A retrospective featuring works by longtime Placitas residents Mary and Karl Hofmann will begin the Placitas Community Library’s 2024 exhibition series in the Gracie Lee Community Room. The couple is being celebrated for their collaborative efforts throughout the nearly fifty years they’ve lived and worked together in New Mexico producing ceramics and sculpture, paintings, pastels, […]
Federal Government & Congress
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Bernalillo Schools Offering Frozen Meals for the Winter Break
Bernalillo Public Schools will offer 11 days of frozen school meals for students who rely on school meals to meet their child’s meal needs.
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Westside Albuquerque
Salinas Salt Missions
At the edge of the Tularosa Basin, the Salinas Salt Missions are an often criminally overlooked piece of New Mexico history and a gateway …
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Sue Cleveland Teacher Wins Prestigious Educator Award
Cleveland High School was abuzz with excitement today for New Mexico Secretary of Public Education Dr. Arsenio Romero’s visit, but the …
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Bernalillo County Commission Updates
County Commissioner Eric Olivas, who represents the East Mountains and neighborhoods in Albuquerque’s Far Heights and foothills. His office provided the following updates to recent legislation before the commission. FR 2023-112 One-Time Appropriations Passed 3-2 Sponsored by Commissioner Olivas this resolution allocated nearly $20 million from surplus county general fund dollars to many one-time projects in Bernalillo […]
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GOP’s Ethics Problem Won’t Go Away With George Santos
Former Congressman George Santos of New York is not a loveable character. Facing federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, false statements, falsification of records, aggravated identity theft, and credit card fraud around misuse of his campaign accounts, he is also a shameless and prolific liar. Santos has claimed: to be the descendant of Holocaust survivors; […]
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Bernalillo County Commission Updates
County Commissioner Eric Olivas, who represents the East Mountains and neighborhoods in Albuquerque’s Far Heights and foothills. His office provided the following updates to recent legislation before the commission. FR 2023-112 One-Time Appropriations Passed 3-2 Sponsored by Commissioner Olivas this resolution allocated nearly $20 million from surplus county general fund dollars to many one-time projects in Bernalillo […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Pueblos
Wild Hearts Gallery Hosts Exhibit to Benefit the Placitas Volunteer Fire Brigade
Sandy and Michael Kadisak’s ceramics: From enchanted forests to spirited pottery, discover unique artistry in every piece.
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Placitas Library Features Gourd Art
Discover stunning gourd art at the New Mexico Gourd Society exhibit – over 100 hand-crafted pieces, from ornaments to sculptures. Don’t miss this unique collection!
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Raw Milk Approved in Rural Bernalillo County
The pasteurized versus unpasteurized milk debate has been ongoing for almost a century. As the only county in New Mexico that refused to allow raw milk sales, Bernalillo County has been leading the resistance against raw milk in the state until recently. In 1924, pasteurization of milk became federal policy, however, interstate commerce of unpasteurized […]