Hundreds of thousands of visitors pack Albuquerque every October for the Balloon Fiesta, but once the morning mass ascension wraps and traffic clogs the roads around the park, savvy travelers point their cars north. Rio Rancho and the rest of Sandoval County pick up where the launch field leaves off, trading crowds for mountain views, […]
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Lavender farms and Globitos make Los Ranchos a side trip worth taking
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is a semi-rural village tucked between Old Town and Corrales. It’s one of the oldest settled areas in the Rio Grande valley, and back in the mid-1800s it served as the Bernalillo County seat. It was also the original path of Route 66, pre-1937. Nowadays, it’s a quiet neighborhood lined with […]
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New Mexico Comic Expo returns to Albuquerque with a bang and a pow
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – After a five-year break, the New Mexico Comic Expo is returning to Albuquerque with an emphasis on the people whose artwork, stories and merchandise help build comic book culture. The New Mexico Comic Expo will take place Sept. 26 and 27, bringing comic creators, local vendors and celebrity guests […]
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3 Questions: Leba Freed at the WHEELS Museum
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For more than three decades, Leba Freed has worked to preserve a piece of Albuquerque history that helped shape the city itself. As president of WHEELS Museum, Freed has helped transform a preservation effort at the Albuquerque Rail Yards into a museum dedicated to telling the story of transportation […]
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Albuquerque Latin American Film Festival looks to fill need for more diverse cinema
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – When Marjorie Churgin moved to Albuquerque from New York City, she expected to leave behind some of the film culture she had grown accustomed to. Instead, discovering The Guild Cinema eventually helped inspire an effort to bring something she felt the city was missing: a Latin American film festival. […]
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The Lions’ share: Edgewood clubs stock East Mountain Food Pantry with 1,500 pounds of food
By Kevin Hendricks The Edgewood Lions Club and Sandia Mountain Lions Club stocked East Mountain Food Pantry’s shelves with 1,500 pounds of food and raised $860 for the pantry. The pantry thanked both clubs in a Facebook post this week, calling them “amazing partners and phenomenal leaders in our community.” The Edgewood Lions collected donations […]
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Get Out: Prickly Pear Fest and more this weekend in ABQ
The seasons are changing. It’s time to engage our senses. Pay attention to what the world is sending your way this pivotal time of year. Fire up the neurons in your brain and take in all that your eyes, ears, etc. are feeding you right now. That’s my horoscope for you this week. Tantalize your […]
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Spicy shortage ahead: Warm nights cut New Mexico’s chile crop by almost half
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexico’s signature crop is having a rough year, and that means chile lovers and the businesses that sell it should brace for tighter supply and higher prices this season. The New Mexico Chile Association said Tuesday that unusually warm nighttime temperatures during the summer harvest stressed plants across the […]
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Delicious New Mexico builds South Valley processing and storage facility to help connect small New Mexico farmers with buyers
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – A new food aggregation center opening in Albuquerque’s South Valley aims to give small and medium-sized New Mexico farmers and their homegrown food products greater access to schools, senior centers and other institutional markets. The Delicious New Mexico Aggregation Center is scheduled to open Sept. 18 as an addition […]
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Native American Community Academy’s “Radical Poets Brave Voices” teaches give-and-take of slam poetry to Indigenous students
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Students at the Native American Community Academy (NACA) took to the microphone last Wednesday evening for a night centered on poetry, storytelling and the power of sharing their own experiences. NACA’s Literacy Night, held Sept. 9 at the school’s CNM campus, featured a student poetry slam and open mic […]