With summer winding down, it seems like everyone is trying to get in their last kicks of the season. Events of all kinds are popping up all over town. There’s the Red & Green VegFest on Saturday (see this week’s “3 Questions” for more info). There’s the premiere of a new play at Vortex (read […]
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City Desk ABQ
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The City accidentally approved a new 95,000 sq. ft. homeless shelter. Now neighbors want it closed.
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Southeast Albuquerque residents and business owners near the airport are demanding answers about how an overnight drug treatment shelter has been allowed to operate without a required permit since November after city staff gave “incorrect advice,” setting up a fight before City Councilors who get to decide if the […]
City Desk ABQ
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Albuquerque weighs $3.1M in incentives for cybersecurity, quantum and space jobs
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — The Duke City could see more than 200 high-tech jobs and tens of millions of dollars in private investment if the City Council approves $3.1 million in city and state incentives for three local companies in cybersecurity, quantum computing and aerospace. The three proposed Local Economic Development Act projects […]
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Bernalillo Town Council approves controversial apartment master plan
By Rodd Cayton A controversial apartment development will be moving forward after town councilors in Bernalillo voted to approve an ordinance allowing it. The 258-unit complex will be built within the Venada Plaza subdivision. “This is not a request to invent a new land use policy for this property,” Angela Piarowski, representing the applicant, developer […]
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Sunday is Funday turns 21, Jemez marks Pueblo independence and jam bands take the park this weekend
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. The Hatch chile smell is still in the air and the summer still has plenty of weekend left. Rio Rancho and its neighbors pack Aug. 14-16 with free concerts, local markets, community traditions and one of the biggest free family events of the year. Friday: Two bands, one stage, one […]
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Jemez Historic Site honors Pueblo revolt with Aug. 16 Independence Day
Jemez Historic Site honors the resilience of Pueblo people this weekend with its annual Pueblo Independence Day, set for Sunday, Aug. 16. The day starts at 7 a.m. with a 13-mile run from the plaza in Jemez Pueblo up Highway 4 to the Historic Site, tracing the path Indigenous runners carried word of the coming […]
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Five Placitas artists bring gardens to life ahead of September tour
Garden lovers get a preview of this year’s Placitas Garden Tour starting Saturday, as five local artists open an exhibition at the Placitas Community Library running through Sept. 20. Linda Novy-Doll, Alex Athens, Tamara Harder, Kyle Hollingsworth and Christine Brunet Lecomte will show work in the library’s Collin Meeting Room before each artist sets up […]
City Desk ABQ
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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 […]
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3 Questions: Nancy Arenas of Red & Green VegFest
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. — For more than a decade, Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque has brought together New Mexicans curious about plant-based living, animal advocacy and healthier ways of living. Organized by Sprouting Compassion, the festival returns for its 11th year with the theme “Get Your Groove On, Eat Plants, Love Animals!” and […]
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No campaign finance vote this fall: Here’s what Bernalillo County is doing instead
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Bernalillo County voters will not see proposed changes to the public campaign finance system on the November ballot after county commissioners withdrew the measures to allow more time for study instead of rushing a complex proposal to voters. On Tuesday, the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a […]