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Corrales Garden Tour returns May 16 with focus on sustainable desert growing

Corrales gardeners curious about growing food, capturing rainwater or outsmarting pests without chemicals can get a close-up look at five working properties during the 2026 Corrales Garden Tour on May 16. The self-guided tour runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sandoval Extension Master Gardeners will serve as docents at each property, and sustainability experts […]

Posted inOpinion & Analysis

Commentary: Ethical rules apply to judges and judicial candidates in New Mexico

Karl Refisteck is the director of New Mexico’s Administrative Office of the Courts, which oversees operations of the state’s court system. By Karl Reifsteck, Administrative Office of the Courts — The founders of our nation viewed a fair, impartial, and independent judiciary as a cornerstone for the government they envisioned 250 years ago when breaking […]

Posted inSandoval County

Sandoval County animal shelter wins $9,500 for holiday adoption program

Sandoval County’s animal shelter is $9,500 richer after earning recognition for its holiday adoption efforts โ€” money that will go directly toward getting more pets ready for their forever homes. The county’s Animal Care Services received an $8,500 award from the Helen Woodward/Blue Buffalo Home 4 the Holidays Initiative, which recognizes shelters that boost adoption […]

Posted inElections & Politics

‘No Kings’ organizers plan for 40K & Stacey Abrams in rally, march through ABQ Sat.

By Kevin Hendricks — Organizers of Albuquerque’s “NO KINGS” rally are planning for more than 37,000 people to participate in a planned 3-mile march and rally on Saturday – prompting police to issue warnings of impromptu road closures along some of the city’s busiest thoroughfares. The “NO KINGS” movement began in 2025 and has since […]

Posted inEvents, Rio Rancho, The 528 Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho’s weekly ‘Resist Tyranny’ protest persists alongside โ€˜NO KINGSโ€™ rally in Albuquerque

While thousands are expected to pack the streets of Northeast Albuquerque this Saturday for a massive “NO KINGS” demonstration, a smaller but persistent group of activists in Rio Rancho will continue a weekly protest tradition that has spanned nearly six months. The Albuquerque march, organized by Indivisible Albuquerque and the No Kings Coalition, is part […]

Posted inAlbuquerque, Events, The Paper.

Get Out (March 19-25)

Airswimming (Thursday 19, Performance) FUSION Theatre Company (708 First St. NW) presents a timely play about unjust incarceration, Airswimming by Charlotte Jones. Directed by Robb Anthony Sisneros, FUSION’s production stars Wendy Barker and Nichole Hamilton. The dark comedy is inspired by the true story of two British women who were locked away in a hospital […]