By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. — How many gas stations can one neighborhood handle? That’s the question neighbors from 8 neighborhoods living along Indian School Rd. and Carlisle Blvd. are asking. A zoning examiner is now weighing a pair of requests that could lead to a new Maverik gas station on the site that was […]
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All city businesses now have to say where ICE can, can’t enter. How exactly will that work under new city ICE law?
From local restaurants to construction crews, tens of thousands of Duke City businesses will soon have new requirements added to their annual business license renewal after the Albuquerque City Council approved the Safer Community Places Ordinance on Monday, March 16. Once enacted into law, the city has 90 days to determine how businesses will set […]
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Get Out (March 19-25)
Airswimming (Thursday 19, Performance) FUSION Theatre Company (708 First St. NW) presents a timely play about unjust incarceration, Airswimming by Charlotte Jones. Directed by Robb Anthony Sisneros, FUSION’s production stars Wendy Barker and Nichole Hamilton. The dark comedy is inspired by the true story of two British women who were locked away in a hospital […]
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Tamara Righettini Builds Community Through Clay at Burque Throwdown
(Photo by Sara Atancio-Gonzales) By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – After two decades working in healthcare, Tamara Righettini was ready for a change. Today, she spends her days surrounded by pottery wheels, shelves of clay and a growing community of artists at Burque Throwdown, the ceramics studio she founded near Downtown Albuquerque. Righettini first discovered […]
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Could new corporate management at KiMo lock out local arts?
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales and Jessie Jones, The Paper. – Concern is growing among Albuquerque’s theatre community over the possible transfer of operations at the KiMo Theatre in Downtown Albuquerque, with many fearing it could limit access for local artists. Vicki Singer, president of the Albuquerque Theatre Guild, explains that the primary worry is how a […]
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Albuquerque moves quickly to remove César Chávez from streets, public honors following abuse disclosures by Dolores Huerta, others
By Jesse Jones, City Desk ABQ in The Paper. — City officials took swift action Wednesday to initiate the renaming of local sites honoring civil rights organizer and Chicano icon César Chávez following disclosures by fellow activist Dolores Huerta that he pressured her for sex resulting in pregnancies. City Councilor Joaquín Baca told City Desk […]
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Albuquerque-Based School Arms First Responders With Yoga
According to a First Responder Mental Health Needs Assessment conducted in 2025 by the Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY, New Paltz, first responder mental health remained at crisis levels, with 94% identifying stress and 90% citing burnout as major challenges. Over 50% reported depression symptoms, 38% experienced PTSD symptoms and 16% reported […]
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Letter to the Editor: Sale of public utilities to out-of-state funds should sound alarms in New Mexico
Opinion & Commentary in The Paper. Dr. Taylor Spence is an adjunct instructor of history at CNM and New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) and lives in Albuquerque. Alarm bells should be ringing for all New Mexicans as the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) is set to decide on allowing the sale of not just one but […]
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Pacific Rim Food Park reborn with new name, new family-friendly focus
The closing of the Pacific Rim Food Park in the Northeast Heights left foodies with a hole in their menus but a new concept opened last year aims to fill it. With the weather warming up, we dropped by the the newly-named Albuquerque Food Park to check the vibe. Food trucks have captured the public […]
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Lowriders flying high on airmail
By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. — Here’s a new gift idea for the philatelist and the gearhead in your life. The U.S. Postal Service has launched new stamps featuring lowrider cars, featuring American Iron from the 1940 to 1980s. The stamps, issued Tuesday, showcase five eye-catching classics: “Eight Figures” (a blue 1958 Chevrolet Impala), “The […]