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Corrales

¡Viva Corrales! 2025

Your guide to events, art tours and village tradition

By Jesse Jones Corrales will come alive with music, art and local flavor from April 26 through May 18, as…

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ARTS

Reel Gems – Overlooked Films Currently Streaming: In the Summers (2024)

Editor’s note: Douglas Wood recently moved to Corrales with his wife after living in Los Angeles for forty years (but don’t hold that against them– they grew up in the Midwest), where they worked in the entertainment industry. Douglas Wood is a retired TV writer and a former film executive…

Art Beyond the Canvas

INHABIT Galerie hosts a unique live art event, inviting the audience to participate

By Jesse Jones The newest art gallery in Corrales, INHABIT Galerie, hosted an interactive performance that pushed artistic boundaries on Feb. 22. Diné interdisciplinary artist Cami’ Leonard led the audience in a short processionary walk, creating a collaborative and interactive experience that blurred the line between artist and observer. “It’s…

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Community

Corrales Historical Society Dedicates Plaque to Historic Perea House

By Comment Staff The Corrales Historical Society (CHS) held a dedication ceremony on March 8 at the Abenicio and Adelaida Perea House at 854 West La Entrada. The house, dating back to the latter half of the 19th century, was honored with a historic plaque. The Perea family, prominent in…

Corrales Council Considers AI to Help With Record Requests

Fiber optic internet and a new agriculture proclamation also highlight the February meeting

By Jesse Jones The Corrales Village Council held a brief meeting on March 4, rescheduled from Feb. 25 due to a power outage caused by a high-speed crash on Corrales Road. The councilors heard a presentation on using artificial intelligence-driven software to streamline the categorization and retrieval of public records,…

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Los Ranchos

Mandy’s Farm Offers Youth Adaptive Horse Programs for Free

Outdoor recreation grant fuels program

Studies have shown that oftentimes children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are not able to participate in outdoor community recreation programs. This can be due to the lack of adaptive…

Los Ranchos Development Spurs Voters to Elect New Mayor

Craig unseats Lopez in four-way race

By Ryan Lowery, For the Corrales Comment Elections are decided by voters, but two mayoral candidates in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque agree that it was a 12-acre plot of land…

Craig Wins Mayoral Election

Kueffer, Reinow win trustee seats

Incumbent Mayor Don Lopez lost his job by a large margin to outspoken opponent Joe Craig. Lopez also came in behind two other contenders sitting Trustees Gilbert Benavides and George…

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COMMENTARY

Op-ed: A bipartisan solution to put more police on the streets 

Submitted by Democratic Senator Cindy Nava and Republican Senator Craig Brandt The political climate these days feels tense. Nationally, we see gridlock everywhere, preventing proven policies that can help our cities and towns thrive. That’s why, in New Mexico, it’s so important that we work together in a bipartisan fashion…

New Mexico’s Failure to Join Interstate Compacts Reduces Access to Health Care

This commentary was submitted by Kristina Fisher, associate director of Think New Mexico. Nearly every New Mexican has experienced the harmful effects of our state’s worsening health care worker shortage, from struggling to find a doctor to waiting months for urgently needed care.  The good news is that state lawmakers…

Out of State For Profit Hospital Corporations Have Broken the NM Medical System

This commentary was submitted by Randi McGinn. Our medical system is broken. The solution is NOT to limit your own rights to hold accountable in court the national hospital corporations and private equity companies which have broken healthcare.  These out of state corporations now own over 90% of New Mexico hospitals.  …

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Letters to the editor

Op-ed: Let’s Put our Money Where our Mouth is

Submitted by Laura M. Montoya, NM State Treasurer My journey is similar to many other New Mexicans’ in that it took a lot of hard work, hope, resilience, community, and prayer to keep pushing forward to work towards something better for me and my family. Dreams were the hope that helped…

A Love Letter to Nuevo Corraleños

Submitted by Carlo Aragón, Corrales ¡Bienvenidos a nuestro pueblo bonito! As life-long Corraleño I extend New Mexico’s warm embrace. I hope to see you at the Harvest Festival, the newly renovated Sandia Bar, or taking a stroll along the acequias. I was born and raised in the village, attended Corrales…

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