The Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association (Quad A) is excited to announce the 2024 Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally to be held from February 10 to 11 in Rio Rancho. The Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally has traditionally been a staple event hosted in Albuquerque. Quad A has decided to relocate the flying event to Rio […]
Author Archives: Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas
Placitas wood artist featured at gallery
It’s not unusual to find Dr. Johnson in his workshop, communicating with a new slab of wood, getting to know what it needs to be in its next life. Accepting input from the wood results in his unique pieces—when the woodworker’s hands are in harmony with the tools and the wood, magic happens. In addition […]
Posted inUncategorized
Letter to the Editor: Sandia Park air taxi should not be public
Submitted by Karen Davisson, Sandia Airpark Estates resident If you’d like to submit a Letter to the Editor, please email editor@newmexico.news Last week’s agenda included a proposed resolution guaranteeing the “vested right” of Sandia Airpark to allow the taxiing of aircraft on their roads. While in and of itself this resolution is accurate, it is […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Community Briefs
Build-a-Pal Build-a-Pal is back at the Edgewood Community Library. Spend this Valentine season by making a special pal at the Library. Choose your valentine pal and make them with love! This event is limited to children, 17 and under. Reservations to secure your spot are already open and are going fast.You can sign up at […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
Moriarty pizza joint featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’
The cameras rolled on the afternoon of Jan. 23 at Buttercrust Pizza as owners Sarah and Daniel Wright showed off their Moriarty eatery to the America’s Best Restaurants streaming show. “Oh, this is so good,” show host Luis Rivera said as he noshed on a section of a Chicago beef calzone. “This is the best. […]
Posted inCorrales
Village purchasing airboat to use for river rescues
The Corrales Fire Department will have a new tool to assist with the plethora of swift water rescues it has to respond to each year. CFD will become the first agency in Sandoval County with the ability to deploy an airboat after the customized vessel is completed by the Florida-based manufacturer over the next few […]
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Don’t Count out Basic Misogyny in the GOP Primary
The 2024 Oscar nominations laid bare a basic truth about America: our large institutions are not ready to accept or acknowledge the accomplishments of women with the same enthusiasm of those of men. As I read the memes that exploded after Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster feminist satire Barbie was snubbed in most of the most prestigious […]
Posted inUncategorized
Support County and Tribal Health Councils and the Public Health and Climate Program Act for a Healthier New Mexico
By: Valeria Alarcón, Executive Director of New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils, and Divya Shiv, Research and Policy Analyst at New Mexico Voices for Children Nothing is more foundational to one’s well-being than one’s health. Lawmakers can help people be and stay healthy by making strong investments in programs that address health threats and inequities. […]
Posted inCorrales, Courts, Justice & Safety
BREAKING: Police search for Corrales homicide suspect
Corrales Police and law enforcement agencies in New Mexico and Arizona are on the lookout for the suspect in the shooting of a 29-year-old Albuquerque woman that occurred at a southside Corrales home on Monday (Jan. 22) afternoon. Corrales Police identified Charles “Chuck” Kauffmann, 55, as a suspect in the killing and are seeking an […]
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Affordable housing is not affordable enough
If you want to buy your first home in New Mexico, and you are of low to moderate income, you probably should not count on buying a new one.