• Gold, coins and jewels. Oh, my! New Mexico's home to a buried treasure, valued at over $1 million. Or is it? You'll have to buy the book.

• CNM has doubled its graduation rates over…

Another sweet old motel. Still in business on Central near Rio Grande.

Russ Whitener, attorney and star of his own TV commercials, died of cancer on Feb 25, the day I happened to take this picture of his high profile office building on I-40 at Carlisle.…

Due to the snowstorm hundreds of miles east, Interstate 40 was closed at ABQ. Only red and white vehicles parked under the red arrow at Carlisle and Indian School Rd.…

Escuela del Sol and Harwood Art Center invite you to Encompass, a…

• Fight over virtual charter schools headed to court after state Public Education Commission votes to appeal Education Secretary's approval of two startup charters the commission had earlier denied. Commission…

Give me your tired, your turquoise... Yard art near Wyoming & Menaul.

Hi, my name is Virginia Lamkin. I was born and raised in Albuquerque. I am a retired teacher and I love to write. Recently, I have been interviewing interesting people around town. I am a visual learner and I am drawn to people who express their creativity through some form of the visual arts.

I will be sharing these interviews as well as some images of the wonderful art these people create in blog posts entitled, "Finding". I call it this because our community has limitless untapped…

From the South Valley near the Valencia-Bernalillo County Line, the sandhill cranes are flying north toward Albuquerque and beyond at elevations so high you can hardly see them with your naked eye. You can heard them clearly, however. The migration started at least three weeks ago, but this (Feb. 26) seems to be a peak day. None of the birds are flying just above the rooftops as they sometimes do. 

NOB HILL--B.J. Timoner remembers how this year started.  On January 2, 2013 Timoner left the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles and started walking to New York City.  On his back he carried a small tent, sleeping bag, and everything else he thought he would need on a six-month hike to the other side of the…

• Seeking to improve on the 79¢ women in NM make for every $1 made by men, state House of Reps approves Fair Pay for Women Act. Legislation would give women with…

BJ Timoner (center) is walking across America in the fight against pancreatic cancer.…

Old church steeples rise behind new apartment buildings at Lead &  3rd downtown.

• Did you know the Duke City had a poet laureate? Neither did I.

• NMSU Extension Service to host …

On Broadway & Coal. Looks vacant.

Lyre Snakes are a mildly poisonous snake found throughout the southwest.  Named for the V-shaped marking on their head, they are not easily observed--being primarily nocturnal and living deep in rock crevices and canyon walls.  They are said to eat lizards, rodents, and even bats.



New Mexico…

Harper's Furs on 4th near Constitution.

At the Harwood Art Center.

• This program connects farmers with Albuquerque markets.
• ASUNM wants Chik-fil-A out of the SUB.
• New Mexico Federal Credit Union …

Sculpture outside Albuquerque Museum.