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Biographer David R. Farmer Delves Into the Life of the Man Who Wrote Route 66
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (669+ words) Jack D. Rittenhouse works on his Adams Cottage field press in Houston. Courtesy UNM Press JACK RITTENHOUSE: A WESTERN LITERARY LIFEby David R. Farmer, University of New Mexico Press, 2026, 304 pages To prove his point about the future of books, David R. Farmer " author,…...
New Mexico Writers Announces the 2026 Grant Awardees
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (584+ words) New Mexico Writers, a nonprofit formed in 2016 to support the state's literary community, held its'annual dinner on April 30 at La Fonda on the Plaza. The keynote speaker was Albuquerque-based Mexican American and Indigenous poet and novelist Jennifer Givhan'(Salt Bones,…...
Wonders on Wheels Museum RV Provides Vehicle for learning New Mexico's Role in our Nation's History
12+ hour, 27+ min ago (514+ words) A 38-foot RV traveling around the Land of Enchantment carries a hidden lesson via The Arts of Democracy in New Mexico mobile exhibit. As the United States observes its 250th birthday this summer, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs made…...
'Nothing's going to be like this': Final Gathering of Nations draws massive crowds, somber reflections
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (1086+ words) Mar Gonzalez, with Calpulli Xiuh Arte Danza Azteca, raises a copalera with burning incense while dancing with her group outside Tingley Coliseum on Friday at the last Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. ALBUQUERQUE" Frank Wildcat Torres, his face…...
Exterior wall of classic Route 66 diner collapses dramatically in downtown Albuquerque
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (761+ words) An exterior wall of a Lindy's Diner in downtown Albuquerque'one of the oldest continually operating diners on Route 66, where millions have supped in classic booths collapsed Monday. This came just days after the city of Albuquerque's Planning Department shut down…...
The Gathering of Nations has ended " what will be next?
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (595+ words) The drums went silent Saturday night, the bells stopped jingling and the rhythm of thousands of feet pounding the ground faded. After four decades, the Gathering of Nations is no more, at least not in Albuquerque run by the Derek…...
'Nothing's going to be like this': Final Gathering of Nations draw massive crowds, somber reflections
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (1070+ words) Mar Gonzalez, with Calpulli Xiuh Arte Danza Azteca, raises a copalera into the air with burning incense while dancing with her group outside Tingley Coliseum on Friday, April 24, 2026 at the last Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. ALBUQUERQUE" In…...
Work starting on I-25 overhaul through Santa Fe
1+ week, 1+ day ago (495+ words) Motorists traveling on Interstate 25 through Santa Fe can expect to see orange construction cones and lane closures on the freeway until next year. Work is already underway on a 13-mile section of I-25 as part of a $36. 2 million roadway improvement project…...
Powwow-goers swept by nostalgia ahead of final Gathering of Nations
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1145+ words) PERALTA " Beverly Moran carefully opened the book of images, and the years flooded back " years of dancing Northern Traditional Buckskin with fringed shawls, feathered fans and graceful swaying on the lighted powwow floor. "It's about being a part of something…...
Final Gathering of Nations: Last dance coming for North America's largest powwow
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1768+ words) Slick Phelps makes his way past Tingley Coliseum while participating in the Horse and Rider Regalia Parade at the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque in 2024. More than 2, 000 dancers from across the country fill the floor of The Pit during the…...