Author
Albuquerque looks to Santa Fe to help set up rules to purchase and redevelop Walmart property
City officials in Albuquerque want to purchase the Walmart property set to close on March 10 near San Mateo and Central. It’s unclear how much it will cost for the city to acquire the property, which is still owned by Walmart. The company has yet to offer to sell it, according to City Councilor Pat […]
What to do with the Walmart in ABQ’s International District?
The Walmart in Albuquerque’s International District is set to close on March 10 and what happens next is up in the air, because the company still owns the property. The lot is zoned for mixed use, meaning several different options could be built in its place. In order for anything new to go in the […]
Clemency for Leonard Peltier demanded decades after his incarceration
People in Albuquerque joined others across the country demanding the release of Leonard Peltier from federal prison. “His imprisonment was meant to demoralize us and to discourage us from resisting. He was meant to be made an example of, to show people this is what happens if you speak out,” Jennifer Marley said in front […]
Officers detain demonstrators during protest on UNM campus against conspiracy theorist Charlie Kirk
State Police in riot gear showed up at the Student Union Building on the University of New Mexico campus during a peaceful protest and detained three protesters of color on Wednesday night. The protest was held in response to Turning Point USA’s UNM chapter hosting a speaking event on campus with Charlie Kirk, the founder […]
Vigil in Albuquerque honors people killed in Colorado Springs at Club Q
The realities of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs were close to home for many in Albuquerque, and people gathered in Morningside Park on Tuesday evening to grieve the lives lost in the queer bar. Several people knew people at the club on Saturday, Nov. 19, and many at the vigil frequented it themselves. […]