The fall and winter seasons pose a fresh set of challenges to those experiencing homelessness on Albuquerque’s streets, including hypothermia, frostbite and a greater spread of colds and viruses. To stay warm and often to cook food, some turn to lighting small illegal fires outside, which can result in significant injuries, property damage and property […]
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County Commissioner Olivas responds to triple homicide
A horrific scene unfolded at a home in Tijeras over the weekend as the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office says a 24-year-old man killed his father, mother and sister on Oct. 13. BCSO Sheriff John Allen said Adlai Mestre confessed to killing his family after three people were found dead in a ravine near the home. […]
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Trash talk: Bin repair and replacement delays compounded by a large back order
At a recent Albuquerque City Council meeting, a councilor called out the Solid Waste Management Department after a constituent told her his trash can was damaged by a garbage truck and he had been waiting more than a month for a replacement. But he is not the only one. Councilor Klarissa Peña asked Solid Waste […]
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Trash talk: Bin repair and replacement delays compounded by a large back order
At a recent Albuquerque City Council meeting, a councilor called out the Solid Waste Management Department after a constituent told her his trash can was damaged by a garbage truck and he had been waiting more than a month for a replacement. But he is not the only one. Councilor Klarissa Peña asked Solid Waste […]
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Officials pursue new housing wing at Gateway Center
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County officials are on the hunt for $40 million to convert a wing of the Gateway Center on Gibson Boulevard — formerly a hospital facility — into apartment units. Such permanent supportive housing projects are considered by many advocates as a successful method to address chronic homelessness. The idea is included on […]
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Officials pursue new housing wing at Gateway Center
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County officials are on the hunt for $40 million to convert a wing of the Gateway Center on Gibson Boulevard — formerly a hospital facility — into apartment units. Such permanent supportive housing projects are considered by many advocates as a successful method to address chronic homelessness. The idea is included on […]
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Enchanted Soul art gallery now open in Cedar Crest
The beauty of the East Mountains inspired Dame Brown to open a new art gallery in Cedar Crest that has already caught the attention of locals. Brown, a New Mexico transplant who fell in love with the East Mountains community, opened Enchanted Soul Art Creatives’ Gallery & Shop earlier this month. As founder and curator […]
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Enchanted Soul art gallery now open in Cedar Crest
The beauty of the East Mountains inspired Dame Brown to open a new art gallery in Cedar Crest that has already caught the attention of locals. Brown, a New Mexico transplant who fell in love with the East Mountains community, opened Enchanted Soul Art Creatives’ Gallery & Shop earlier this month. As founder and curator […]
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Nonprofit says most women living on the street are sex trafficked
The majority of women living on Albuquerque’s streets are victims of sex trafficking and have fewer options for shelter and support services. Those women face further challenges that men experiencing homelessness generally don’t. The assessment comes from one of the city’s only nonprofit agencies doing nighttime street outreach to hundreds of women — AsUR New […]
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Nonprofit says most women living on the street are sex trafficked
The majority of women living on Albuquerque’s streets are victims of sex trafficking and have fewer options for shelter and support services. Those women face further challenges that men experiencing homelessness generally don’t. The assessment comes from one of the city’s only nonprofit agencies doing nighttime street outreach to hundreds of women — AsUR New […]