Author: Rene Thompson

Pizza 9 locations will donate 100% of any sales from Tuesday, March 29, to Ukrainian relief efforts sponsored by Rotary District 5520 Rotary Club. The Pizza 9 at 1608 Eubank NE is open until 9 p.m. Online donations can also be made at https://my.rotary.org/en/disaster-response-fund.

Chile Traditions, an award-winning chile retailer, has moved west down Montgomery, nestled just east of Sports Systems. As the slogan states, “We’ve been building a New Mexico Tradition since 1980.” and are not going anywhere else anytime soon. Since their move in September, three generations of the DeWees family work at the new Montgomery location at 6919 Montgomery Blvd NE. Owner, Kevin DeWees said it was a quick and abrupt change to move further up Montgomery, but the business is doing better now, and appreciate the move into a larger space. “The building owners only gave us 30 days and…

The Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Festival features more than 100 of the best of the best coffee and chocolate vendors throughout the state. This convention brings not only the finest chocolates and coffees, but also cheeses, baked goods, candies, sauces and beer and wine. It starts at 10 a.m. April 2-3 at Expo New Mexico Fairgrounds. There will also be classes and competitions, such as the Latte Art Throwdown, where baristas from all over come to compete in four art shape categories for the top prize of $700 and bragging rights. There is a top chocolate baking challenge, painting courses, bend…

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The U.S. Senate voted on and passed legislation to make Daylight Saving Time permanent starting in 2023. The Sunshine Protection Act passed Senate vote on Tuesday, March 15, and would eliminate the two seasonal time changes many states, including New Mexico, go through each year. The act must now pass House of Representatives a before going to the president for review. The time change affects many different aspects of life and has been blamed for more car accidents or heart attacks during the first few days of the change each year. Experts and legislators have been trying to eliminate the…

REK 66 Small Business Cruise invites classic car aficionados to help support small local business. Starting 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26, participants will meet at the Rust is Gold parking lot at 3732 Eubank NE, and cruise up the old Route 66 Highway to end at Rumor Brewing in Cedar Crest, 28 Arroyo Seco Road in Cedar Crest. One of New Mexico’s most unique and somewhat hidden features is on the old Route 66. Between mile markers 5 and 6, there is a stretch called the Musical Highway. If one drives the passenger side of their vehicle over this area…

The Eldorado High School baseball teams were in full force catching up on practice during spring break. Junior varsity coaches John Dellalonga and Rod Herrerra said it has been a bit of a rough start to the season, but they’re confident the EHS teams will do well this season, stating, ‘We can only go up from here.” Below are photos of the EHS freshman team’s practice. Their next game will be 4 p.m. March 28 at the Eldorado Field. To see the teams’ schedules, visit http://albuquerquenmus.tandem.co/index.php?search=eldorado&type=view&action=month&cur_year=2022&cur_month=3&cur_day=25.

Officials are seeking assistance in solving a burglary that took place at the Berean Baptist Church on Eubank Boulevard Sunday, March 20. The suspect broke in, damaged property and stole items, reports allege. Anthony Budetti of the Albuquerque Metro Crime Watch group said this same person is suspected in a string of break-ins at Northeast Heights office complexes and has allegedly stolen more than $200,000 worth of sports memorabilia. The church is asking anyone who may know this person to contact the Albuquerque Police Department Foothills command or call 242-COPS.

Anna Q. on Eisenhower neighborhood Nextdoor page said her license plate was swapped. She is not sure exactly when the swap happened, but she noticed the difference while on lunch break Tuesday, March 22. Another nearby resident, Sonia Puccini, who works out at the Brickz Fitness off Paseo Del Norte, said she captured a man, seen above, in the act of switching an existing plate and driving off. Another resident, John, said he and his neighbors had plates switched out in 2017, and that it continues to be a common occurrence. Neighbors had suggestions for making license plates more difficult…

When driving through the neighborhood northwest of Wyoming and Montgomery boulevards, some may come across a house deemed eclectic by nearby residents. Artist and sculptor Shane Shane said he started the venture of decorating his front yard 13 years ago when he moved to Albuquerque from Belen for his kids to attend the Albuquerque Academy. “It took years to evolve into what it is now,” Shane said. Rock balancing art, called cairns, were often used as landmarks in the past, as well as burial monuments, for hunting and defense or even to map astronomical markers. In modern times, it’s an…