🌱 ABQ Tourism Grant Program + Black Homeownership Accelerator

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But first, your local weather:

• Monday: Partly sunny. High: 59 Low: 37.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High: 64 Low: 44.

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Here are the top three stories today in Albuquerque:

1. A new pilot grant program by Visit Albuquerque aims to award up to $50,000 per eligible local business to help encourage tourism in the city. The Tourism Grant Program will provide a total of $250,000 to chosen applicants. Eligible businesses must be in New Mexico (although the program will favor any applicants located in Albuquerque), and they must preferably highlight the state's culture in a new, innovate way, such as through local food or art. (KRQE News 13)
2. Albuquerque is partnering with a national accelerator in hopes of helping more Black residents qualify for homeownership. The Opportunity Accelerator is supported and operated by multiple national organizations, including the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University and the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab. City officials hope that the education, resources, and mentorship provided by the accelerator will help at least 41 Black residents will achieve homeownership this year. (Albuquerque Journal)
3. Nonprofit Helping Paws Across Borders, which is based down the road in Placitas but serves Pueblos across the state, reported that someone has stolen a trailer containing around $20,000 worth of medical supplies and equipment from the Route 66 Casino parking lot. The nonprofit was set to begin a six-day clinic to help provide free veterinarian treatments in the Navajo Nation. The organization has rallied together to help provide support to finish the clinic, and the group asks that anyone with information on the missing trailer contacts them through their Facebook page. (KOB 4)

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Today and tomorrow in and around Albuquerque:

Monday, March 13

• Writing Group At Little Bear Coffee (11:00 AM)
• Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Master Class, Virtual (7:00 PM)

Tuesday, March 14

• Family Storytime At Alamosa Branch Library (10:30 AM)
• Job Fair At Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, Santa Ana Pueblo (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new place to call home? Check out these five properties that have hit the market in and around the Albuquerque area, including a four-bedroom, three-bathroom house for $450,000. (Albuquerque Patch)
• Daylight savings time was this Sunday! The Albuquerque Fire Rescue would like to remind you to take the opportunity to check and test your smoke alarms and change batteries as needed. (Albuquerque Fire Rescue via Facebook)
• The Santa Fe Fire Department is gearing up to hire for its 36th Cadet Academy. In preparation, the department is offering free and voluntary informational sessions for anyone interested in a career with the department. Check out the post at the link to view the six available dates in March and April. (Santa Fe Fire Department via Facebook)

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— Michelle Paul

About me: Michelle Paul is a Utah-based writer and photographer with a professional background in content management and registered nursing. When not working on projects ranging from photo editing to copywriting, they enjoy traveling, video games, and expanding their skills.