By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County has never had a Pride celebration. That changes this weekend. Rio Rancho will host its first-ever Pride festival June 6 at Haynes Park — the result of a grassroots effort that took shape after the Sandoval Signpost reported last May that New Mexico’s third-largest city had no Pride […]
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Posted inAlbuquerque
Women Who Run ABQ: Nicole Sterling-Bruton balances business and personal at FemCity ABQ
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – Nicole Sterling-Bruton did not expect to become president of FemCity ABQ. “I was doing Christmas shopping in her shop,” Sterling-Bruton says of the organization’s former president. “And she said, ‘Do you want it?’” Two days before Christmas, the offer was made. By the day after Christmas, Sterling-Bruton was preparing […]
Posted inLocal Government
Edgewood residents launch petition to disincorporate town
What happens when a town wants to unburden itself from the responsibilities of being a town? Or if residents conclude, as some in Edgewood have, that it’s time for the town government to go away? A group of Edgewood residents, including Former Mayor John Abrams, say it’s time for the town to vanish. Abrams said […]
Posted inCorrales
Helping from home: How virtual volunteers support Red Cross disaster relief
By Georgi Donchetz, American Red Cross When super typhoon Sinlaku struck the American territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, hundreds of volunteers hopped on planes to assist those affected. Corrales resident Linda Crowden, an experienced volunteer with the Red Cross, would usually jump at the opportunity to travel hours to help people she […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Paseo del Norte closes Thursday for blasting near Unser as construction continues
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho and Westside commuters face a two-day closure on Paseo del Norte this week as construction crews blast through basalt to install storm drainage on a corridor serving tens of thousands of daily drivers. Paseo del Norte will close between Universe Boulevard and Unser Boulevard from about noon Thursday, […]
Posted inPlacitas
After years of overpayment, Placitas secures victory as ESCAFCA ends tax collection
“This is good, but not the end.” Placitas resident Mike Neas Wednesday expressed relief that a local flood control authority board is looking for a solution to an overtaxation issue that has caused property owners to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they should have. Neas, who earlier this month filed a formal […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Waiting For Godot returns to Vortex for theater’s 50th anniversary
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – At The Vortex Theatre, the road to Godot looks a little different this time around. The theatre’s newest production of Waiting for Godot, directed by Lauren Albonico, reimagines Samuel Beckett’s classic absurdist play in a contemporary setting while honoring the production’s deep connection to the Vortex’s history. Waiting for […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Rio Rancho governing body set to adopt $452 million budget, approve Sadie’s restaurant
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho residents will see direct impacts from city spending decisions Thursday night, when the Governing Body meets to adopt a $452 million spending plan for the coming fiscal year. The Governing Body meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at Council Chambers, 3200 Civic Center Circle NE. The session […]
Posted inLocal Government
Edgewood eyes millions in cuts to plug overspending gap
By Pat Davis and Jesse Jones, The Route 66 Independent – For years, Edgewood commissioners have relied on leftover Covid-era federal government handouts and previous year budget surpluses to pay for new town services including police, parks, events and streets without raising the taxes to fund them long-term. With just a month until the end […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County commissioners take up budget, land sale and new salary board Wednesday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County residents who want a say in how the county spends more than $60 million next year — or who want to weigh in on who sets commissioners’ own salaries — have a chance to speak Wednesday night when the Board of County Commissioners holds its regular meeting at […]