Gillian Barkhurst

Albuquerque

Freelance reporter @ABQJournal \\ Freelance reporter at @DailyLobo \\ Here against my will (on Twitter, I mean) All opinions are my own

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In New Mexico, bells toll for ‘a man of the people’ and a voice for the poor

2 days ago | abqjournal.com | Dan Boyd |Noah Alcala Bach |Gillian Barkhurst

SANTA FE — In the New Mexico city that shared its namesake with the pope, local residents and tourists alike bowed their heads Monday and reflected on the death of Jorge Mario Bergoglio — known to most as Pope Francis.
It's kitten season. Don't panic! What to do if you find young felines in your backyard

1 week ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

As flowers bloom and the weather warms, Albuquerque officially enters kitten season. Each year around springtime and through the fall, alley cats and street dogs start having babies, as many as 2,000 of which end up at city shelters, according to Animal Welfare Department spokesperson Desiree Cawley. That being the case, Animal Welfare is asking people to step up and foster these little ones during what AWD Deputy Director Jack Hagerman called “the most critical time” of their lives.
After daughter's disappearance- one mother's 140-mile journey for justice

2 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

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Mariposa Basin Park called - they want their statue back

2 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

The art's left the park — and the city wants it back. Police are looking for a bronze statue stolen from Mariposa Basin Park, at Kachina and Taylor Ranch NW, and are asking the public to come forward with information on the theft, according to an Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers bulletin issued Thursday. kAm%96 DE2EF6 56A:4ED EH@ 49:=5C6? A=2J:?8 @? >@?<6J 32CD 2?5 >62DFC6D 36EH66? a 2?5 b 766E 9:89] !@=:46 5@?VE <?@H H96?
Dorothea heads into Restaurant Week with upscale Greek fare

3 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

Dorothea Kapnison was all jewels, fur and poise, a picture of classic roaring twenties refinement. Her family remembers her elegance through a namesake restaurant, Dorothea Fine Greek, in the Northeast Heights. On Friday, April 4, through April 13, Dorothea will open its doors with a special menu for Restaurant Week, alongside other eateries across Albuquerque. kAms@C@E962 @A6?65 :? pF8FDE[ D6CG:?8 FA >@56C? vC66< 4F:D:?6 :?
To stop or not to stop -- Bike safety act signed by governor

3 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

In the North Campus neighborhood, the streets were full of bicyclists commuting to and from the University of New Mexico Thursday afternoon. As they approached a four-way stop, some hesitated, some skidded to a halt, and others blew right through, making what’s called an Idaho Stop. Intersections are where the majority of cyclist fatalities happen in New Mexico, according to New Mexico Department of Transportation data. New legislation signed into law last month by Gov.
Prayers, tears and calls to action at vigil for Native American teen killed in Arizona

3 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

The death of 14-year-old Emily Pike of the San Carlos Apache Nation has rocked the Native American community. From Mesa, Arizona, where she lived, to Portland, Oregon — communities across the country are coming together to remember her and call for justice. Friday, as the sun set, people gathered at a park in Albuquerque to do the same.
Church-run asylum shelter accused of breaking federal immigration law

4 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

It started with a letter. “The Department of Homeland Security has significant concerns that (Shelter and Services Program) funding is going to entities engaged in facilitating illegal activities,” it read. kAm%96 =6EE6C H2D D6?E E@ E96 tA:D4@A2= s:@46D6 @7 E96 #:@ vC2?56 EH@ H66<D 28@[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 49FC49 =6256CD9:A[ 2?5 D:I @E96C 49FC496D[ :?4=F5:?8 2 >:?:DECJ :? qC@H?DG:==6[ %6I2D[ 2?5 E96 tA:D4@A2= s:@46D6D @7 (6DE %6I2D] k^AmkAm%96 “:==682= 24E:G:E:6D” :? BF6DE:@?
With end in sight, first-term legislators reflect on their time in office

1 month ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

Ranchero music swells as the singer leans towards the mic, but this isn’t a concert hall — it’s the House floor. As a part of New Mexico House of Representatives tradition, first-term legislators sing a song of their choice after the passage of their first bill. For Rep.
Wagon Mound residents told to be ready for evacuation as wildfire grows

1 month ago | abqjournal.com | Gillian Barkhurst

The village of Wagon Mound has been put on an evacuation notice as a wildfire torched more than 3,000 acres Friday afternoon, according to a New Mexico Forestry Division news release. At this point the Wagon Mound Fire is 0% contained, according to the release, and is burning primarily grass although several nearby homes are threatened. kAm(28@? |@F?5 92D 366? A=2465 @? 2 Q#625J[ $6E[ v@Q 6G24F2E:@?