NMDCA 53rd Annual Historic Preservation Awards May 16
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division is hosting the 53rd Annual Historic Preservation Awards, which celebrate the best historic preservation projects of the last year.
The awards ceremony is Friday, May 16 at the Museum of International Folk Art at 706 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill in Santa Fe.
“Each May, Heritage Preservation Month offers a chance to commemorate the ongoing work that goes into safeguarding New Mexico’s history,” State Historic Preservation Officer Michelle Ensey said. “As part of that celebration, the Historic Preservation Awards recognize Read More
State’s Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program Awards $3.3 Million To Support New Mexico’s Advanced Energy Industry
The Firescape team at the Advanced Energy Award Pitch Event. Courtesy/EDD
The Spiritus Technologies facility. Courtesy/EDD
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announced that five advanced energy companies were awarded $3.3 million through the state’s Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program to support innovation and commercialization.
The competitive state-funded grant is awarded through EDD’s Office of Strategy, Science & Technology (OSST).
Applications from 24 companies were evaluated by the state’s Technology Research Collaborative Read More
Twenty-nine Los Alamos High School Seniors Awarded New Mexico Bilingualism-Biliteracy State Seal
Latin student Sarah Berning and her teacher, Peninah Wolpo. Courtesy/LAPS photo
Sabrina Wilcox, Sophia Pieck and Lena Ronning, recipients of the German bilingual seal, pose with their German teacher Cristine Faseler. (Not pictured: Felix Lorenc). Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Twenty-nine Los Alamos High School seniors were recognized at a ceremony for earning the New Mexico Bilingualism-Biliteracy State Seal. This seal will be printed on their high school diplomas. Students were presented certificates and cords which they will wear during the graduation ceremony May 24.
Families, friends, Read More
‘Breakfast With The Curators’ To Feature Haute Couture Designer Patricia Michaels At Museum Hill Café May 12
NMDCA News:
Straight from the runway and fashion week, the community is invited to attend an end of exhibit talk and one last glimpse of Haute Couture Designer Patricia Michael’s beautiful designs, 8:30-10 a.m. Monday, May 12.
Reservations are required. Tickets are $40/person ($35/person for MNMF members). Reserve tickets at https://my.nmculture.org/37112/43878.
Breakfast with the Curators is a series of lectures and artist presentations hosted by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture at the Museum Hill Café, at 710 Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. Tickets Read More
Chief Weisler’s Statement On NMSP Officer Arrested For DWI
Chief Troy Weisler
NMSP News:
Following the DWI arrest Friday of New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Ofc. Hugo Diaz-Amaya, NMSP Chief Troy Weisler has issued the following statement:
“Earlier today (Friday), I was informed one of my officers was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). This news is disappointing and deeply concerning. I want to make it clear no one is above the law, especially those of us who have sworn to uphold it. While my officers are human, and make mistakes, they are also held to a higher standard because of the trust placed in them by the community.
“Officer Diaz-Amaya was Read More
Los Alamos Youth Lacrosse U10 In Nail-Biting Win
ALL players from the Championship game gather for a photo including Los Alamos Hilltoppers, Pueblo Heroes and Duke City Bears. Courtesy/by Megan Parton and Mike Hargather
K Parton eyes Komathy for a quick pass while under heavy pressure from the Santa Fe defense. Courtesy/Megan Parton and Mike Hargather
SPORTS News:
In the final April weekend at the Santa Fe youth lacrosse Jamboree, the U10 Hilltoppers played four intense games, three against previously unmet opponents, but also battled a fifth unforeseen yet just as challenging foe, the northern New Mexico wind in the spring.
The Saturday Read More
LAHS Junior Wren Hammond Wins 2025 Congressional Art Competition
ART News:
Los Alamos High School junior Wren Hammond won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Teresa Leger Fernandez’s District 3. Wren’s artwork, “Celebrating Diversity the New Mexico Way,” will hang as part of the Congressional Exhibition of National Winners at the US Capitol in Washington DC for one year.
Wren will travel to Washington DC for a ceremony honoring the national winners and will have a tour of the Capital including the exhibit. She will also have the opportunity to meet with Congresswoman Leger Fernandez.
“We are very proud of Wren and this accomplishment,” LAHS art Read More
FBI: Dulce Woman Charged With Aggravated Abuse
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Dulce woman has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse and abandonment of a child after an FBI investigation revealed allegations that she repeatedly sexually and physically abused minors over several years.
According to court documents, Muniz is charged with aggravated sexual abuse and abandonment of a child and will remain in third party custody pending trial, which has not been set. If convicted of the current charges, Muniz faces up to life in prison.
U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Read More
Master Peace Opens New Season Spotlighting Collaborations With World-Renowned Origami Artists May 5
Master Peace, 25-foot tall sculpture stands at ORIGAMIINTHEGARDEN. Courtesy photo
ART News:
After years on tour, Master Peace is finally home at ORIGAMIINTHEGARDEN. Soaring into the sky, this towering 25-foot monumental sculpture is a tribute to the powerful story of Sadako Sasaki and the legend of 1,000 paper cranes. Master Peace is a collection of one thousand cast metal cranes as a wish for peace. Five hundred cranes are scattered around the world as individual sculptures, and five hundred are gathered in this 25-foot-tall monument. “Rather than a memorial to the tragedies of the past, Read More
Looking To The Skies: Ancient And Modern Astronomers At Jemez Historic Site May 10
NMDCA News:
Learn about past and modern perspectives of astronomy from an Indigenous point of view from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 10. The presentation at Jemez Historic Site will discuss what Southwestern Indigenous people observed and believed about the world above them and how the worlds above and around them are connected and related.
It’s a great Mother’s Day getaway. Sun watching and Mother’s Day activities will follow the presentation. Make it a Mother’s Day gift for your mom. Light snacks and refreshments will be served during and after the presentation. This program Read More
