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The Week Ahead in Beer: Downshift determined to revive Ruidoso
The good folks at Downshift Brewing, and everyone else down in Ruidoso, have been through the summer of hell, to put it mildly. No sooner had they started to recover from the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire, which combined to destroy 1,500 structures in town, but then came the monsoon rains and flash floods that have wiped out another 200 homes and counting. With both of their locations in downtown having made it through the fires and floods so far (knock on all nearby pieces of wood), Downshift is looking to their fellow breweries for a little help. The new Collective Good Ruidoso Recovery Beer Project is for breweries statewide to create a beer off the same kolsch-style recipe, with the proceeds going back to Ruidoso to help rebuild. We are encouraging the breweries of the Albuquerque metro area, Santa Fe, and beyond to join in this endeavor. More information can be found in the current New Mexico Brewers Guild newsletter, including a sign-up link and a PDF with even more details (if you do not receive that weekly email, contact us directly at nmdarksidebrewcrew@gmail.com and we will forward you the information). As for all of you beer lovers out there, until those beers are available for purchase, the best thing you can do is to take a weekend and head down to Ruidoso. Much of the town is safe and fully open. They need tourist dollars right now to keep all the local businesses, including Downshift and neighboring Lost Hiker Brewing, open and thriving. Just going down there to shop, eat, drink, and stay the night can be a huge help. We raise our glasses to Downshift, Lost Hiker, and everyone in Ruidoso writing their comeback story!
San Juan College awarded Metallica Scholars Initiative
According to a news release, All Within My Hands, Metallica’s philanthropic organization, announced the largest expansion of its Metallica Scholars Initiative with its biggest grant to date. San Juan College is the only college in New Mexico to be awarded with the Metallica Scholars initiative. In its sixth year,...
Albuquerque Downs prepares to take on Ruidoso Downs 2024 season
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After wildfires and flooding tore through the Ruidoso area, Ruidoso Downs Race Track took a major hit, forcing them to move the rest of the season to Albuquerque Downs. Crews at Albuquerque Downs had less than a week to get ready for races to kick off Friday and it’s definitely been all […]
EPA, NM government offering debris removal for Ruidoso residents
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – State and national government agencies will be helping property owners who were affected by the fires and the flooding around Ruidoso. The Environmental Protection Agency will be facilitating the clean-up process of household hazardous waste and professionally removing debris from residents’ property, all for free. The clean-up process will include two phases. […]
Baseball Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
New Mexico Baseball has been awarded the 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, the organization announced Wednesday. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball — over 800 in total — were honored with this year’s award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year. The Lobo baseball program posted a 3.435 cumulative GPA over the 2023-2024 academic year to qualify.
BernCo, City of Albuquerque asking for input on how to spend opioid settlement funding
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Residents living in Bernalillo County can give their input on what to do with $27.5 million. Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque received millions of dollars from an opioid settlement. The city and county must spend the funds on programming and policies to address the harms caused by the opioid overdose […]
Ice arena in Santa Fe closes due to mechanical issues
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The ice arena at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center in Santa Fe closed due to “mechanical issues,” the city announced Wednesday afternoon. Recreation Division Director Brian Stinett said the rink experienced issues with its compressors that keep the ice cool. “We were maintaining ice, and we were checking those temperatures throughout the evening to see if we were in danger of losing it. Per the contractor’s instruction, they asked us to leave compressor 1 running. We did, only to come in Tuesday morning to see a pool of water starting to form on the ice,” Stinett said.
Doña Ana Arts Council director stepping down
The Doña Ana Arts Council announced the departure of executive director Araceli Solis Wednesday in a news release inviting applications for an interim leader. Solis “will be transitioning from our organization to pursue personal professional endeavors,” the nonprofit stated in a news release. A former art teacher at Sierra Middle School and 20-year educator, Solis had held the position since February 2023, when she succeeded Greg Smith as executive director.
Las Cruces Fire Department upgrades radio system
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces Fire Department announced Wednesday morning, July 24, that it has transitioned to the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-operated digital radio system for public safety. The Fire Department says the new system provides public safety radio communications across the region and throughout New Mexico. The system is […]
Durango mountain bikers Amos, Blevins and Blunk not attending Olympic Opening Ceremonies
PARIS – Christopher Blevins will be all dressed up, but he won’t go. The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics will be like no other. An estimated 10,000 athletes and another 3,000 dancers will float down the Seine River on boats in an open-air celebration. It is expected to be experienced firsthand by at least 300,000 spectators – four times as many as typically attend the official opening of a Summer Games.
Locker 505 expecting thousands of kids this school year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For years,Locker 505 has provided shoes, pants, and other necessities for school children. However, they are expecting thousands of kids who need different items this year and are asking for the community's help throughout the school year. "It's very obvious that the need is statewide. It's...
‘Taylor Talks’ highlight southern New Mexico history
It may not be open yet, but the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site has been generating a lot of buzz as the dates grow closer to the projected opening of the Visitor Center in the fall of this year. A grand opening will follow in the Fall of 2025. To keep the public informed on the site’s progress, a four-part lecture series will kick off at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 27.
Las Cruces cannabis company receives $50k from the state for economic development.
Higher Cultures LLC, a cannabis dispensary and producer based in Oregon with manufacturing facilities in Las Cruces, received a $50,130 grant for job training, according to an announcement from the New Mexico Economic Development Department on July 17. The grant is meant to train up to seven new employees with...
Ruidoso residents grapple with wildfires and flash floods, plead for aid
RUIDOSO, N.M. — Ruidoso residents are grappling with the aftermath of wildfires and ongoing flash floods, struggling to protect their homes and pleading for aid. "We got water around the whole entire house. It was kind of crazy and scary all in the same deal," Corey Sexton, a resident of Ruidoso, said.
Tri-Cities Events Calendar: Things to do in northwestern New Mexico
Back to School Supply Drive. Deadline Aug. 9 at noon. Two drop off locations taking school supply donations. Nizhoni Soaps, 220 W. Main St.; Carrizo Trading Co., 902 San Juan Blvd. Details: Willa (505) 444-1141; Ramondos (505) 592-8711; Matt (505) 258-1760. Thursday, July 25. Downtown Makers Market, 3 p.m. to...
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