By Abby McDonald Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom. It became a federal holiday in 2021. The Albuquerque City Council voted unanimously in 2015 to declare Juneteenth, an annual holiday celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the end […]
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Movies in the park offers family fun while supporting youth in agriculture
The Moriarty Future Farmers of America will be showing a series of films in Crossley Park this summer as part of a fundraiser. Jeremiah Young, the FFA chapter’s acting president, said the movies in the park series is intended to be a fun, family event that provides summer entertainment. “In the summer in Moriarty, there’s […]
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East Mountain Historical Society hopes to transform 100+ year old house
The East Mountain Historical Society hopes to one day conduct operations out of a stone house that was built more than 100 years ago in the unincorporated community of San Antonio, located between Tijeras and Cedar Crest. “It’ll be a repository for the area’s history, and through utilization of the meeting rooms, serve as a […]
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City Council greenlights sawmill deal amid community pushback
The Albuquerque City Council unanimously approved a quarter-billion-dollar tax break at the June 16 City Council meeting for a three-part luxury development in the Sawmill District, despite public pushback over affordable housing, fair wages and developer accountability. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve industrial revenue bonds for three projects, a hotel, extended-stay suites […]
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Albuquerque holds Comcast accountable for months-long cable hazards
The City of Albuquerque said it is fining Comcast $500 a day for leaving exposed internet cables in Northeast Heights neighborhoods, calling the months-old hazards a safety risk. City officials say Comcast left cable and phone lines exposed at eight sites across Albuquerque — dangling from trees, stretched across driveways and taped along sidewalks. Neighbors […]
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Sawmill District set for major makeover with $227M tax break proposal
City of Albuquerque officials could approve a quarter-billion-dollar tax break for a luxury hotel, apartment and retail development in the Sawmill District near Old Town. The City Council is set to vote on a proposal backed by Mayor Tim Keller to issue $227.5 million in industrial revenue bonds to help fund three developments by Sawmill […]
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Major intersection closure scheduled for South Valley for railroad crossing upgrade
Drivers in the South Valley are advised to prepare for detours as a major transportation upgrade will temporarily close a key intersection next week. The intersection of Rio Bravo Boulevard and Second Street SE will be shut down from Tuesday, June 18, through Saturday, June 22, as crews work to upgrade the existing railroad crossing. […]
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City Council to vote on Isotopes staying in current home ballpark until 2039
By Abby McDonald The Albuquerque Isotopes don’t want to look for a new home. Fresh off a sale to a new owner, the ‘Topes are asking Albuquerque’s City Council to approve a deal to keep them in “The Lab” through 2039. The council will vote on the Isotopes new lease agreement at the city council […]
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Mayor Keller vetoes four key items in Albuquerque’s $1.5B budget over legal, equity concerns
Mayor Tim Keller vetoed four parts of Albuquerque’s newly approved $1.5 billion budget, saying the changes are needed to stay within the law and treat nonprofits more fairly and setting up a potential council override fight. The mayor’s line‑item veto strikes funding for an independent permitting office, shuffles economic‑development dollars back to cultural partners and […]
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Hospice caught with its mask off
A local hospice is facing penalties after forcing its employees to wear respirators without providing a medical evaluation first. According to state records, inspectors discovered in April that Luna Del Valle Hospice in Albuquerque failed to conduct medical evaluations by a licensed practitioner that are required to ensure that employees could safely wear N95 respirators. […]