Happy Fourth of July!

Everyone wants to watch the fireworks this Fourth of July!  Here is your Albuquerque information on where to watch the fireworks and all the other exciting events that are happening that day. Join us July Fourth to celebrate our nation's  independence. Enjoy live music, family entertainment, food vendors, and much more! The main stage will feature local musicians throughout the day, with country superstars Diamond Rio to close out the show. At 9:15pm get ready for one of the state's largest fireworks displays. There will also be a Youth stage, sponsored by our friends at Warehouse 508. Other activities...

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River Development Project Takes First Steps

The Bosque and Rio Grande river are being put up to vote on whether or not to develop these areas.  Mayor RJ Berr wants to develop these rivers into recreation areas for kayaking, swimming, and other outdoor activities.  The Mayor explains that there is not a ton of activities to do in Albuquerque, and he wants to give residents more place for outdoor recreation. The first step in Albuquerque Mayor RJ Berry's plan to transform parts of the Bosque and Rio Grande is up for a vote at Monday's city council meeting, but not everyone is diving in. The Rio Grande is one of the state's greatest treasures, but in the city it's rarely used...

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Different Worlds Come Together

Walking a day in someone's shoes in a different culture would be an amazing opportunity for anyone.  Here is New Mexico, this opportunity is created with the Green Village Schools' Advanced Education Center.   It is a project that is helping bring together students from two very different worlds; one in war ravaged Afghanistan and the other right here in New Mexico. And because of the project, hundreds of Afghans are getting the education they never dreamed possible.   Blake Batten is part of an Albuquerque  organization that helps fund and support Green Village Schools' Advanced Education Center,...

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New Baby on the way for the Albuquerque Zoo

The newest addition to the Albuquerque zoo is only about a year and a half away.  The first glimpse of the new baby elephant from the Albuquerque Zoo was seen thanks to a very clear ultrasound.  The baby is expected to be born in November 2013.  Today’s ultrasound of Rozie the elephant revealed a striking image of her calf, due in November 2013 at the ABQ BioPark Zoo. The image shows a healthy calf about the size of a fist.  Over the next 18 months, the calf will gain 200-250 pounds.  Reproductive experts, Dr. Thomas Hildebrandt and Dr. Frank Goeritz, from the Berlin Institute for Zoo Biology and...

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