By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — With Monday’s Labor Day holiday pushing City Council’s meeting to Wednesday, councilors face an agenda heavy on technology alongside another fight with the mayor over who oversees the city attorney. Councilors will get another chance to take a crack at O-26-54, deciding whether to override Mayor Tim Keller’s veto […]
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3 Questions with ABQ’s Alexa Wheeler on her new Chicago show
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Albuquerque artist Alexa Wheeler is exploring the stories held by the ordinary objects we inherit. Her latest body of work, kept + carried, examines memory, care and the often-unseen labor passed through generations of women using printmaking, textiles, photography, found objects and community participation. Wheeler was recently selected for […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Keshet seeks local creatives for residencies in dance, art
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Dancemakers from around the world have the opportunity to bring their creative work to Albuquerque as applications open for Keshet’s 2027 Makers Space Experience. The annual 10-day residency, organized through Keshet Dance Company & Center for the Arts’ Ideas and Innovation Community, brings choreographers and dancemakers together to develop […]
Posted inBernalillo County
Sheriff details Flock shutdown, Axon switch
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen laid out, in detail Tuesday, how his office is expanding its Axon partnership to replace the Flock Safety camera network it’s dismantling. Allen said in a press release the expanded partnership builds on Axon technology BCSO already uses through body-worn cameras, digital evidence systems and […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Northern’s four-lane facelift is almost final — here’s your last chance to weigh in
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper Rio Rancho drivers tired of squeezing through Northern Boulevard’s current lanes will get their first look at the finished expansion design during a virtual public meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. The city, working with the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, will walk residents […]
Posted inSandoval County
Locked gates, delinquent taxes: Sandoval County battles Pueblo’s 9,200-acre trust bid
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners will decide Wednesday whether to formally object to the Pueblo of Cochiti’s bid to place more than 9,200 acres of the Cañada de Cochiti back into federal trust — reviving a jurisdictional standoff that’s included a canceled easement, a locked gate and county road crews getting arrested. […]
Posted inNM Political Report
National GOP to feature Cunningham vs. Vasquez race at midterm convention
President Donald Trump is headlining a first-ever “Midterm Convention” for the Republican Party this week in Dallas and at least one New Mexico candidate is on the announced agenda. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news service covering politics and policy in the Land of Enchantment. Learn more and […]
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Governor and legislators should pass permitting reform
Guest Commentary by Dave Contarino – Governor Bill Richardson was always forward thinking and he pressed those of us closest to him to follow suit. Whether challenging staff to look skyward with Spaceport America or building on the transcontinental spirit of America’s railroads with the Railrunner, Richardson imparted on his team the value of always […]
Posted inCorrales
New rules of the road: Corrales council to review traffic code and penalties
By Rodd Cayton Traffic is frequently on the minds of Corraleños, and the Village Council will put it in the spotlight once again at its Sept. 8 meeting. An ongoing review of the village’s uniform traffic code reaches an important stage, with councilors discussing the latest draft. The revision has been on deck for most […]
Posted inNM.news
An old idea is back: Keller quietly floats a city-county merger
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Mayor Tim Keller stood before Burqueños weeks ago and laid out his vision for Albuquerque’s future in his first State of the City address of his third term. But one idea drafted in his speech never made it to the microphone: an “honest conversation” about merging the city and […]
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