By Teresa Robinson :: Editor-in-Chief The National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show is back in Albuquerque for its 33rd year. The event features 170 exhibitors and brings in more than 20,000 people over the three-day event. Each year the show features more than 1,000 products from all over the world, cooking and barbecue demonstrations, and samples. Event spokesperson, Gwyneth Doland, explained why she feels the event has such staying power. "It's just freaking fun! People love coming

By Sarah Kennedy :: Comedy Events Writer Sometimes when you are a part of a scene that relies on you to do everything yourself, your best bet is to take inspiration from the punk rock DIYers of yesteryear. If you are a comedy community without a designated home for shows like the one in Albuquerque, the next best thing is a house show. This month we talk to comedy producers who let crowds into their humble abodes, letting the jokes fly under their roofs. Genevieve Mueller hos

Food does more than nourish. It connects families and communities. Three Sisters Kitchen, a non-profit community food space, is where delicious, affordable, and locally produced foods come together to nourish the community from the ground up. Craig Jones, TSK Food Group Manager, understands the importance of this organization. Your organization reads like Eat, Pray, Love. Instead, it is Eat, Shop, Cook, Learn. Let us start with the categories, eat and cook. Tell us a little m

Back again for another year is the world of the weird, The Oddities & Curiosities Expo taking place at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque. Owner Michelle Cozzaglio is excited to be back in Albuquerque after a successful first-time run in 2019. The event showcases taxidermy, preserved specimens, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, skulls, funeral collectibles, and more. We had the opportunity to interview her when we got to see what the event had to offer. But i

By AMarie Castillo :: Sports Writer When Stephanie was five years old, she watched professional boxer Mike Tyson train on TV and fell in love at first sight with training and the sport of boxing. She turned to her dad and said, “I want to be a boxer.” Her dad responded, “Girls cannot be boxers.” She told her dad, “Then I’ll be a boy.” Her dad laughed and told her she couldn’t be a boy. She continued to push her parents to be a boxer. Her dad said when women start boxing he wi

From Victorian times all the way to the 1950s, magazines released serialized stories to readers. Readers had to wait a month to receive the next prized chapter. Some of those stories were later released as books - like A Farewell to Arms, and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Maybe it was inspiration from that bygone idea that inspired Amazon’s Kindle Vella. It’s an online version of that old-fashioned serialized reading. Because has been around for awhile, you don’t have to wait a

The event, New Mexico Flavors in World Cuisine, takes the wonderful ingredients and flavors that we love about our New Mexico Cookery and includes them into some ethnic dishes from around the world. The International menu includes dishes like Red Chile Chicken Shawarma with Chipotle Tahini. Executive Chef Johnny Vee talks more about the event and his love of New Mexican flavor. What is it about New Mexico flavors that brings such joy to your recipes? Growing up in Rochester,