ABQ celebrates music and culture at SOMOS festival
By: Madison Spratto / NM News Port Music, art, culture, food and drink came together at SOMOS Albuquerque, an annual Burque festival. Civic Plaza in Downtown was filled with food trucks, vendors, performers and more Saturday afternoon, until late in the evening. All senses were necessary to experience what the festival had to offer. It […]
Canine stars dazzle at the fair
By: Madison Spratto / NM News Port Some special performers made a big splash at the New Mexico State Fair this year. For the first time ever, 13 rescued Canine Stars captured the audience’s attention with a dog show that included agility courses and a crowd favorite—dock jumping. Dogs of all breeds, sizes and […]
DIY venues offer eclectic live music and more
By Bella Davis / NM News Port On an otherwise quiet Sunday evening in Barelas, piercing screams and experimental punk music rang out from a small building glowing with purple light. Four acts—Spliceling, Jackie Chacón, Velvet Q, and Nuh Uh—were playing at the Tannex, one of several DIY music spaces in Albuquerque. Under disco balls […]
MMA academy brings success and fame to Albuquerque
Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque has produced some of the most prominent names in professional mixed martial arts — names like Jon “Bones” Jones, the current defending Light Heavyweight champion, and Holly Holm, a former champion in the women’s Bantamweight division. “What makes us unique is the family aspect,” said Eric Dodson, a Jackson […]
NM’s pro soccer team leads in the rankings and among new fans
By Matthew Narvaiz / NM News Port / NM News Port / A record-setting soccer crowd of 15,023 filled Albuquerque’s Isotopes Park on Cinco de Mayo, and were treated to a victory by the new professional soccer team, New Mexico United. New Mexico United (4-1-5) defeated visiting San Antonio FC (3-5-1) by a score of […]
Monarchs and Milkweed
By Makayla Grijalva and Shayla Cunico / Daily Lobo / Editors Note: This story was originally published in the Daily Lobo. This is under a collaboration the New Mexico New Port has with the New Mexico Daily Lobo. Tatia Veltkamp, owner of Wings of Enchantment, has a home filled to the brim with butterflies — […]
The art behind transforming a baseball field to soccer at isotopes park
By Sergio Guerrero & Joshua Grajeda / NM News Port / The Albuquerque Isotopes are not the only team playing at Isotopes Park this season — as they now share their stomping grounds with New Mexico United, the new professional soccer team. That means the 16 year-old stadium will undergo transformation from a baseball field […]
The future of flamenco in Albuquerque
By Anna Padilla and Andrea Solis / NM News Port / Albuquerque is at the heart of a flamenco community. This is largely due to UNM having the only dance program with a focus on Flamenco dance and history. In recent years, the city has made strides to be more accommodating of this culture. There […]
The pilgrimage to El Santuario De Chimayo, a New Mexico tradition
By Alanie Rael / NM News Port / New Mexico is rooted in deep traditions passed down for generations and, for Catholics, one of those traditions is the annual pilgrimage to El Santuario De Chimayo. The Good Friday crusade commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, drawing thousands of people to the event 30 miles north […]
Exhibit outlines history and controversy around use of Zia symbol
By Mikayla Nowell and Kaylee Trainum / NM News Port / The Zia symbol, a symbol that has become synonymous with state pride, can be seen throughout New Mexico on logos, coffee mugs, T-shirts and even tattoos. Many people are familiar with the symbol, but it’s history and origins are not as well known. Ours: […]