By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho readers get a reason to celebrate — and a reason to party as The Paper. throws open the doors Thursday for a free Summer BLOCK Party marking its expansion into the City of Vision. The open house runs 7-9 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at The BLOCK. DJ Hump […]
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Jemez Historic Site invites stargazers to see the sun through Indigenous eyes
Forget waiting for nightfall — Jemez Historic Site turns its telescopes on the sun this weekend for a look at the sky through Southwestern Indigenous eyes. An instructional coordinator leads “Looking to the Skies” on Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., walking visitors through past and modern Indigenous perspectives on astronomy and […]
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Memorial service set for Corrales historian
By Rodd Cayton An Aug. 9 memorial service has been set for one of Corrales’ greatest champions. Village Historian Mary Davis died June 28 from surgery complications, according to an announcement from the Corrales Historical Society. She lived in the village for more than 50 years. Davis, who wrote Hometown Corrales, A Family Album and […]
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RRPS attorney tapped to fill Mayor Wymer’s old council seat
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. District 4 residents are one vote away from getting a new voice on the Governing Body. Mayor Paul Wymer says David Mann, a Rio Rancho Public Schools lawyer, is his pick to fill the council seat Wymer left empty when he became mayor. Wymer announced the nomination at the June […]
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Village unveils draft 40-Year water plan Thursday
Corrales has been drawing more water from its municipal wells than its water rights allow — and the Village wants residents’ input before locking in a fix. The Village Council will hold a special meeting Thursday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers to unveil a draft 40-Year Water Development Plan. Water rights attorney […]
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Affluent neighborhoods that blocked PNM substation now face summer power outage warnings
By Pat Davis, The Paper. — For seven years, residents of some of Albuquerque’s most affluent neighborhoods have successfully fought to stop PNM from building a substation the utility said would eventually be needed to meet increased demand on a local part of the grid those expanding neighborhoods created. This week, ongoing development and higher […]
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The Village of Tijeras throws open-air summer party Saturday with live music, cider and food truck
The Village of Tijeras invites neighbors to trade their porches for lawn chairs Saturday, July 11, when a community night out takes over Veterans Memorial (Luis Garcia) Park from 5 to 8 p.m. Local band Misdemeanor headlines the evening with live music, according to a village flyer promoting the event. Rock Canyon Cider runs the […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Get Out (July 10): Our editor’s picks of the best reasons to get off the couch in ABQ this weekend
Tiki Week-Que (July 10, Festival) The inaugural Albuquerque Tiki Week-Que is a celebration of mid-century modern tropical culture. It kicks off on Friday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m. with a screening of the new documentary The Donn of Tiki at Guild Cinema (3405 Central Ave. NE). The film explores the life of Donn Beach, the […]
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Get Inked! At the 14th Annual Tattoo Fiesta
Every year the New Mexico Tattoo Fiesta makes its way through the Albuquerque Convention Center to show the Southwest of the U.S. some of the best tattoo artists around. Started in 2013, the Tattoo Fiesta has been the expo for hundreds of artists and shops to find new clientele, talk to fellow artists and help […]
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DEA, grieving mom bring fentanyl awareness walk to Rio Rancho this weekend
By Kevin Hendricks and Julian Paras, The Paper. Rio Rancho families who’ve lost someone to fentanyl get a chance to walk, grieve and organize together this Saturday, as the second annual Walk for Lives comes to Haynes Community Center and Park. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Field Division and the Rio Rancho chapter […]