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The Sky Room amphitheater in Campus Park was recognized by the American Institute of Architects Awards Program’s Albuquerque Chapter on Dec. 3 for its distinctive architecture and received the Honor Award, the highest level of award, for architectural achievement and...

It’s a year of pluses and minuses for NAIOP New Mexico. On the plus side, the commercial real estate development association’s 2021 NAIOP Annual Awards of Excellence was held indoors Dec. 10 after a year dominated by Zoom meetings sparked by the pandemic. Top winners...

Keeping Rio Rancho’s growth over the last two decades in mind, Stripes Burrito Co. owner Gary Hines was eager to expand operations to the City of Vision. His establishment officially arrived here, celebrating the occasion with Thursday’s grand opening.

Rio Rancho Governing Body members approved a site plan for a compounding pharmacy and made land near the intersection of Northern and Unser boulevards open for retail use during their meeting Thursday evening at City Hall. They approved the site plan and land-use...

The UNM Center of Excellence for Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation is ready to not only provide medical care, but also ensure medical students and practitioners are well-rounded in those fields. The 50,000-square-foot teaching hospital, which launched operations...

Despite the ongoing pandemic, St. Felix Pantry and the Garza family McDonald’s kept their tradition of offering free meals on Thanksgiving Day going strong after 3½ decades. St. Felix Vice President of Development Rachael Miletkov said organizers served a little more...

Not long after Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull provided the Rio Rancho Roundtable NAIOP meeting on Nov. 4 at Premiere Cinemas with the eight-minute video of his State of the City address and answered a few questions, the Observer had a question of its own: What are the...

If you can’t get out to see something of historical interest, sometimes history will come to you. Such is the case at Loma Colorado Main Library in Rio Rancho, which has through Nov. 13 a traveling exhibition that examines motives, pressures and fears that shaped...

A private practice is available for patients looking for a primary care provider in Rio Rancho. Merit Family Medicine moved to the Boardwalk building, 4101 Barbara Loop, Ste. C, in March and held a ribbon-cutting Sept. 23. Certified nurse practitioner Brandy Heaton is...