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Nambe Lake Autumn, photo encaustic, 16x12, Dana Patterson Roth

Art & Artists, Placitas

Placitas gallery to showcase art inspired by NM’s disappearing waters

by Kevin Hendricks July 29, 2026

There’s a blank canvas in Placitas (figuratively speaking), and the community is encouraged to help decide how that eight-acre space will be colored in.

+Arts & Culture, Placitas

Placitas group to use state grant to promote emergency preparedness

by Rodd Cayton July 16, 2026

Sandoval County Emergency Manager Dan Heerding and Allen Saville of the Placitas Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Alliance (PREP) spoke of being physically and mentally prepared for possibly without access to electricity or gas. (Rodd Cayton)

Courts, Justice & Safety, Placitas

Beyond the basics: Preparing your Placitas home for power outages and emergencies

by Rodd Cayton July 16, 2026

Music lovers in Placitas won't have to drive far for a summer concert series that doubles as a fundraiser for local nonprofits, with three shows scheduled between July and September at Placitas Homestead Village.

Music, Placitas

Sandia Chill Concerts return to Placitas with three summer shows

by Kevin Hendricks July 8, 2026

There’s a blank canvas in Placitas (figuratively speaking), and the community is encouraged to help decide how that eight-acre space will be colored in.

Environment, Conservation & Climate, Placitas

Placitas PREP to offer tips for riding out a shelter-in-place period

by Rodd Cayton July 8, 2026

An adult bison and a calf taking a stroll. Bison are new at the Elk Ridge Ranch, site of the June 20 Placitas RanchFest.

Events, Placitas

Back to the ranch: Placitas RanchFest returns this weekend

by Kevin Hendricks June 18, 2026

The official state reptile of New Mexico is the New Mexico whiptail lizard (Aspidoscelis neomexicanus). Nicknamed the Lesbian Lizard, this lizard is entirely female and reproduces through parthenogenesis (a process where females lay eggs that develop into exact clones of the mother, without needing a male).

Community Content, Placitas

Las Placitas Association Update: Drought watch, live music and Lesbian Lizards

by Kevin Hendricks June 4, 2026

Ken Born, who is the District Ranger with the US Forest Service, Sandia District & Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands, talks at a Placitas PREP meeting in May. (Courtesy photo)

Environment, Conservation & Climate, Placitas

Not a forecast, but a warning: US Forest Service ranger details wildfire possibilities for Placitas

by Rodd Cayton June 3, 2026

Ciruela Pond/ reservoir shows drought conditions- completely dry due to not enough snowfall and climate change. The water level is normally near the top of the submerged stump. (Rodd Cayton)

Environment, Conservation & Climate, Placitas

Placitas drought crisis: Water shut-offs loom as springs run dry

by Rodd Cayton June 1, 2026

Placitas residents turned out in force and won as Sandoval County's Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously rejected a permit for a 75-foot Verizon cell tower, siding with a community that flooded the hearing room and submitted hundreds of written objections.

Local Government, Placitas

Placitas residents pack P&Z hearing — and kill Verizon’s cell tower plan

by Kevin Hendricks May 28, 2026