Once the weather gets warmer, art festivals will be taking place all throughout the state of New Mexico and the Bernalillo Indian Arts Festival (BIAF) is set to kick off the festival season with a bang! The BIAF was started back in 2017, by artist Sara Chadwick. Chadwick owned Sara’s Southwest Connection, Inc., a fine […]
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.
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Community Briefs
Rio Rancho Chorus Enrollment Calling all 2nd to 12th graders! Enrollment for the Children’s Chorus of Rio Rancho and the Rio Rancho Youth Chorus is open. Enrollments are welcome from Jan. 8 to Feb. 24. Take advantage of the Early Bird Discount from Jan 8-26, and save $25 per singer on registration! There will also […]
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McQueen proposing changes to legislative process
State Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, got an early start on this year’s short legislative session. He prefiled several pieces of legislation in advance of the 30-day session which begins on Jan. 16, including two House Joint Resolutions that would make significant changes to the legislative process. House Joint Resolution 1 would standardize the length of […]
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First responder highlight
First responder highlight is a monthly column produced by the Coronado/Bernalillo Optimist Club. The Coronado/Bernalillo Optimist Club wants you to know Matthew Esquibel, an Albuquerque area native and a first responder for the Town of Bernalillo Fire Department and surrounding area. Matthew’s training as a firefighter/emergency medical technician was sparked by an EMT class he took […]
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Cuba fire dept receives over $400k
The USDA has announced $413,000 in federal funding for the Village of Cuba’s Volunteer Fire Department that U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich advocated directly for through the Omnibus Appropriations Agreement for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). This investment will be used by the Village of Cuba Volunteer Fire Department to replace its aging fire engine pumper. The […]
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Police Arrest Walmart Shooting Suspect
Following numerous community tips, Edgewood Police arrested a 18 year-old John Fulford as a suspect in the carjacking and shooting that occurred at the Edgewood Walmart on the evening of Jan. 3. According to the police, a man attempted a carjacking and then shot the owner of the vehicle at the Walmart Supercenter. The vehicle […]
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East Mountain Food Pantry Prepares for a New Home
For 35 years the East Mountain Food Pantry has served its community in locations that were never designed to serve as a food pantry. Starting in a two-bedroom home and then moving to its current location, which was previously a feed store, the organization has faced operational challenges, but those will soon fade as the […]
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Our Bountiful Food Dilemma
America is awash in food. People from other countries who visit here or move here comment on the variety and volume of the food in our stores and the portions at our restaurants. Then, they often like to comment on our collective obesity and tell us our food is crap. It hits a nerve. But […]
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Budget Bonus? Torrance County Commission presents grab bag of funding
Christmas may be over, but Torrance County is hoping there is a late present in the form of a big, fat, cash-stuffed envelope courtesy of Rep. Melanie Stansbury. Stansbury (D-NM) has said that she has $22 million to spend on 11 “shovel-ready” projects within her district and the county commission has several times bandied about […]
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Songs and stories of New Mexican music comes to the old church
Soak in the sounds of authentic New Mexican music when Lone Piñon visits the Old San Ysidro Church in Corrales for a free event at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21. It would be all music from the four musicians that make up the group. Members of Lone Piñon will take time to tell the […]