24th Annual KlezmerQuerque (Fri. 6, Festival) KlezmerQuerque is an annual celebration of Jewish arts and culture, including Klezmer and traditional Jewish music, Yiddish language, songs and dance, concerts, Shabbat services and hands-on workshops. It happens at Congregation Nahalat Shalom (3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW) on Friday, March 6, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Saturday, March 7, […]
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Tijeras landowner seeks zoning approval to develop commercial plots along NM-14
By Rodd Cayton, nm.news — Village of Tijeras residents will soon weigh in on a proposed development that could bring a new gas station, restaurant or other businesses to NM 14 and I-40. Village councilors have tentatively set a public hearing for March 30 on the project, at the corner of Torres Trail and State […]
Posted inElections & Politics, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
Torres triumphs in Bernalillo election, tax measure passed to fuel town’s economic growth
Jack Torres won a fifth term as mayor of the Town of Bernalillo on Tuesday, defeating challenger James Baca in a municipal election that also asked voters to decide on a new economic development tax. With all 10 of 10 precincts fully reporting, according to unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office, […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Who’s behind the city’s public records backlog? Hint: It’s not New Mexicans
Imagine waiting in line for public records at the Office of the City Clerk, only to find most of the requests ahead of you come from out-of-state data scrapers or suspected artificial intelligence bots overseas. Inside the city clerk’s office, that’s the reality. Record requests keep climbing, driven by out-of-state and overseas requests that strain […]
Posted inElections & Politics, Rio Rancho, The 528 Rio Rancho
A possible first for Rio Rancho: If Wymer wins mayor’s race, how will his council seat be filled?
If City Councilor Paul Wymer wins the April 14 runoff election for mayor, Rio Rancho will face a vacancy-filling process that has never occurred in the city’s history — and the city’s charter has a detailed roadmap for how it would work. Wymer, who led Tuesday’s six-candidate primary with 45% of the vote, advanced to […]
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Albuquerque’s Mayor said arrests were “Not the solution” to homelessness. Yet jail bookings have skyrocketed.
By Nicole Santa Cruz and Ruth Talbot, ProPublica, photography by Ramsay de Give for ProPublica — During his reelection campaign last fall, the mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, criticized his challenger for suggesting the city should get tougher on the homeless population. Such an approach would be cruel, Tim Keller said during a televised debate […]
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Wymer, Piland advance to runoff in Rio Rancho mayoral race
City Councilor Paul Wymer and former Sandoval County Democratic Party chair Alexandria Piland will face each other in a runoff election April 14 after neither captured a majority in Tuesday’s six-candidate Rio Rancho mayoral election, unofficial results show. With all 114 precincts fully reporting and 13,746 total votes cast, Wymer led the field with 6,237 […]
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Funny Fiesta Gets Serious
What started as an effort to support Albuquerque comedians and artists has evolved into the city’s most ambitious comedy week yet. The ABQ Funny Fiesta returns this year not just as a weekend event, but as a full week of stand-up, improv and variety programming spread across eight Downtown venues. With 27 shows, dozens of […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Sports, The Paper.
New Mexico Goatheads Build Momentum for Inaugural Season
As the New Mexico Goatheads prepare to drop the puck on their inaugural season, the front office has hit the ice running. It was May 7 of last year when guests in sharp suits gathered at the Rio Rancho Events Center to make it official: Pro hockey was coming back to New Mexico. The team […]
Posted inElections & Politics, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
Torres wins fifth term as Bernalillo mayor; voters approve economic development tax
Jack Torres won a fifth term as mayor of the Town of Bernalillo on Tuesday, defeating challenger James Baca in a municipal election that also asked voters to decide on a new economic development tax. With all precincts reporting at least some results as of 9 p.m., Torres defeated Baca by a vote of 605 […]