News Feature
Oñate’s Legacy of Chaos Continues
How a peaceful prayer ceremony escalates to violence
As of early June 2020, despite years of outcry from the community, Juan de Oñate's statue continued to stand at the head of the Albuquerque Museum.
Clarke Condé
Feel Good News
An Occasionally Wild Boy
Steve-O pays homage to where it all began while supporting locals facing food insecurity
With COVID-19 wiping out so many aspects of our lives, it has been hard for many to find a new normal. Jon “Bones” Jones, local UFC fighter, reached out to his old friend and former Albuquerque resident, Steve-O of “Jackass” fame and a spark lit up in Steve-O’s head.
Newscity
State will investigate claims that Lovelace Women’s Hospital in Albuquerque practiced racial profiling; a number of New Mexico tribal casinos have reopened; Lawmakers made a number of cuts to the budget because of COVID-19 and related drops in oil revenue.
Clarke Conde
Council Watch
Uncharted Territory
City Council navigates new paths as protests and COVID continue
It’s a different world from whence we last touched base. Our local government bodies have had to quickly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with budget adjustments, small business help and police reform.
- Council Watch: Shades of Blue by Carolyn Carlson (8/20/2020)
- Council Watch: Welcome Back, Now Get to Work! by Carolyn Carlson (8/6/2020)
- Council Watch: Councilors Cleaning House by Carolyn Carlson (7/2/2020)
- Council Watch: Here to Serve by Carolyn Carlson (4/2/2020)
- Council Watch: The Council in March by Carolyn Carlson (3/19/2020)
- Council Watch: Proclamations, Travel, Crime by Carolyn Carlson (2/27/2020)
Clarke Condé
News Feature
A New Public Safety Department
Mayor Keller’s new public safety department could reduce burden on cops
Mayor Tim Keller announced the formation of Albuquerque Community Safety, a new unarmed public security department in Albuquerque. This department’s purpose is to handle public safety calls related to homelessness, addiction and mental health issues instead of the Albuquerque Police Department, which is currently called in to deal with such cases.
Odds & Ends
Funny because sexually-transmitted drugs happen to someone else.
- Odds & Ends by Joshua Lee (9/3/2020)
- Odds & Ends by Joshua Lee (8/27/2020)
- Odds & Ends by Joshua Lee (8/20/2020)
- Odds & Ends by Joshua Lee (8/13/2020)
- Odds & Ends by Joshua Lee (8/6/2020)
- Odds & Ends by Joshua Lee (7/30/2020)
