This week in The Paper.

A Burque history lesson penned with needle and ink

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This weekend, thereโ€™s an opportunity for New Mexico to get tattooed by some of the greatest artists in the country, plain and simple. Brian Everett, who owns Route 66 Tattoo on Central Ave., organized this yearโ€™s New Mexico Tattoo Fiesta at Isleta Resort and Casino, and he says if you get tatted this year, youโ€™re getting it done by the best of the best. By establishing a good reputation over 13 years, the folks at Albuquerqueโ€™s biggest annual tattoo convention really do get to pick and choose whoโ€™s gonna be showing off their skills at the event. Featured artists such asย Freddy Negrate,ย Oliver Peckย andย Tommy Montoyaย will be painting Burque red โ€” and black and white, and every brilliant color imaginable โ€” in permanent ink over three days, starting this Friday. Normally you would have to go across the country and pay for hotel bills and airfare to get tattooed by these artists, and now theyโ€™re right here in Burqueโ€™s backyard.ย 

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As of July 1, Albuquerque property owners must register and maintain vacant buildings Downtown under a new city ordinance designed to reduce blight and

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The Jack Candelaria Community and Boxing Training Center, a pillar of the South San Jose neighborhood’s boxing community, celebrated its grand reopening

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Get ready to pay a bit more for your cannabis in New Mexico starting July 1.ย  [โ€ฆ]

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Bernalillo County is inviting local artists to submit proposals for a new public art project that will be integrated into the upcoming New Mexico COVID Memorial. This memorial will be the first publicly funded COVID memorial in the United States, offering a solemn and reflective space to honor those impacted by the pandemic. The request […]

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A vacant lot in the International District is on its way to becoming a community-run grower’s market, thanks to a first-of-its-kind participatory budgeting project led by residents in City Council District 6. Construction kicked off this week on the San Mateo/Kathryn International District Grower’s Market, the top vote-getter in the City’s Participatory Budgeting Albuquerque (PBABQ) […]


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Teen Circus Camp is suitable for teens 13-18, of all levels, no experience necessary.

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Join us July 12, 6:30pm at Nahalat Shalom in ABQ for the NM Back from the Brink kickoff—speakers, action, and nuclear justice.

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Great sound, lights and energy!

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An enchanting evening of fusion dance!Join us on Saturday, July 12th (8pm) for a free show at one of our favorite breweries!

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Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.