The Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association (Quad A) is excited to announce the 2024 Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally to be held from February 10 to 11 in Rio Rancho. The […]

Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
Placitas wood artist featured at gallery
It’s not unusual to find Dr. Johnson in his workshop, communicating with a new slab of wood, getting to know what it needs to be in its next life. Accepting […]
Letter to the Editor: Town manager revolving door
Happy New Year Everyone! January 2024 means the first two years of Edgewood’s new Commission/Manager form of government is now in the books. During this time, the Town has had […]
Letter to the Editor: Sandia Park air taxi should not be public
Submitted by Karen Davisson, Sandia Airpark Estates resident If you’d like to submit a Letter to the Editor, please email editor@newmexico.news Last week’s agenda included a proposed resolution guaranteeing the […]
Community Briefs
Build-a-Pal Build-a-Pal is back at the Edgewood Community Library. Spend this Valentine season by making a special pal at the Library. Choose your valentine pal and make them with love! […]
Moriarty pizza joint featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’
The cameras rolled on the afternoon of Jan. 23 at Buttercrust Pizza as owners Sarah and Daniel Wright showed off their Moriarty eatery to the America’s Best Restaurants streaming show. […]
Don’t Count out Basic Misogyny in the GOP Primary
The 2024 Oscar nominations laid bare a basic truth about America: our large institutions are not ready to accept or acknowledge the accomplishments of women with the same enthusiasm of […]
Support County and Tribal Health Councils and the Public Health and Climate Program Act for a Healthier New Mexico
By: Valeria Alarcón, Executive Director of New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils, and Divya Shiv, Research and Policy Analyst at New Mexico Voices for Children Nothing is more foundational to […]
BREAKING: Police search for Corrales homicide suspect
Corrales Police and law enforcement agencies in New Mexico and Arizona are on the lookout for the suspect in the shooting of a 29-year-old Albuquerque woman that occurred at a […]
Affordable housing is not affordable enough
If you want to buy your first home in New Mexico, and you are of low to moderate income, you probably should not count on buying a new one.