Last month, reporter Damon Scott wrote about the city’s shiny new $13 million Westside “visitors center with no visitors.”
That story got a lot of readers, including one former city councilor who was there when it was funded, asking more questions about how we got here and whether it will ever open.
See what she says and how the city responds in today’s front page story below.
Also, reporter Elizabeth McCall’s interview with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is making the rounds among political bloggers and readers. It’s probably that she said “God help you if you’re out there at night” when talking about the state’s biggest city. If you missed it, be sure to catch up — then write in and tell us what you think. Letters to the editor: editor@citydesk.org
Former city councilor on the still-closed visitor center: ‘It’s a boondoggle and a money pit’
One current city councilor defends the center, saying it’s a ‘beautiful story’
By Damon Scott
Editor’s note: To read the first in our series — A visitors center with no visitors: When will the taxpayer-funded project open? — click here. There’s still no opening date for the decades-in-the-making West Central […]
New from City Desk ABQ
Setting students up for success with free school supplies and health care
A number of events offer free resources ahead of the new school year
By Rodd Cayton
Summer break is coming to an end, and the City of Albuquerque has announced several programs aimed at helping students and families get off to a strong start. “Liz and […]
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- On that note, check out a related story from The Paper., about a local park with remains of Indigenous students.
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Gov.’s latest stop on public safety tour is Española, where tensions rise about a homeless camp
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