Bernalillo County Commissioners approved a zoning change this week that will potentially swell the ranks of food trucks in the county. The trucks, also known as mobile food establishments, will be allowed to operate in areas zoned for commercial and light industrial uses, setting up the possibility of new mobile food courts. Previous regulations permitted […]
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Food trucks on every corner
Bernalillo County Commissioners approved a zoning change this week that will potentially swell the ranks of food trucks in the county. The trucks, also known as mobile food establishments, will be allowed to operate in areas zoned for commercial and light industrial uses, setting up the possibility of new mobile food courts. Previous regulations permitted […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, State Government #nmgov, Syndicated
Advocates will back legislation to expand NM sex ed curriculum
by Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico When Jade Waskow attended Albuquerque Public Schools, she took a sexual education course in junior high, but it wasn’t until she was in high school she learned on her own that she is “ace,” or asexual, so sex didn’t really interest her. Her schooling hadn’t even presented her identity […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, State Government #nmgov, Syndicated
Advocates will back legislation to expand NM sex ed curriculum
by Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico When Jade Waskow attended Albuquerque Public Schools, she took a sexual education course in junior high, but it wasn’t until she was in high school she learned on her own that she is “ace,” or asexual, so sex didn’t really interest her. Her schooling hadn’t even presented her identity […]
Posted inSandoval County, Uncategorized
Children Can Make a Splash at Ranger Read and Learn Storytime
The Martha Liebert Public Library in Bernalillo and Coronado Historic Site have partnered to offer a free, open-to-all-ages “Ranger Read and Learn” storytime. The program is Jan. 18 from 10-11 a.m. at Martha Liebert Public Library and will feature a ranger from Coronado Historic Site reading a story and offering related conversation and activities. Children […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Services set for local NAACP president
Funeral services for Harold Bailey, president of the Albuquerque NAACP branch, will be held later this month. He is remembered by state and local leaders as a champion of equality who spent half a century battling bigotry in New Mexico. Bailey died Monday at 78. State Rep. Pamelya Herndon, D-Albuquerque, who served as first vice […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Services set for local NAACP president
Funeral services for Harold Bailey, president of the Albuquerque NAACP branch, will be held later this month. He is remembered by state and local leaders as a champion of equality who spent half a century battling bigotry in New Mexico. Bailey died Monday at 78. State Rep. Pamelya Herndon, D-Albuquerque, who served as first vice […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Energy Transition, Uncategorized
PNM Says Even Small Rate Increases are Imperative to Keep Services Reliable
By Hannah Grover The crowd offering comments about a request by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to raise electric rates was sparse at a public meeting on Wednesday. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission hosted the public hearing in Albuquerque to gather input about how a rate increase could impact customers. PNM […]
Posted inPlacitas, Sandoval County
Placitas Community Library to Host Group Mosaic Artist Exhibition
By Sandoval Signpost Staff The Placitas Community Library will host an exhibit of mosaics by over 20 local artists in February. The exhibit, curated by Caroline LeBlanc and Laura Robbins in collaboration with Mosaic New Mexico, will feature a variety of two- and three-dimensional mosaic art. According to a press release, “the exhibition features a […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov., Uncategorized
BernCo’s newest chair looks to balance focus on ‘both sides of the mountain’
By Rodd Cayton Newly elected Bernalillo County Commission Chair Eric Olivas says his priorities will largely lie in what the entire county is looking at. Olivas, elected in 2022, served as vice chair last year. He represents District 5, which includes Uptown Albuquerque and the East Mountains. “The commission has been very clear with our […]