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Money Has Big Impact on Corrales Pet Mayor Election

Unleashed campaigns backed by dark money, rabid vote buying, and blatant ballot box stuffing have taken over this year’s Corrales Pet Mayor Election. What’s more, organizers of the annual …

Record Number Participate in Ditch Run

Derek Kulach didn’t set out to win the Corrales Ditch Run’s half marathon, but he did anyway. “I was just using this as a training run. I’m doing an Ironman in about a month,” said Kulach, …

Work on Comprehensive Plan Continues

Keep an eye out. The long awaited community survey should be out in the coming weeks.  And, don’t be surprised if you get a call from your representative on the village council to join a focus …

Growers Market Moved for Harvest Festival.

What’s a Harvest Festival without a Growers Market? That’s what Tony Tafoya wanted to know when he spoke to the Village Council during the public forum portion of a meeting last month. Tafoya, …
Around the Village
Sandia Bar Renovation Awaiting Permit
The renovation of the old Sandia Bar has been at a standstill for a couple of months now. Apparently, work will be ready to resume just as soon as PNM gets a permit from the Department of …
West Meadowlark Paths on the Drawing Board
Preliminary plans are being drawn up for paths along West Meadowlark Road, Mayor Jim Fahey informed his constituency in his weekly “Mayor’s Message” email on Sept. 15. Once they’re complete, …
Old Church Fine Arts Show Coincides with Balloon Fiesta
Part of the whole “Balloon Fiesta experience” is deciding what to do during the hours the balloons aren’t flying. The Corrales Historical Society and Corrales Society of Artists have an …
Village Council Rejects Appeal of Plan for Restaurant
Plans for a small restaurant at a commercial building at one of Corrales’ busiest intersections remain intact after the Village Council upheld a recent decision by the Planning & Zoning …
City Grant Supports Ex Novo's Duke City Taproom
Ex Novo Brewing Co. is getting a funding boost for its planned downtown taproom from a city grant. The brewery, which already has a Corrales location, is set to use $75,000 from the city’s …
Ardelle (Miriam) Juntunen Hough
Ardelle (Miriam) Juntunen Hough, 88, Corrales resident of 29 years passed peacefully 08/16/23. Born 7/1135 in Hancock, MI, to  Rev. Aarnie John Juntunen and Miriam Sissala Juntunen,  …
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Arts + Community
Arts + Culture

Hear History Sung by State Historian Robert Martinez

Folk musician Robert Martinez has played the Kennedy Center, according to his bio, and on Sunday, Sept. 17, he’ll play the San Ysidro Church in Corrales as part of the Corrales Historical …

‘ACE’ Center earmarked for Jones parcel

Editor's Note: The story has been updated to reflect that the proposed ACE facility would be built on what used to be the Jones family property, which is contiguous to the Anderson parcel. A parking …

Arts in the Park Makes its Return, Children's Garden Mural Unveiled

Arts in the Park returned to La Entrada Park July 8 for the first time in three years, and a  new artistic feature was unveiled nearby in the Children's Garden at the Corrales Community Library. …

Judith Roderick's Work Featured at Wild Hearts Gallery in July

Wild Hearts Gallery in Placitas announced it will feature “Judith Roderick: The Butterfly” during the month of July with a reception scheduled for Saturday, July 15. This series of …
Community

I didn't know that! Violence at the T-House

Some months ago I wrote about a group that met at the Territorial House here in Corrales and mentioned that the T-House, as it was often called, and later the Rancho de Corrales Restaurant, stood on …

Corrales Celebrates America

Nobody holds a Fourth of July parade like the Village of Corrales! This year's parade had all the trimmings of a patriotic holiday, with the village decked out in red, white and blue. There were …

Corrales Chronicles: I Didn’t Know That!

Did you know that there are seven buildings and one archeological site in Corrales listed on the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties? The first two stand on Old Church Road—the Old San …

Find a Memorial Day event near you

Below is a list of Memorial Day ceremonies/events around the state, according to the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services . Friday (May 26) Albuquerque Kirtland AFB …
Commentary & Opinion
Columnists & Commentary
Another one of those state ranking lists came out this month. It was one I felt sure New Mexico would finally do well on: Happiness. For all the ills that beset our state, the people who live in New …
Long-time education leader Viola Martinez said that in her 15 years as a museum trustee, she never felt compelled to take a stand until now. “I always supported leadership” while serving on …
Twenty years ago, two key pieces of legislation were enacted in New Mexico. First was the Concealed Handgun Carry Act, which was introduced in the Senate by a Democrat, and passed both chambers with …

Not long ago, as I left the post office, I found myself humming a 1935 tune: “I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter.”

Former N.M. Gov. Richardson remembered.
Letters to the Editor
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