By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Leave your drone at home if you plan to capture the hundreds of hot air balloons painting the sky at this year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Federal officials have established a temporary no-drone zone around Balloon Fiesta Park and warned that unauthorized operators could face steep fines and other […]
October 1, 2026
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Skip the Fiesta gridlock: Sandoval County serves up balloons, burritos and breathing room
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Balloon Fiesta doesn’t officially launch until Saturday, but Rio Rancho kids get a head start Friday. Once the mass ascensions begin, Sandoval County hands locals and visitors an escape hatch from Balloon Fiesta Park traffic, with free sky-high views, art shows and farm-fresh breakfast burritos. Balloons Aloft lifts off at […]
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Storms leave Rio Rancho roads in a rut, and the city wants your help finding them
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Recent storms carved trenches through roads across Rio Rancho, and the city needs residents’ help tracking down every one. Public Works crews are assessing reported damage and repairing the worst sites first, the city said in a Sept. 30 announcement. Crews rank each location by severity, public safety risk, accessibility […]
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Chrome sweet chrome: Sandoval County car show revs up for Route 66’s 100th birthday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper Car lovers, polish that chrome and point your hood ornaments toward Bernalillo. Sandoval County’s 5th Annual Car Show celebrates 100 years of Historic Route 66 on Saturday. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 3 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 301 S. Camino del Pueblo, […]
Posted inLos Ranchos de Albuquerque
Fourth Street gets a lift: 66 mini hot air balloons glow in Los Ranchos Monday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Seeing a hot air balloon up close usually means a 4 a.m. alarm and a traffic jam. On Monday, Los Ranchos will line up 66 of them right on Fourth Street, and you can sleep in. The Globito Glow in the Village runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. […]
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Fall Fest? Family Fun! Bernalillo event promises something for all ages
By Rodd Cayton Family friendly is the way to go. That’s the lesson the Town of Bernalillo learned last year from replacing the adult-oriented Brew Fest of the past with the all-ages Mountain West Fall Fest, which returns for its second edition Saturday at Loretto Park, 237 S. Camino Del Pueblo. Christina Jones, the town’s […]
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Disney On Ice, balloons, a car show and a chili cook-off pack a Sandoval County weekend
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. October arrives in Sandoval County with Mickey Mouse on ice skates, hundreds of hot air balloons on the horizon and more going on in Bernalillo on a single Saturday than most towns manage in a month. Friday: Vibrant Souls, glass magic and a man from Billions The Placitas Community Library […]