Construction will begin Monday, June 16, on the Central Crossing Bridge at Central Avenue and First Street, part of the planned seven-mile Albuquerque Rail Trail that will affect downtown travel for nearly a year. The 10-month project will reshape a key downtown intersection, shifting bus routes, limiting vehicle turns and closing parts of the sidewalk […]
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New Mexico United unveils 2025 Pride Kit benefiting Transgender Resource Center
New Mexico United is throwing a party at the United Team Store this Friday. United’s 2025 Pride Kit Launch Event is set for 5 p.m. and will offer fans the chance to get the new kit ahead of the team’s Pride on the Pitch Match set for June 28. The launch party will feature United’s […]
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ABQ BioPark welcomes Elok, a critically endangered orangutan
The ABQ BioPark has a new, “good looking” guest after the arrival of Elok, a 24-year-old male Sumatran orangutan. Elok, pronounced El-ick, joins the BioPark from the Oklahoma City Zoo as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Orangutan Species Survival Plan (SSP). This collaborative effort aims to support the long-term conservation of […]
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Albuquerque boosts animal shelter services for summer surge
Starting June 9, Albuquerque’s Westside animal shelter will open seven days a week to ease overcrowding and make pet adoptions and services more accessible during the busy summer season. The City of Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department is expanding its Westside shelter hours to match its Eastside location, now open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 6 […]
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Albuquerque BioPark wants community input on major revamp of Children’s Fantasy Garden
The Albuquerque BioPark is set for a major renovation of the Children’s Fantasy Garden at the Botanic Garden. After over 20 years of providing a space for families to explore and create memories, the garden will be reimagined to improve accessibility, upgrade infrastructure, and enhance creative and learning opportunities. Community involvement will be central to […]
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Albuquerque to honor fallen emergency professionals during National Memorial procession
A national procession honoring fallen emergency medical services professionals will make a stop in Albuquerque on Wednesday. The Moving Honors procession, organized by the National EMS Memorial Service, will pause at the Bernalillo County Public Safety Training Academy to remember 29 EMS providers from across the country who died in the line of duty. The […]
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Albuquerque needs volunteers as it gears up for Pride Parade
For thousands of people, the Albuquerque Pride Parade will be a day of joy, resistance, celebration and community at Downtown Civic Plaza. But first, the city needs to be cleaned. In preparation for the June 7 parade, ABQ RIDE, Keep Albuquerque Beautiful and local volunteers are organizing a cleanup of the Central corridor, spanning from […]
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Bernalillo County offering free groceries to low-income seniors
Free groceries are available to senior Bernalillo County residents from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of every month at the Tijeras Senior Center located at 10 Tijeras Ave. in Tijeras. Bernalillo County is partnering with Silver Horizons to provide the free food to senior residents and veterans. Silver Horizons is an organization […]
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Summer is here and so is Cedar Crest’s Farmers’ Market
The Cedar Crest Farmers’ Market has kicked off the 2025 season. The Farmers Market is located off of New Mexico Highway 14 near Triangle Grocery. People can purchase locally-produced food from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Wednesday through October. Some of the goods available during the opening day included honey, breads, mushrooms, eggs and […]
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Dog-friendly and educational hikes: Bark in the Park takes over Mountainair
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument and Friends of Mountainair Animal Shelter (FOMAS) have teamed up to invite the community to their monthly Bark in the Park hikes. Ranger-led hikes will continue every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Quarai Mission Site until October 18. While this month’s event was originally scheduled to […]