EQUUS Film & Arts Fest is galloping its way into the Corrales and Albuquerque on Nov. 16-19. The Fest that made it possible to share every horse’s story whether that be through film, art, or literature originally opened its doors in 2013 in the historic Arcada Theater in the town of St. Charles, Illinois. It […]
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Resolution Found for Whispering Pines
The Whispering Pines Senior Center saga seems to have taken a turn for the positive as Bernalillo County officials have committed to upgrading a nearby building and use it as a new meal and activity site in Chilili. The county plans to renovate a former fire station – that is located about 10 miles south […]
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Martha Liebert Library Honored as Bernalillo “Cultural Center”
The Library Director at Martha Liebert Public Library receives the NMLA Community Achievement award from the New Mexico Library Association.
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Local Senior Center Advocates Fight Closure
Advocates looking to curtail the planned December closing of the Whispering Pines Senior Center in Chilili are taking their fight to the state and federal level. Bernalillo County officials have said the senior center has a water well issue that cannot be addressed without an expensive overhaul. And officials claim the center’s use does not […]
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Corrales Author Collects Two Big Awards
Corrales resident Jim Tritten’s photo graces this month’s cover of Military Writers Society of America magazine as the organization’s Writer of the Year. On the heels of that, he was recognized by SouthWest Writers as the recipient of its annual Parris Award, the organization’s most prestigious award. The Parris Award has been given for the […]
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Filling in the Holes in History
The book “Holes in Our Hearts” published earlier this year was integral in winning one of its authors and co-editor two prestigious awards this year. It was also instrumental in determining Jim Tritten’s next mission in life: teaching others how to write their own stories about how the military has impacted their lives. And in […]
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New Mexico Winds Blows Into Placitas
Continuing with its successful 2023-2024 season, the Placitas Artists Series is hosting the New Mexico Winds quintet Nov. 12. The quintet is the faculty artist-in-residence woodwind at the University of New Mexico, and was formed in 1984. The group performs most of the standard woodwind quintet repertoire and is premiering new works for the ensemble. […]
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About the off-year election
New Mexico is having an election in a couple of weeks. Now is a good time to get started figuring out whom and what you will be voting on. More precisely, we are having lots of separate elections, all at the same time and on the same ballot, coordinated by your county clerk. The official […]
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Unique Yarn that Tells a Story
After COVID-19 reared its ugly head in early 2020 and many found themselves stuck at home looking for ways to keep their minds calm and hands occupied, analog activities like baking and knitting saw a resurgence. The following year became, for many, the year of knitting slow fashion clothing—a trend aimed at less mass manufacturing—in […]
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Still No Reports of ‘Ditch Witch’ in Corrales
During a talk at the Placitas Community Library last year, author Ben Radford recalled growing up in Corrales and hearing the story of La Llorona, who was said to wander the ditch banks crying for her children. It was the localized adaptation of ghost story that has thrived in predominantly Hispanic communities for centuries, though […]