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NM Wine Industry Gets Boost From Vineyard Restoration Fund
Lower Walls Make Better Neighbors
At the Village Council meeting on Aug. 23, councilors unanimously affirmed the wall-and-fence height ordinance. Now Corraleños and visitors will not fear having to drive through a tunnel from one end of the Village…
Scene Around Corrales
CASTLE IN CORRALES? Being built by Candelaria Homes—“It’s a Lifestyle”–on a lot on Corrales Road at Toad Road, is this spread, said to be worth $1.3 million. Two fellows installing steel fencing around the lot…
Your Golden Chance to Win a Pot of Gold: VILLAGE in a Village Runs a Cash Raffle
By Carol Levy and Susan Steiner, Guest contributors. Good news! You have a golden chance to win big bucks while helping Corrales golden agers stay active and remain in their beloved homes. VILLAGE in…
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The ugly side of the Lavender Village is showing
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Arts
Local Treasure: Yolanda Howren Jones
Her process is deeply personal yet easy for any creative person to understand. “It’s all about how a window looks, sometimes a lace curtain, a line or a color,” said Yolanda Howgren Jones, recently selected a Local Treasure by the Albuquerque Art Business Association on the recommendation of Michael Lakoff of Ricochet Gallery. “Or shadows,…
A preview of upcoming Albuquerque, Santa Fe theatre season
Theater-going Corraleños have much to make them applaud–their proximity to both Albuquerque and Santa Fe and to their local Adobe Theater on 4th St. NW. Opening at the Adobe on September 2 is The Women of Lockerbie by Deborah Brevoort and directed by Pete Parkin. It is the moving true story of the aftermath of the crash…
Neuro Choir announces first rehearsal
In partnership with the UNM Neuro Choir, The Corrales Neuro Choir is a singing group for those who possess a brain injury or neurological change due to a stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders; along with their caregivers. Practice started Aug. 16 and rehearsals will continue every other Tuesday from 10am to 11:15am…
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The Thirsty Gardener
Stephanie Hainsfurther
Thirsty Gardener: ‘Whirling Butterflies’ is an Airy Addition to Any Wildscape
Autumn gardens are ready to pop with these late-blooming additions
From The Horse’s Mouth
STEVE KOMADINA
From the Horse’s Mouth: The Balloons are Coming!
As we work our way through September and the State Fair, the Harvest Festival and Balloon Fiesta will be fast upon us. Horses may be affected. Are you prepared?
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Meredith Hughes
News-y
Meredith catches up with Jeff on his retirement adventure to Columbia and checks in on the creepy Corrales Nextdoor thread (!)
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Corrales Historical Society
The Story Behind Today’s Indigo Crow Cafe
Submitted by The Corrales Historical Society Did you know—the Indigo Crow Cafe was once the grocery store and gas station shown in this photo? This photograph was taken in the early 1940s; since that time the building’s history mirrors Corrales history. The store was probably built in the 1920s by Alejandro Gonzales Sr., perhaps to…
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Donald Schmidt, Corrales
Donald Schmidt, a Corrales resident, died July 28, 2022. Born in Evans, Colo., Don came to New Mexico with his parents, Leo and Caroline Schmidt, at age 14 in 1964. After high school, he served in the United States Navy for four years. He lived in Corrales with his wife, Brenda, and sons, Evan and…
Ron Bloch, 77
A retiree to Corrales since 2015, Ron Bloch died unexpectedly on December 28. He was 77. The Missouri native joined the Peace Corps in its early days after graduating from St. Louis University in 1966. While serving in that capacity in Venezuela, he was drafted into the Army during the war in Vietnam. Stationed to South…
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