Downtown Transformation

MONEY MOVES: City Councilors approve $4.5 million in opioid settlement money for the city’s Gateway system

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On May 5, the Albuquerque City Council approved a resolution — sponsored by City Councilors Nichole L. Rogers, Tammy Fiebelkorn, Dan Champine and Renée Grout — which appropriates $4,589,736 in opioid settlement funds. The funding will support, expand and enhance the city’s comprehensive services for individuals in Albuquerque experiencing substance-use disorder. Last month, these councilors […]

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CULTIVATING COMMUNITY: SOMOS ABQ returns to National Hispanic Cultural Center with music, food, art

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On Saturday, May 10, the creative community of Burque will transform the National Hispanic Cultural Center into a living, breathing work of art — a place where music, creativity and culture collide in a kaleidoscope of color, movement, sound and connection. SOMOS ABQ is back to transform the NHCC with large-scale art installations, hands-on maker

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FROM A VISION TO REALITY: Work on Albuquerque’s game-changing Rail Trail is chugging along!

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Albuquerque’s planned Rail Trail, long a goal of the Chamber, is making the transition off the drawing board and into the city’s hardscape. Terry Brunner, interim director of Albuquerque’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency and Mayor Tim Keller’s chief of staff, shares that “if you are visiting the Old Town and Sawmill area you will see the

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CHANGES ARE COMING: Chamber Board gets updates on Downtown plans, Expo New Mexico property and Leadership ABQ

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  On Feb. 27, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce held its February Board of Directors meeting in the Chamber’s offices Downtown. Board members got an update on Leadership Albuquerque’s “Government Day” on Feb. 19, as the trip exposed the cohort to several different vantage points on government in New Mexico, including: Meeting with the

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A MILESTONE: ABQ/BernCo celebrate 50 years of Main Library in Downtown

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Hundreds of community members attended a day of celebration as the Main branch of the Public Library of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County marked its 50th anniversary on Feb. 22. Highlights of the day were presentations on the library’s history, architecture and enduring impact on the community with a lineup of engaging activities and special guests. First Lady

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LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: Dueling Bills – House Passes PFML Bill, And A Lot of Red Ink, To the Senate

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DUELING BILLS – HOUSE PASSES PFML BILL, AND A LOT OF RED INK, TO THE SENATE Awash in red ink, the House chose to send a sweeping paid family and medical leave act (known now as the Family Wellness and Welcome Child Act) instead of a more limited and fiscally sound measure to the Senate

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