Downtown business and property owners will likely see some fresh faces at their doors this month. The city — through its Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) — is on a mission to collect the email addresses of Downtown stakeholders through face-to-face contact in order to build better relationships and communication. The emails would be used to […]
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New Mexico group to join White House in tackling hunger, homelessness on campus
A New Mexico group has been tabbed to help the White House in its efforts to address hunger and homelessness. Across the state, college students are not immune to those conditions and neither are faculty or staff. A survey released last year by the New Mexico Basic Needs Consortium found that 17% of students and […]
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Gov goes to West Mesa High School to sign public safety bills
By Nicole Maxwell Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed four public safety bills at West Mesa High School on Monday. The bills were ceremoniously signed with members of the legislature, advocacy groups and West Mesa High School students and staff watching and cheering. The public safety bills included a 7-day waiting period for firearm purchases bill, updated firearms […]
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City wants to speed up Downtown housing projects
Housing development in Downtown Albuquerque would be accelerated under new legislation introduced at the City Council’s March 4 meeting. The resolution sets a two-year priority for construction projects that produce permanent housing, whether single-family homes, multifamily developments or mixed-use projects — 13 housing categories in all. The focus is the “Downtown Center” — generally bracketed […]
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APD arrests several teens in separate firearm incidents
Five teenagers were arrested over the weekend in separate incidents involving firearms. They were released back to their guardians at the scene due to overcrowding and understaffing at the juvenile detention center, according to police. Two of the youths arrested, Luciano Chavez, 15, and William Maxx, 16, are currently on active juvenile probation, according to […]
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Sheriff: ‘We’ve failed our youth’
A group of teens were angry. They were so angry that their group conversations on social media became violent. Those conversations, police say, led to the fatal shooting of a teenager at an Albuquerque park and life-changing criminal charges for three teens. Damion Alday, 19, was killed on December 27 at Sundoro Park in Northwest […]
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The epitome of Albuquerque: travel edition
The epitome of Albuquerque will be a recurring City Desk ABQ feature every Friday where we highlight interesting data about our city and surrounding areas.
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Future teachers featured
The present and future of education in New Mexico met up this week at the Downtown Embassy Suites. The ninth Educators Rising State Conference brought together hundreds of students who are either considering becoming educators or have already committed to that path, along with their advisers, known as teacher leaders, from across the state. The […]
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What to expect: City Councilors may tackle dilapidated properties
Cleaning up dangerous and dilapidated properties and working together to mitigate the impact of pollution are high on the list of agenda items for Albuquerque City Councilors when they meet next Monday. Here is a preview: How to participate The next City Council meeting is set for Monday, March 4 at 5 p.m. in the […]
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City faces new lawsuits from asbestos mishandling at Gateway
The city’s ongoing headache brought on by asbestos issues at Albuquerque’s Gateway Center at Gibson Health Hub continued this week. Three new lawsuits were filed against the city in relation to its mishandling of the cancer-causing material during construction at the 572,000-square-foot center. Located at 5400 Gibson Blvd. SE, the center offers overnight beds and […]