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Rio Grande Zoo Among the Best
Albuquerque's polar bears and exotic lizards are scaring up more accolades for the Duke City. The Rio Grande Zoo was named one of America's 60 best zoos, according to The... Read more »
Don’t forget about the arena town hall
It isn't too late to sign up for Thursday’s town-hall meeting on the proposed Downtown events center and hotel project. Registration is open through Wednesday morning, and the town-hall meeting... Read more »
City Hall Hearings On the Rise
City Hall is practically running its own court system these days. Buried in the city's multi-volume budget documents are some statistics on civil hearings handled by the city: – The... Read more »
BREAKING: Mayor announces new executive team
Irene Garcia is headed back to City Hall and Pete Dinelli is moving into the mayor's office under a new executive team announced today by the mayor. Mayor Martin Chavez... Read more »
UPDATED: Downtown arena, hotel: What do you think?
UPDATED: Thanks for all the comments. Several of you mentioned the possibility of building an arena/events center in another part of town, perhaps Mesa del Sol. That's an issue the... Read more »
Keep Your Pets Inside For the Fourth
I ran into an animal-care worker this morning who's very concerned about all the dogs and cats bolting from home this week, scared of the fireworks going off every night.... Read more »
Chavez, Armijo Team Up on Global Warming
It's not often you find Mayor Martin Chavez joining the County Commission chairman for an announcement. But he did yesterday, standing with Alan Armijo to launch a new "climate protection... Read more »
Old Bell Trading Post Re-Opens
The old Bell Trading Post on West Central has been revived as an office and loft development, Mayor Martin Chavez announced this afternoon. The post, abandoned for the last 20... Read more »
ABQ ranks No. 2 for affordable destinations
Albuquerque is the second most affordable travel destination in the United States, according to AAA, the travel and insurance company. "I think this means there are going to be more... Read more »
City Bus Ridership Climbs
Passenger boardings on Albuquerque’s buses topped 10 million over the last year — a record high, the city announced Wednesday. Mayor Martin Chávez said people are often trying the bus... Read more »
Mayor opposes bottled water
Mayor Martin Chavez is urging cities nationwide to phase out the purchase of bottled water if "feasible." He is co-sponsor of a resolution being considered at the U.S. Conference of... Read more »
CAO’s first test?
An early test for the mayor's new chief administrative officer will be winning confirmation from the City Council. Ed Adams, a 19-year veteran of City Hall, took over as acting... Read more »
