By Matthew Narvaiz and Shelby Coen / NM News Port / Winning Coffee, a staple of the Bricklight District on Central Avenue of more than 20 years, closed down on April 20 — and its effects on the community have been felt by many. One unnamed customer at Winning wrote a letter saying how they’d […]
By Bethany Johnson / NM News Port / The first open air market on the westside of Albuquerque has yet to materialize. The Irving Village project was set to open in November of 2018, but remains mostly a vacant asphalt lot with some empty shipping containers. As manager Alan Pettit envisions it, Irving Village will […]
By Elaina Jameson / NM News Port/ From social media to pop culture, research shows millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, may be overly influenced by physical looks and negative stereotypes. Researchers have found a strong association between social media and young people’s body image, which can have toxic results. Jessika Brown, Director of Nutritional […]
By Hannah Perry / NM News Port / For Albuquerque millennial, Amanda Luna, body art is a form of self expression. “My tattoos help identify who I am,” she said. The 22-year-old has half of her right arm and shoulder covered with ink, featuring delicate flowers, swirls, books, and more. Luna is passionate when talking […]
By Elaina Jameson / NM News Port Rocket Kitchen has blasted off in Albuquerque. The health food restaurant works like a fast food restaurant, offering food to go or to dine in, with 27 different protein-packed meals — three for breakfast — containing less than 550 calories. Rocket Kitchen’s purpose is to “reinvent the fast […]
They can trace their launch to New Year’s Day 2017, when New Mexicans came to Marble brewery to try their first batch of ramen. Two years later, the duo behind Oni Noodles have become a pop-up sensation, appearing frequently at several locations in Albuquerque. “The pop-ups were something we could do for fun. We both […]
By Hannah Perry / NM News Port / For artist Pablo Martinez, the body art industry is a career. “Tattooing is my livelihood,” he said. Martinez is a tattooer at Stay Gold Tattoo, one of the growing number of body art shops in Albuquerque and in New Mexico. New data from the New Mexico Department […]
By Jeremy Zeilik and Sophie Wickert/ NM News Port / Ten years ago “Breaking Bad” burst onto television screens, and much like Walter White’s crystal blue meth, it has had an enormous impact on the state New Mexico. “It really put Albuquerque on the world stage,” said New Mexico native Cyndy McCrossen who worked on the […]
By Maria Gomez/ NM News Port / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mike Sanchez’s first venture as an entrepreneur was selling Pop-Tarts in high school. It was an easy way to make money and he never had a problem selling them and he always sold out, he said. “There’s always a market for Pop-Tarts, it’s a good […]
