The seasons are changing. It’s time to engage our senses. Pay attention to what the world is sending your way this pivotal time of year. Fire up the neurons in your brain and take in all that your eyes, ears, etc. are feeding you right now. That’s my horoscope for you this week. Tantalize your […]
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Delicious New Mexico builds South Valley processing and storage facility to help connect small New Mexico farmers with buyers
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – A new food aggregation center opening in Albuquerque’s South Valley aims to give small and medium-sized New Mexico farmers and their homegrown food products greater access to schools, senior centers and other institutional markets. The Delicious New Mexico Aggregation Center is scheduled to open Sept. 18 as an addition […]
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Bands Of Enchantment: Shining a Spotlight on Albuquerque’s Best Music, All Downtown
By Camillo Cretara, The Paper. — Elkhorn Media’s “Bands of Enchantment,” An Emmy Award-winning music series recorded right here in Albuquerque every September, returns with a multi-day concert/TV show taping at the KiMo Theater, Sept. 16 through 18, and a live music festival throughout Downtown Albuquerque on Sept. 19. New Mexico’s favorite music showcase is […]
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3 Questions with ABQ abstract artist Alex Ponca Stock
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – Artist Alex Ponca Stock explores the beauty of being alive and what death can teach us in Particle and the Wave: Oracles and Symbols for Living and Dying, her solo exhibition at Richard Levy Gallery in Downtown Albuquerque. The show features eight abstract works combining painting and beadwork, drawing […]
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Pic It Up: Albuquerque remembers 9/11, 25 year later
On Friday, Sept 11 our nation marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with somber ceremonies across the country. In New York at Ground Zero Memorial Park, the names of all 2,983 victims were read aloud. Here in Albuquerque, the city hosted a memorial event in Civic Plaza. Albuquerque fire fighters gathered to complete their annual […]
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New city attorney, same old power struggle at City Hall
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — ‘Burque has a new city attorney. The City Council confirmed Mayor Tim Keller’s pick, then turned around and overrode his veto of a measure aimed at giving the council more oversight of the city’s legal department. Councilors unanimously confirmed Joshua Boone on Wednesday night. Boone previously served as chief […]
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Get Out! This weekend’s best things to do in ABQ
You know what’s hard about going out? The timing. If a band you want to see is playing one night in town, and you get sick or lazy or are running late or if you car breaks down, you stand a good change of missing your one opportunity. You know what helps? Big, multi-day events […]
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Sandia Heights artists open their doors this weekend to show off their studios
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For one weekend in September, homes throughout Sandia Heights will open their doors to art lovers as 40 local artists share everything from oil paintings and pottery to jewelry, woodworking and mixed-media pieces. The annual Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour brings artists together across 13 stops in the neighborhood, […]
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New Mexicans spent $37 million on OnlyFans, new study estimates
An analysis of spending on OnlyFans, the online creator platform most popular for self-streamed porn and adult content, estimates that New Mexicans spent $37.8 million on subscriptions in 2025. That places New Mexico in the top 5 states in the country, per-capita. OnlyFinder.com‘s new OnlyFans Wrapped 2026 analyzed Google keyword searches, Only Fans’s own government filings and […]
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$700 million Pajarito Mesa energy project seeks tax break under Bernalillo County’s new community benefits rules. What does it do?
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — One of the nation’s largest energy infrastructure developers and builders wants nearly 3.5 square miles of land on the Pajarito Mesa in Bernalillo County for a solar and battery project, promising hundreds of jobs, millions in new revenue and a boost to the region’s power grid in exchange for […]