By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Life is short. That’s the Latin behind Vita Brevis, and Matthew Champlin has spent the better part of a year learning just how long it takes to turn a room in his Northern Meadows home into a licensed winery. The Rio Rancho Governing Body will decide Thursday whether to approve […]
Staff report Bernalillo County residents in flood-prone areas have until Friday to get their sandbags in a row. Monsoon storms could drop up to 3 inches of rain on the East Mountains and up to 2 inches on the metro area by Sept. 25, county officials announced Tuesday. Wednesday should bring the heaviest rain, and […]
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – After a five-year break, the New Mexico Comic Expo is returning to Albuquerque with an emphasis on the people whose artwork, stories and merchandise help build comic book culture. The New Mexico Comic Expo will take place Sept. 26 and 27, bringing comic creators, local vendors and celebrity guests […]
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For more than three decades, Leba Freed has worked to preserve a piece of Albuquerque history that helped shape the city itself. As president of WHEELS Museum, Freed has helped transform a preservation effort at the Albuquerque Rail Yards into a museum dedicated to telling the story of transportation […]
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For 70 years, Burqueños have celebrated Christmas Eve aboard the Luminaria Bus Tour, riding city buses through the Old Town and Huning Castle neighborhoods to see glowing luminarias and neighbors gathered around bonfires. Now, the city has ended the tradition, saying the tour is no longer cost-effective. At Monday’s […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Low-income Sandoval County homeowners with disabilities can get wheelchair ramps, wider doorways and walk-in showers on the house — literally — after Rebuilding Together Sandoval County landed a $60,000 grant. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico awarded the nonprofit a Blue Impact grant to expand its Disability Modifications […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County’s Wednesday agenda comes fully charged. Commissioners will vote on bonds for two battery farms, a design to replace a Rio Puerco bridge that’s the only way in and out for some residents, and about $5.5 million in state road money. Commissioners meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Bernalillo. […]
Submitted by NM Rep. Kathleen Cates, District 44 On November 3, New Mexicans will vote on four amendments to the state Constitution. These bipartisan proposals, passed by the Legislature in 2025 and 2026, would strengthen democratic representation and support our state’s future. I support all four and encourage voters to consider each carefully. The first […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Parents, students and teachers will get a say in a new five-year plan for Rio Rancho Public Schools, starting with community meetings this fall. Superintendent Robert Dodd and three top administrators introduced the proposed name, Horizon 2040, at last week’s school board meeting. The plan would run from 2027 to […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Lomas Encantadas neighbors want the city to slam the brakes on a plan for the city to sell a part of their neighborhood park to a developer who plans to build more than 50 apartments and shops. The Planning and Zoning Board is scheduled to take up the issue at […]
