After three false starts, Councilor Louie Sanchez is getting some traction in getting the City Council to chastise Chief Harold Medina after what he calls a pattern of mismanagement and […]
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Albuquerque Museum acquires globally celebrated pink teeter-totter
The Albuquerque Museum announced today that it has acquired one of the award-winning and globally celebrated pink teeter-totters formerly installed at the U.S./Mexico border wall. The Teeter-Totter, created by architect […]
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City Desk interview: Arts & Culture director talks iconic KiMo Theatre
One of the city’s key assets is the historic KiMo Theatre, located in the heart of Downtown, on Central Avenue and Fifth Street. The storied pueblo-deco structure built in 1927 […]
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‘We are familia’
Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series titled Downtown Albuquerque Reboot, about the city’s center, its challenges and the plans to address them. Read about why the […]
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Measure to have a multi-agency investigation into police chief auto crash fails
In a narrow vote, councilors determined there is no need for a multi-agency investigation into the events surrounding Chief Harold Medina running a red light and crashing into another vehicle […]
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Albuquerque official responds to residents’ concerns about the Bosque thinning project
By Nash Jones, KUNM | Homemade signs expressing concern for the ecosystem of Albuquerque’s Bosque have popped up where a thinning project is underway. In addition to questioning the harm to native […]
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City Councilor to host ‘strategy sessions’ with constituents
Newly elected City Councilor Nichole Rogers (D6) wants to hear from you. The councilor is hosting a series of “strategy sessions” and community input meetings to “discuss topics important to […]
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What to expect: City Councilors may tackle dilapidated properties
Cleaning up dangerous and dilapidated properties and working together to mitigate the impact of pollution are high on the list of agenda items for Albuquerque City Councilors when they meet […]
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City faces new lawsuits from asbestos mishandling at Gateway
The city’s ongoing headache brought on by asbestos issues at Albuquerque’s Gateway Center at Gibson Health Hub continued this week. Three new lawsuits were filed against the city in relation […]
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Like Clean Air?
Haze is that dirty looking veil in the air that hangs over the metropolitan area. Sulfur dioxide particles are partially to blame for that haziness, according to a 2022 annual […]