The City of Albuquerque Parks & Recreation Department is encouraging sports teams, leagues, and community organizations to plan ahead and reserve athletic fields and recreational facilities for practices, games, tournaments, and sports activities throughout the year. From neighborhood ball fields and soccer fields to tennis courts, pickleball courts, skate parks, pump tracks, and specialty facilities, […]
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Posted inRio Rancho
Weekend preview: What’s happening in and around Rio Rancho (June 12-14)
The middle of June is packing a serious punch. From outdoor movies, stand-up comedy and live patio tunes right here in the Sandoval County area to major music tours and massive cultural festivals down the road, there is something happening for everyone. Pack your sunscreen and your camping chairs—here is your look at what’s on […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Pride, Summerfest, markets, car show & theater top our list of best reasons to Get Out! this weekend in ABQ
Need a reason to get out of the house this weekend? Of course, it all starts with a full weekend of Pride events including the Pride Parade on Central in Nob Hill Saturday morning. Check out our coverage here: Then, work in a few of our favorites from the calendar… La Familia Growers Market Opening […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County commissioners vote to demand assessor resign, she says she’ll step down on her terms
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners voted 4-1 on June 10 to demand County Assessor Linda Gallegos resign over her dual-salary arrangement — but not before Gallegos herself took the podium to endorse the resolution, submitted documents defending her conduct and walked out of chambers to work in her office downstairs. The resolution, […]
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Heinrich’s bi-partisan efforts to remove red tape deserve support
It is encouraging to read that Senator Martin Heinrich is taking the lead in negotiations with the Trump administration to fix what seems to be a very broken system allowing well-intentioned energy, broadband, water and other infrastructure projects to be delayed for years after they are funded. Skye Devore Skye Devore is the owner of […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Improv City: Albuquerque’s improvisational comedy scene explodes
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – The actors will have about 10 minutes. That’s all the time performers in As They Are Written will get to read their scripts before stepping onstage at Q-Staff Theatre on June 13. There are no rehearsals. No director telling them where to stand. No carefully planned character choices. “The […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress
Stansbury discusses closed-door Epstein testimony of Bill Gates, says Todd Blanche, Trump lawyer, has agreed to testify, too
New Mexico’s Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury has an insider’s view of the Congressional investigation into the Epstein Files. Today, she emerged from the closed-door testimony of Bill Gates to explain what he said, and to announce that Republican leadership had agreed to call Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer now nominated to serve as attorney […]
Posted inEvents
City creating FIFA World Cup watch parties in parks with NM United
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 […]
Posted inSandoval County
‘Taxpayer-funded side hustle?’ County assessor faces resignation request over two government paychecks
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners will formally request the resignation of County Assessor Linda Gallegos Wednesday after she took a full-time position with the New Mexico Treasurer’s Office in May while continuing to collect her elected-office salary — but Gallegos says she has kept up with her duties and calls the commission’s […]
Posted inNM Political Report
Gregg Hull: Trump endorsement would be a “pretty cool thing”
In a recent appearance on the Santa Fe New Mexican’s Around the Roundhouse podcast with Daniel Chacón, Gregg Hull, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, said that receiving a presidential endorsement would be a “pretty cool thing,” though he has not yet requested one. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news […]
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