamanca twins and a village full of tractor wagons

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. The last full weekend of September arrives with tractor wagons, a pet mayor election, meet-and-greets down the hill with two of the most recognizable faces in television history and a comedian who’s shared a stage with Dr. Dre, LeBron James and Jay-Z. Pick your weekend. Friday: Villain Inc. and a […]

The Pinto Bean Fiesta kicks off Friday and is shaping up to be the biggest in the festival’s decades-long history.

Moriarty

Full of beans: Moriarty’s Pinto Bean Fiesta rolls out balloon glow, parade and dance this weekend

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor September 24, 2026September 24, 2026

East Mountain families hunting for a weekend plan that amounts to more than a hill of beans can head to Moriarty, where the annual Pinto Bean Fiesta opens Friday evening with a balloon glow and rolls into a parade, marketplace and street dance Saturday. The City of Moriarty opens the celebration Friday, Sept. 25, with […]

Albuquerque

Keller: The Luminaria Bus Tour is back on

by Jesse Jones September 23, 2026September 23, 2026

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Days after the City of Albuquerque’s Transit Department announced that its Christmas Eve Luminaria Bus Tour had been canceled this year, Mayor Tim Keller announced Wednesday that the popular holiday tradition is back on. In a news release, the administration said Keller directed the city to continue the annual […]

East Mountains

Photos: Monsoon over the metro

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor September 23, 2026September 23, 2026

As New Mexico continues to get hit hard with monsoon rains this week. A weather alert was issue for potential flooding throughout the region. Check out some photos of the weather in Edgewood and Albuquerque by our photographer, Roberto E. Rosales, and a local resident who shared photos from Cedar Crest. Albuquerque Edgewood Cedar Crest

Politics & Elections

The Haaland-Hull debate over debates is dumb. Here’s how to do it better.

by Pat Davis September 23, 2026September 23, 2026

By Pat Davis, nm.news — I’m tired of hearing and reading about how Deb Haaland and Gregg Hull won’t debate each other. Their campaigns will both say they have tried and this week they both pledged to show up – to different debates in different places and on different dates. The truth is, standard televised […]

Corrales

Hey, not there! Outdoor defecation complaint prompts new Corrales ordinance

by Rodd Cayton September 23, 2026September 23, 2026

By Rodd Cayton Human waste belongs in toilets, Corrales resident Paul Ortega says. Speaking at the Sept. 22 Village Council meeting, he implored councilors to pass an ordinance to that effect. Ortega said that since April, he and his wife have been dealing with a neighbor who has repeatedly defecated outdoors and discarded used toilet […]

Planning Director Alan Varela speaks Wednesday at a press conference downtown about an apartment complex where tenants banded together and asked the city to step in. (Jesse Jones)

City Desk ABQ

Fed up Albuquerque renters put new city protections to the test

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For more than a year, City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn has pushed for stronger renter protections, one city ordinance at a time. In June, two of her measures became law: the Rental Unit Habitability Enforcement Ordinance and a resolution requiring the city to prioritize safety violations. Now those protections are […]

Housing & Homelessness

Pennies for the poorest: Only 1% of state housing dollars target New Mexicans most in need

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor September 23, 2026September 23, 2026

By Kevin Hendricks, New Mexico Political Report — New Mexico has poured $524 million into housing since 2022, but households with the lowest incomes get about a penny of every income-restricted dollar. The state also can’t consistently say what the rest bought, according to a Legislative Finance Committee report presented Tuesday in Las Cruces. This […]

A hot air balloon inflates in front of an old church.

Off-field adventures in Albuquerque during Balloon Fiesta

Albuquerque is easy, people. It’s a giant grid split into quarters by I-40 (east-west) and I-25 (north-south). The Sandia Mountains are to the east. The airport, the air force base and Isleta Resort and Casino are to the south. The river and the extinct volcanoes (and that hulking Amazon distribution center) are to the west. […]

Balloons take off at Rio Rancho Elementary School ahead of last year's Balloon Fiesta. (Kevin Hendricks)

The Paper.

A day of adventures around Sandoval County & Rio Rancho

Hundreds of thousands of visitors pack Albuquerque every October for the Balloon Fiesta, but once the morning mass ascension wraps and traffic clogs the roads around the park, savvy travelers point their cars north. Rio Rancho and the rest of Sandoval County pick up where the launch field leaves off, trading crowds for mountain views, […]