Posted by Larimer Associates on 7:00 AM
Looks like the convention center will be getting a much needed upgrade soon!
City Hall has refinanced some debt to free up almost $20 million to improve the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Chunks of stucco are missing from the facade.
Some of the indoor walls are little more than unadorned concrete. Heck, even an elevator doesn’t work.
“It doesn’t make a good first impression,” Mayor Richard Berry said today, standing inside the western half of the Albuquerque Convention Center.
But he says he’s optimistic about changing that. Almost $20 million is available to provide a “face lift” for the center, Berry said, because City Hall is refinancing some debt to take advantage of lower interest rates.
ABQJournal Online » ABQ Plans Convention Center Upgrade
Posted by Larimer Associates on 5:43 AM
If you don’t have renters insurance yet, read this article. It’s cheap and can be a life saver.
If you're renting for the first time, or have been renting for years without insurance, you'll want to consider purchasing some insurance. MSN.com debunks four myths about renters insurance, which just might persuade you to buy a plan:
Renters insurance and 4 reasons you need it - MSN Real Estate
Posted by Larimer Associates on 7:00 AM
The lines are long and the prices are down. It is tax free weekend across New Mexico and the shoppers are ready to save some money.
Grace Ogilvie said she is shopping for clothes this weekend. She will be a freshman at CNM in the fall and said she wants to look the part.
"I like to save money. I'll buy a dress or something, just looking cute for college," Ogilvie said.
Tax free means about a seven percent savings in Albuquerque, but lots of stores are rolling out extra incentives, and the more you spend, the more you can save.
Big savings on big ticket items for tax free weekend | KOB.com
Posted by Larimer Associates on 7:00 AM
The Albuquerque SciFi Expo is coming in just a couple weeks. Anyone headed to the convention center to check it out?
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Terminator 2 Judgment Day we will be bringing in Edward Furlong, John Conner himself.
Featured Events
- Win a new truck from Melloy Dodge
- Alien Costume Contest: Best Original Alien Costume Saturday and Sunday, $100 per day prize
- Best Sci FI Expo 2012 Poster Design $100 1st place, $75.00 2nd Place $50.00 3rd place (all rights belong to SciFi Expo)
SciFi And Horror Expo
Posted by Larimer Associates on 4:18 PM
Here’s a great way to help make sure every student has the basic supplies they need to learn. See all the details on the KOAT page:
School starts in less than a month, and once again, KOAT needs the public’s help collecting school supplies for children in need.
Grab all the pens, pencils, paper, rulers and scissors you can. It’s time for the 11th-annual KOAT 7 School Supply Drive. We’re collecting and distributing supplies to thousands of students across the state.
KOAT has partnered with the New Mexico Public Education Department and Albuquerque Public Schools to encourage everyone to contribute to the state’s children.
Too many our students start school each year without basic supplies they need to be successful in the classroom, and even more are in need right now because of the current economy.
KOAT 7 Kicks Off School Supply Drive - Community News Story - KOAT Albuquerque
Posted by Larimer Associates on 11:00 AM
“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.”
-Erma Bombeck
We wish everyone a Happy 4th of July!
Posted by Larimer Associates on 8:03 AM
