The City of Albuquerque and New Mexico United are partnering to create neighborhood watch parties of the FIFA World Cup into city parks this summer. The “Summer of Soccer” events will be hosted at city parks and public gathering spaces, featuring live broadcasts of international matchups, food trucks and family-friendly activities. The watch parties will […]
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Pride Profiles: ORCA is creating community and connection for LGBTQ+ seniors
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – As Pride Month celebrations take place across New Mexico, the Older Rainbow Community of Albuquerque (ORCA) is focused on something that lasts long after the parades end: creating community for LGBTQ+ older adults. Founded in 2013 as SAGE Albuquerque, the organization was created after Katherine Palmer and Sheila Mink […]
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Celebrating freedom: Rio Rancho marks Juneteenth with free community festival
Rio Rancho marks Juneteenth with a free community celebration Saturday, June 20 at Haynes Park, bringing together music, food and performance to honor the emancipation of enslaved Americans. The City of Rio Rancho hosts the event June 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Haynes Park, 2006 Grande Blvd. SE. Entertainment includes a Caribbean […]
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Haaland needs a broader message now
By Merilee Dannemann, Columnist – “The next governor must be laser focused on lifting New Mexico out of multigenerational poverty—the driver of all of our societal problems.” I am borrowing that line from a social media comment about the governor’s race. Triple Spaced Again Merilee Dannemann is a longtime New Mexico journalist. She has written […]
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Opinion: Protecting our right to read, a call to support librarians
Submitted by Rep. Kathleen Cates Imagine walking into a library filled with thousands of books and never finding one with a character who looks like you. Out of all the books in a public library, not one featured a character who shared your lived experience. Banning books is harmful because everyone should be able to […]
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Las Placitas Association Update: Drought watch, live music and Lesbian Lizards
Submitted by the Las Placitas Association. NEW MEXICO’S DROUGHT WATCH: “For nearly 100 years, from 1927 to 2025, the average daily flow on May 17 along this reach of the Rio Grande was about 3,385 cfs. We all thought last year’s NM mountain snow drought was an anomaly, yet the river maintained about 600 cfs […]
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Opinion: New Mexico doctors and patients are being held hostage by insurance profits – not lawsuits
By Cherie LaCour, New Mexico trial lawyer — For years, a familiar ghost has been used to haunt the halls of the Roundhouse in Santa Fe: “litigation crisis.” We are told that greedy trial lawyers and “runaway” juries are driving doctors out of New Mexico and forcing medical malpractice premiums into the stratosphere. Opinion Cherie […]
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Weekend preview: What’s happening in and around Rio Rancho (June 5-7)
From a historic first Pride celebration to outdoor movies and a community yard sale, June 5–7 has something for everyone. Summer is officially heating up across the Rio Rancho area, and the weekend calendar is packed. From a landmark community celebration to free outdoor events and a short drive for laughs, here is what’s happening […]
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East Mountain school breaks ground on new middle school expansion
SANDIA PARK, N.M. — East Mountain school broke ground today on a major campus expansion to add a middle school program that will initially serve 90 new sixth graders next year. The construction project, which will ultimately create a full grades 6-12 campus, is designed to provide a more predictable and seamless educational pathway for […]
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Get Out! Our editor’s picks of the best things to do this weekend in ABQ
After a rainy weekend last week, you’re due something fun to do around the Duke City this weekend. Here are just a few of our favorites from the calendar in The Paper. Live @ Winrock (Friday 29, Music) The Live @ Winrock Concert Series returns to Winrock Town Center (2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE) with weekly […]
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