Pat Davis, Route 66 Independent, Edgewood — Edgewood Mayor Mike Rariden says he will resign his position as mayor and city commissioner next week after finalizing a new agreement to restore long-term fire service to the town. Following Rariden’s resignation, the town commission will have to appoint a new commissioner to the District 5 seat. […]
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Opinion: When taxpayers subsidize businesses, they deserve real benefits too
By State Senator Debbie O’Malley — My mother rinsed her children’s diapers outside because the city had never bothered to run water and sewer lines to our neighborhood. This was Albuquerque in the early 1950s, in a working-class Hispanic community near downtown known as Sawmill. At one time the Sawmill industry was the largest industry […]
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Pics: Wall of Lindy’s Diner finally collapses on Central Ave downtown
Albuquerque — Last week, we reported that city officials had given the owner’s of Downtown’s Lindy’s Diner until May to prove the exterior wall of the 100-plus year old building was safe, but the wall gave an answer even sooner. The exterior wall of the Bliss Building which houses the diner collapsed into the street […]
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Gnarliest Gathering
By Michael Hodock, The Paper. – As North America’s biggest powwow stages its “last dance,” one of Burque’s highest flying events might also be reaching its pinnacle. This Saturday at Los Altos Skatepark (10140 ½ Lomas Blvd. NE), The All Nations Skate Jam is rounding up the city’s sickest skaters and most provocative punkers to […]
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DOJ reclassified medical cannabis, but what does that mean for New Mexico dispensaries and customers?
President Donald Trump and his Department of Justice took an important step towards recognizing medical benefits for cannabis by reclassifying medical marijuana to a Schedule III drug. That order immediately legitimized businesses operating in the medical cannabis space, but it explicitly did not apply to recreational cannabis businesses. So what does that mean for businesses […]
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The next time you dial 911 in ABQ, a drone might be the first responder
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Seconds after a gunshot is heard across Albuquerque, police launch a drone from a rooftop hive and speed toward the sound. The goal is to arrive before officers, with its camera already rolling, as part of the city’s “drone as a first responder” program. The Albuquerque Police Department’s (APD) […]
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Poll: In Gov primaries, Haaland still leads Dems, GOP aren’t excited for any candidate
Just two weeks before early voting begins in the biggest political contest of 2026, new polling finds that most Republicans still aren’t excited about any candidate while Democrats have picked a clear favorite. An Emerson College Poll conducted last weekend for KRQE News surveyed 1,000 likely New Mexico primary voters about the candidates on the […]
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Get ’em while they’re hot! Rep. Vasquez pushes to expand SNAP to cover hot rotisserie chicken
Technically, the hot, pre-cooked rotisserie chicken you pick up from the grocery store isn’t food; at least not for the purposes of federal food aid programs like SNAP. But, New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vasquez an 18 other House members have a plan to change that. Vasquez, a Democrat, joined a bipartisan group in Congress to […]
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Albuquerque Academy and Soilutions Announce “Full Circle” Partnership to Transform Campus Waste into Local Soil
During Earth Month, Albuquerque Academy is announcing a landmark sustainability partnership with Soilutions, New Mexico’s premier composting and soil company, to divert the school’s food and green waste from landfills. This “closed-loop” initiative turns the Academy’s food scraps and green waste into nutrient-rich compost, some of which is then returned to the campus to nourish […]
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