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The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness with Chloe Rachel Gallaway at Placitas Community Library

The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness with Chloe Rachel Gallaway By Anne Frost Placitas Community Library welcomes author Chloe Rachel Gallaway on September 14 at 2pm.  Chloe describes herself as an author and ‘Story Medicine Guide’. This Book talk will offer an opportunity for engaged discussion about using Story as Medicine in our lives.  […]

AFR saves dog, people from fire

Albuquerque Fire Rescue rescued a dog and two people while responding to a multi-house fire Wednesday afternoon.  While crews were responding to the fire, they found a small dog hiding under a bed and later treated the dog and administered oxygen, according to a Fire and Rescue social media post. The fire was put out […]

One councilor proposed decreasing the tipped minimum wage. Now she’s urging her colleagues to slow down.

Albuquerque city councilors are expected to revisit the debate regarding lowering wages for tipped employees when they convene for their meeting on Aug. 19.  However, councilors Brook Bassan and Renée Grout have already said they support withdrawing the measure and plan to vote to temporarily pull the proposal “to give the Council time to confer […]

Posted inAlbuquerque, Housing & Homelessness

Homelessness, crime push rents higher says International District landlord

Property owners in the International District say homeless encampments and crime have caused insurance rates to skyrocket — in some cases tripling — and are contributing to higher rents for tenants in order to offset the costs. One well-known landlord with 1,800 apartments located mostly in the Southeast area — Chuck Sheldon — said the […]

Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy

‘Cuba is a Bit of an Island’

Many members of Cuba’s business community attended an economic growth-focused event at the Eichwald Center on Aug. 5. Business owners and officials explored opportunities to boost the village’s economy and support local businesses. The event was organized by Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez’s office in collaboration with the Rural Development Corporation (RDC), a nonprofit dedicated to […]

Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas, Uncategorized

Placitas Artists Series Returns With Renowned Classical Duo

The Placitas Artists Series organizers took a much-needed summer vacation and are launching the 38th season on Sept. 22 with the renowned Patterson/Sutton Duo.  The cello and guitar duo has graced international festivals and concert series worldwide. They serve as Juilliard Global Visiting Artists and have released two acclaimed studio albums, “Cold Dark Matter” and […]

Posted inAlbuquerque, Jobs, Workers & Economy

New sponsorship has ExxonMobil lending its name to Balloon Fiesta

ExxonMobil will get top billing at next year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, thanks to a five-year sponsorship deal with the oil and gas giant. The new deal — which includes changing the name of the event to the ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta — will start in 2025 and last through 2029. This new partnership […]