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Interim City Attorney Lauren Keefe listens to discussion of a proposed charter amendment during the City Council’s Aug. 3, 2026, meeting. Days after an Office of Inspector General report cleared Keefe of misconduct, councilors voted to put a measure on the Nov. 3 ballot that would let voters decide how the city attorney and city clerk are appointed and removed. (Jesse Jones)

Watchdog clears Albuquerque’s top lawyer in probe, but dispute with Council persists

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Albuquerque’s city watchdog found no legal or ethical misconduct by Interim City Attorney Lauren Keefe, but the report paints a picture of confusion inside City Hall. Interim Inspector General Peter Pacheco released the final special investigation report July 31 on allegations of legal and ethical misconduct by Interim City […]

Scott Salvas, the Rio Rancho brewer behind Brew Lab 101, is resurrecting the long-dormant Putt-Putt Golf and Games course at 5100 San Mateo Blvd. NE in Albuquerque — rebranded as Putts N Pints — with a soft public opening expected within weeks and a grand opening targeted roughly a month out, Salvas told The Paper. On Aug. 11. (Kevin Hendricks)

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Rio Rancho brewer swings for nostalgia, resurrects shuttered ABQ icon as Putts N’ Pints

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor August 12, 2026August 12, 2026

By Kevin Hendricks and Julian Paras, The Paper. — The iconic dinos and giraffes are getting a new life, and so is a shuttered Albuquerque classic. Scott Salvas, the Rio Rancho brewer behind Brew Lab 101, is resurrecting the long-dormant Putt-Putt Golf and Games course at 5100 San Mateo Blvd. NE in Albuquerque — rebranded […]

Politics & Elections

Democrats swap candidates in key metro State House race

New Mexico Democrats are swapping candidates in a key State House race in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights where they have their target set on unseating one of the few Republicans representing a House or Senate district in Albuquerque. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news service covering politics and policy […]

Anne Hillerman (Courtesy of Anne Hillerman)

Arts & Culture

Placitas’ Anne Hillerman, ABQ Museum’s Andres Connors among those honored with Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Best-selling author Anne Hillerman is joining some of New Mexico’s most celebrated artists as a recipient of the 2026 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, an honor she says left her both surprised and deeply grateful. “Oh my gosh, I was thrilled, and I guess humbled is the […]

(From left to right) Nicee Brown, Kenzie Ross, Tasha Irvin. (Photo by Broken Chain)

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Vortex Theater premieres ‘They Must Be Women Now’ for 50th anniversary season

by Sara Atencio-Gonzales August 10, 2026October 10, 2026

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – The Vortex Theatre is preparing to raise the curtain on the world premiere of They Must Be Women Now, a new play by Nedra Pezold Roberts that explores family, identity and the forces that shape women’s lives across generations. The production, directed by RayRey Griego, opens Aug. 14 as […]

Owner/operator of the Guild Cinema, Keif Henley, behind the concessions counter. (Photo by Julian Paras)

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Nob Hill’s Guild Cinema Celebrates 60 years on Route 66

by Sara Atencio-Gonzales August 6, 2026October 10, 2026

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For six decades, the Guild Cinema has offered Albuquerque moviegoers something they cannot always find at a multiplex. From independent and foreign films to documentaries, cult classics and local productions, the Nob Hill theater has become a destination for audiences looking for a different kind of movie experience. Now, […]

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Get Out! Steve Earl, Kane Brown and Uncle Fest all coming to ABQ (Week of Aug. 7)

by Devin O’Leary August 6, 2026October 10, 2026

Summer can’t possibly be winding down, can it? It’s still a hundred degrees out there. And yet Walreens has already started putting out Halloween decorations. Say it ain’t so! How is it already “back to school” time, a phrase that still puts dread in the hearts of those of us who are too old to […]

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A Brief History of Guild Cinema

by Devin O’Leary August 6, 2026October 10, 2026

This Nob Hill institution first debuted as The Guild Art Theatre, filling its 153 original seats in February of 1966 with a grand opening screening of Red Lanterns, a sequel to Jules Dassin’s Never On Sunday. (That 1962 film about prostitutes in Greece got Don Pancho’s Arts Theater down the block declared “out of bounds” […]

Courts & Justice

Albuquerque man gets 17 years in prison as repeat shoplifting offender

by Pat Davis August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

When Jason Hurd, 45, was arrested in 2025 for stealing from an Albuquerque Target location he was already awaiting sentencing for stealing from Target 14 other times. This week, a Bernalillo County judge made sure Hurd will not be shoplifting again for a very long time. Hurd pled guilty in June to Organized Retail Theft, […]

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Albuquerque-based Horizon Review gets lit

by Sara Atencio-Gonzales August 5, 2026October 10, 2026

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Some art exists only for a moment. A stage performance ends, a gallery exhibit comes down and a reading concludes. For Leah Livingston, editor-in-chief of Horizon Review, those creative moments deserve a life beyond the stage or gallery. That belief inspired the creation of the Albuquerque-based literary and fine […]