International District

505 Supermarket Brings Lifeline to Grocery Desert

Learn more about how and why new grocery store 505 Supermarket stands out as an oasis in the International District's food desert.

International District

Adult Learning Center Brings a Sunny Future to ID

Kristin Satterlee reports on Albuquerque Adult Learning Center's mission, vision, services, and its new home in the International District.

International District

IDEAS Network Puts Local Entrepreneurs on the Map

Learn more about the IDEAS Network, an initiative created to showcase strengths of businesses in ABQ’s International District and connect and empower entrepreneurs.

Cultural Vibrancy

Once Again With SOUL-stice: NDI Brightens the Darkest Night of the Year

Kristin Satterlee reports on the National Dance Institute of New Mexico and previews its annual SOUL-stice Jam.

Wellness

When the Season’s Not Feelin’ So Merry and Bright: An UpLift Chronicles Resource Guide

Check out UpLift Chronicles' guide to accessing food, clothing, and mental health resources during the winter holidays.

Wellness

UpLifting Wellness

The December '24-January '25 installment of our UpLifting Wellness column covers new research on winter immunity and prevention of COVID-19 and syphilis.

Cultural Vibrancy

Local Talent Spotlight: Teresa Robinson Spills the Tea on New Mexico Entertainment Magazine

Shannon Yvonne Moreau chats with local editor and publisher Teresa Robinson about how and why she launched New Mexico Entertainment magazine.

Cultural Vibrancy

Digitizing AfroChicanx Experiences: Project Archive Illuminates Marginalized Histories & Stories

Learn more about the cross-institutional, cross-regional collaborative research project AfroChicanx Digital Humanities Project: Memories, Narratives, and Oppositional Consciousness of Black Diasporas.

albuquerque

Burque’s Most Scary: Where to Hunt Haunts in ABQ

If you’re up for some spooks and scares, check out this UpLift Chronicles guide to five of Albuquerque’s many haunt spots.

Art

Beyond Boxes: Exhibition Defies Boundaries, Critiques Injustice & Creates Futures

Learn more about the new Albuquerque Museum exhibition Broken Boxes: A Decade of Art, Action, and Dialogue.

Wellness

UpLifting Wellness: Prevention Strategies for COVID and Suicide

The October installment of our UpLifting Wellness column covers prevention strategies for COVID-19 and suicide.

Public safety

Beyond 911: ACS Opens Nation’s First Alternative Community Safety HQ

Learn more about Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS), including their new nation-leading headquarters.

Civic Engagement

Pull Up to the Polls: What to Know Before You Go Vote

Learn more about flexing your voting rights in New Mexico on or before Nov. 5 in UpLift Chronicles' 2024 Voting Guide.

Wellness

UpLifting Wellness: New Mexico and COVID-19, OB-GYN deserts and rabies

Our September UpLifting Wellness column covers COVID-19 in New Mexico and FDA approval of the 2024-2025 vaccine formula, our state’s “OB-GYN deserts,” and the first in-state case of rabies during 2024.

opinion

A View Toward UpLift: On Engagement & Faith in Trying Times

UpLift Chronicles' A View Toward UpLift opinion column highlights the value of critical engagement and faith during election season and well beyond.

Civic Engagement

Where's the Lie? How to Spot and Fight Disinformation

Learn more about the difference between misinformation and disinformation and ProgressNow New Mexico's disinformation defense work.

Wellness

It's Giving Produce: Garden Centers Community and Health

Learn more about Project Feed the Hood's community garden, which sits just outside the boundaries of Albuquerque's International District.

education

What Can I Do with a Library Card? Level Up Your Life with Library Resources

Learn more about all the resources available for free at Albuquerque Bernalillo County Public Library, from online learning to accessing CDs, DVDs, seeds, ukuleles and so much more.

education

From Seeds to Stories: Unlock the Power of Libraries During Banned Books Week and Beyond

Learn more about Banned Books Week, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library and the importance of free and open access to information.

Civic Engagement

From Graffiti to Get Out the Vote: "Love Trumps Hate"

Is it possible to transform divisive graffiti into a call for civic engagement and participatory democracy?

Cultural Vibrancy

Black New Mexicans Speak Up: Elders Project Reclaims Space In New Mexico's Story

Learn more about the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project and access oral histories from 27 New Mexican Black elders.

International District

What’s Cookin’ in the ID? Local Business Brings Spice & Space to ’Hood

Learn more about Naples Drizzle and The Magic Cookery, a new dual-purpose business that is thriving in Albuquerque's International District.

education

UpLift Chronicles’ Back-to-School Resource Guide

Learn more about APS' new superintendent and freshly redesigned website and find links to all the school resources you need.

education

Principals of Change: New Leaders Take Charge in Highland Cluster

Learn more about new executive leaders taking charge at six schools in Albuquerque’s Highland Cluster.

UpLifting Wellness

UpLifting Wellness: On Consolidation, Immunization, Legislation and ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup

Our August UpLifting Wellness column covers the consolidation of state health care and support divisions, student immunization resources, a coalition critique of the special session and efforts to fund the cleanup of "forever chemicals."