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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?

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

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

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.

The UNM Lobo baseball team features a new face at short-stop. Kamron Willman left Kansas for New Mexico… as News Port’s Sean Johnson-Latham reports.

After a long hiatus from live events, the last weekend of March brought a return of The Great New Mexico Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival.

Gavin Moughan went to the scene and filed this report for the News Port.

By Rayes Gallegos / NM News Port Just before Christmas last year my father spent two nights in his room with what he thought was a headache. I, a paranoid COVID-19 germophobe, intent on not getting the virus, wiped every square inch of the house with Clorox wipes. Then, on Christmas day, my fears were… Continue reading Holy Posole!

By Talullah Begaye / NM News Port It’s that time of year when snow dusts the Sandias, the wind carries the smell of piñon, lights twinkle and you’re ready to make memories with friends and family. Here are three things to do to keep people entertained (and more importantly to keep the peace.) Winter Wonderland at… Continue reading A newcomer’s guide to an Albuquerque holiday

By Juan Baeza / NM News Port Maybe it’s a smell or a song that takes you back to the first time you had one. Maybe it takes you back home, seeing your mother or grandmother making them as you stand there watching and waiting for the first batch to be done. Even if you’ve… Continue reading Take Your Tamales to the Next Level 

By Brigid Driscoll / NM News Port Caroline Jamharian has been stressing about Thanksgiving since her grandmother canceled the traditional family get-together last year because of the pandemic. Jamharian, 20, said her large extended family includes many members who travel from afar so she’s been praying it wouldn’t get canceled again. Everyone in her family… Continue reading COVID-19 calls for another year of virtual Thanksgiving?