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Santa Fe's city parks and scenic gardens combine history, scenery, art, and culture to stir the imaginations of its visitors.

OPINION | As the city councilor representing the top potential locations for a new soccer stadium, I support the proposed stadium bond on the ballot this Nov...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... What does Santa Fe have in common with the following cities: Los Angeles; Arouca, Portugal; Bangkok; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Nuuk, Greenland; and Indianapolis? Well, Time lists them all as among the magazine’s 100 Greatest Places of 2021. The name of the list is misleading, though. When you designate something as simply the “greatest,” the word is supposed to have a broad meaning, as in �...

An ABQ Ride Sun Van                                                                                                      Journal file Faced with a shortage of drivers with commercial licenses to drive the big city buses, the Transit Department is substituting Sun Vans, with drivers who are not required to have a commercial license, for some less busy routes. Voila! Problem solved for now, at least. But it’s an idea that might be of merit even after “normal” returns. The pandemic has contributed to a shortage of drivers for regular estab...

(City of Albuquerque photo) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The next ride pulling up to the city bus stop might actually be a van. With about a quarter of its bus driver positions unfilled, officials say the city of Albuquerque Transit Department is using Sun Vans to pick up passengers on some routes. Sun Vans typically provide on-demand rides to those with impairments that make it impossible to use the city’s fixed-route bus network. But with ridership for that service only half of what it was before the pandemic and the city actively working to restore bus schedules to pre-pandemic levels, official...