By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexico’s signature crop is having a rough year, and that means chile lovers and the businesses that sell it should brace for tighter supply and higher prices this season. The New Mexico Chile Association said Tuesday that unusually warm nighttime temperatures during the summer harvest stressed plants across the […]
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Delicious New Mexico builds South Valley processing and storage facility to help connect small New Mexico farmers with buyers
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – A new food aggregation center opening in Albuquerque’s South Valley aims to give small and medium-sized New Mexico farmers and their homegrown food products greater access to schools, senior centers and other institutional markets. The Delicious New Mexico Aggregation Center is scheduled to open Sept. 18 as an addition […]
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Native American Community Academy’s “Radical Poets Brave Voices” teaches give-and-take of slam poetry to Indigenous students
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Students at the Native American Community Academy (NACA) took to the microphone last Wednesday evening for a night centered on poetry, storytelling and the power of sharing their own experiences. NACA’s Literacy Night, held Sept. 9 at the school’s CNM campus, featured a student poetry slam and open mic […]
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Fuego 505 torches the competition, wins State Fair’s green chile cheeseburger crown
Albuquerque’s Fuego 505 out-smashed seven rivals to claim the Blind Judging crown at the New Mexico State Fair’s Original Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge, while Aztec’s Badlands Burgers & Brews won over fairgoers’ taste buds — and their votes — for the People’s Choice title. La Villa Burgers and Boba of Santa Rosa landed second in […]
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Bands Of Enchantment: Shining a Spotlight on Albuquerque’s Best Music, All Downtown
By Camillo Cretara, The Paper. — Elkhorn Media’s “Bands of Enchantment,” An Emmy Award-winning music series recorded right here in Albuquerque every September, returns with a multi-day concert/TV show taping at the KiMo Theater, Sept. 16 through 18, and a live music festival throughout Downtown Albuquerque on Sept. 19. New Mexico’s favorite music showcase is […]
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3 Questions with ABQ abstract artist Alex Ponca Stock
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – Artist Alex Ponca Stock explores the beauty of being alive and what death can teach us in Particle and the Wave: Oracles and Symbols for Living and Dying, her solo exhibition at Richard Levy Gallery in Downtown Albuquerque. The show features eight abstract works combining painting and beadwork, drawing […]
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Sandia Heights artists open their doors this weekend to show off their studios
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For one weekend in September, homes throughout Sandia Heights will open their doors to art lovers as 40 local artists share everything from oil paintings and pottery to jewelry, woodworking and mixed-media pieces. The annual Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour brings artists together across 13 stops in the neighborhood, […]
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Get Out! This weekend’s best things to do in ABQ
You know what’s hard about going out? The timing. If a band you want to see is playing one night in town, and you get sick or lazy or are running late or if you car breaks down, you stand a good change of missing your one opportunity. You know what helps? Big, multi-day events […]
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New Mexicans spent $37 million on OnlyFans, new study estimates
An analysis of spending on OnlyFans, the online creator platform most popular for self-streamed porn and adult content, estimates that New Mexicans spent $37.8 million on subscriptions in 2025. That places New Mexico in the top 5 states in the country, per-capita. OnlyFinder.com‘s new OnlyFans Wrapped 2026 analyzed Google keyword searches, Only Fans’s own government filings and […]
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New Albuquerque Museum exhibit showcases vintage State Fair history with “Fun at the State Fair!”
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – Long before the midway lights, green chile cheeseburgers and rodeos that now mark September in Albuquerque, New Mexicans were already gathering for the fair. The tradition stretches back to the 1880s, when New Mexico was still a territory. Now, as another State Fair approaches, the Albuquerque Museum is looking […]