Category: Enjoy New Mexico

Bird lovers flock to Bosque del Apache for the Festival of the Cranes

Photographers train their lenses on Sandhill cranes as they take flight.

Beeps and honks fill the air as curious bystanders ready their cameras and furiously click click away to capture the commotion. This isn’t Albuquerque at rush hour, it’s Bosque del Apache during the festival of Cranes.

Young New Mexican talents on display again at state fair

The NM State Fair wraps up a 10-day run this weekend. A big highlight this year was the long-awaited return of the Junior Livestock Show and Student Art Exhibit. Lara Sullivan checked it out and filed this report.

Kendrick leads Lobos with ‘discipline, toughness… and love’

University of New Mexico coach Danny Gonzales named senior transfer Miles Kendrick the starting QB for the upcoming Season. Here is a step into Miles’ life.

Curanderismo Gaining Steam?

Everyday items can be folk medicine.

By Rayes Gallegos / New Mexico News Port Body on fire, lungs lathered in a light complected forest green mucus and the fatigue of a sprinter completing a marathon. Tightly compressed into the covers of my grandmother’s bed I was dealing with a cold. Soup and liquids kept me replenished but the smell of vinegar… Continue reading Curanderismo Gaining Steam?

Movie theaters transform in response to streaming

By Brigid Driscoll and Lara Sullivan / New Mexico News Port Movie theater ticket sales peaked in 2002 and were slowly declining until the pandemic shuttered indoor spaces and tanked sales. They are now rebounding, but in 2021 theater-goers bought fewer than 500 million tickets, less than half of the 2019 total. Meanwhile, Netflix has… Continue reading Movie theaters transform in response to streaming

NBA finals feature low post ‘beasts’

Father-son combo, Sean Johnson-Latham and Walter Latham, discuss what makes NBA-champions champs.

Walking history

Our tour guide Kathy Chilton, a volunteer with the Albuquerque Historical Society.

On most Saturdays, you can join a free walking tour of downtown Albuquerque. News Port’s Daniel Boyd took his camera and recorder and captured some history.