(KRQE) Josh Skarsgard has always appreciated the game of basketball, from his days as a member of the Albuquerque Academy Chargers to college ball at UC Santa Barbara. What Skarsgard always noticed in his home state was a lack of indoor courts, not just for basketball, but for other sports as well. “Albuquerque has an […]

By New Mexico United Staff New Mexico United is thrilled to announce the signing of Albuquerque native Alex Touche. Touche, who attended Albuquerque Academy, and played three seasons with USL League 2’s Albuquerque Sol before attending the University of Pennsylvania, will make his professional debut with his hometown club in the 2021 season. “We are […]

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) is pleased to announce the selection of Chamiza Pacheco de Alas as the new director of New Mexico programs, effective Feb. 1, 2021. In this role, Pacheco de Alas will provide leadership and oversight of the foundation’s longstanding investments in New Mexico to further create conditions that ensure children and […]

by Mala Blomquist, Arizona Jewish Life Kate Gallego’s path to becoming mayor of Phoenix started when she won a runoff election with Daniel Valenzuela on March 21, 2019. The election was called after former Mayor Greg Stanton resigned his seat on May 29, 2018, to run for Congress. Upon winning the election, Kate became the […]

Local Entrepreneurs to Provide Clean Water in Africa by Anna Padilla, KRQE It’s said that the best way to start a business is to solve a problem, and that’s exactly what the young men who started Didomi intend to do. Didomi is an Albuquerque company that partners with organizations that aim to combat the global […]

This I Believe New England  by Frederic Reamer, The Public’s Radio Along with so many parts of our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated theater and arts venues that are at the heart of our community. Museum doors are shuttered. Concert stages are silent. Theaters are dark. Artists, musicians, and actors are thinking outside the […]

Cambium Carbon is working to build reforestation hubs — public-private partnership that aims to restore city forests across the US. In doing so, the enterprise creates local manufacturing jobs, replants local forests, improves public health, and stems the worst of climate change. READ MORE.

By Rowena Lindsay | MIT Lincoln Laboratory MIT Lincoln Laboratory has established a new research and development division, the Biotechnology and Human Systems Division. The division will address emerging threats to both national security and humanity. Research and development will encompass advanced technologies and systems for improving chemical and biological defense, human health and performance, […]

Ford School professor of practice and Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Adrienne Harris has been named to a Biden-Harris transition Agency Review Team, focusing on the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators group includes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Securities […]

BY ADRIAN GOMEZ / JOURNAL ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Kenneth Miller is not one to slow down. The Albuquerque native is determined to make waves in the film industry. His most recent project, “The Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate,” is airing on Lifetime on-demand and the network’s app. It premiered on Sept. 19. The […]