This week, I’ve decided by arbitrary writ, is the week to go out and soak in Albuquerque’s homegrown arts community. There are, as always, scores of fantastic events tempting you out of your house and into the world to bear witness to. In our fair, fall-bedecked city, you can take in concerts, sporting events, museum […]
Devin O’Leary
Devin D. O'Leary is an editor with The Paper. and nm.news. He served as film/television editor at Weekly Alibi for 28 years and he has produced four feature films here in New Mexico.
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Dead Serious About Halloween? Albuquerque Has You Covered
Are you dying to have a fang-tastic Halloween in Albuquerque? Well, you’re in luck! We’ve dug up some of the Duke City’s spookiest events to make this year’s celebration absolutely hex-traordinary. Halloween night may still be a couple of weeks away, but the spooky festivities have been haunting Albuquerque all month long, and there’s plenty […]
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The Paper. Plate: Red Rock Deli is the hole in the wall Ukranian-Polish spot you didn’t know you need
We don’t get a lot of Eastern European food here in Albuquerque. So, it’s lucky that our city’s major culinary outlet for it offers such a stellar example of the cuisine. Red Rock Deli has been around since 2014 and was even featured on an episode of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.” Enthusiastic and […]
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3 Questions: Paul Ingles of Peace Talks Radio
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Paul Ingles has spent more than 50 years behind a microphone, but for the past two decades, much of his work has centered on a deceptively simple subject: peace. The Albuquerque radio producer is the co-founder and executive producer of Peace Talks Radio, a nationally syndicated series that explores […]
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Get Out!: Our picks of the best things to do in ABQ this weekend
Fall is finally in the air. The monsoons have returned, the hot air balloons are getting ready to fly at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, and Albuquerque is bustling with seasonal activities. Among the highlights of this special two-week calendar are the traditional Japanese Fall festival Aki Matsuri, a culmination to the annual Fiesta Flamenca […]
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Lavender farms and Globitos make Los Ranchos a side trip worth taking
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is a semi-rural village tucked between Old Town and Corrales. It’s one of the oldest settled areas in the Rio Grande valley, and back in the mid-1800s it served as the Bernalillo County seat. It was also the original path of Route 66, pre-1937. Nowadays, it’s a quiet neighborhood lined with […]
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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. […]
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The most alien place you’ve ever been: Day trips to Roswell
The Southeast is calling. Roswell is a long day trip away, or you can hitch up your RV and make a few days of it at Wild Willy’s RV Park. After you had fun at the Balloon Fiesta, we invite you to come down to the southeast of New Mexico and explore the town where […]
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Get off the beaten path to find farm life, food and art in the Village of Corrales
We asked locals to share their favorite things to do in their neighborhood during Balloon Fiesta. Here’s Corrales Mayor Fred Hashimoto with his tips for planning your visit to the historic Village of Corrales. Welcome to the Village of Corrales, Balloon Fiesta visitors! Corrales is a rural community bordered on the east by the Rio […]
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Day trip along the Turquoise Trail, aka “The back way to Santa Fe”
Turquoise Trail: The very name conjures up images of Southwestern treasure waiting to be unearthed. New Mexico State Road 14 is a 54-mile stretch connecting the Albuquerque area to the Santa Fe area. Known to locals as “the back way” and to tourists worldwide as “The Turquoise Trail,” this picturesque path is a National Scenic […]