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Residents mark 9/11 anniversary

The Pledge of Allegiance recited in several languages and remarks by representatives of diverse faiths were part of Monday's city-sponsored ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. An estimated 1,500 people attended. "They understand that it was a tragedy, but we also don't want them to live in fear," Dolores Gonzales Elementary School Principal Dora Ortiz said of her students, who participated in the Downtown event by reciting the pledge in Spanish and creating paper flowers to decorate the stage.

Stop me if you've heard this one

It appeared Jeff Armijo closed the chapter on his on-again, off-again candidacy for state auditor Wednesday, when he withdrew from the race for the second time. The first departure was Aug. 29 in the wake of Tribune reports that two women complained to police of Armijo's inappropriate sexual overtures. Armijo denied the accusations, and a week later, he said he was back in, much to the chagrin of the Democratic Party, which went ahead and chose state Rep. Hector Balderas of Wagon Mound to replace him on the Nov. 7 ballot. Now comes the state Republican Party, which argues Armijo's final withdrawal came too late and that there was no vacancy on the ballot for Balderas to fill. Next up: A possible GOP lawsuit. Stay tuned.

OK . . . what about this one?

Mayor Martin Chavez is once again promoting a 10,000-seat arena, echoing grand plans first announced in January 2004. That dream evaporated when it became clear that, while private financing would have been tapped to build the facility, taxpayers would be on the dime should the project run into trouble. Public financing is a centerpiece of the latest plan to build on about 7 acres of Downtown land. Chavez expects to forward the best proposals to the City Council by the end of the year.

Winrock owner vows rehab will happen

The escalating cost of construction material has delayed renovation of Winrock Center, a massive project that was to include multifamily housing units, hotel rooms, and new retail and restaurant space. But the mall's New Jersey owner vows it's not abandoning the economically troubled mall. The project "may wind up being something else. All the balls are in the air right now," said Theresa Miller, spokeswoman for Prudential Real Estate Investors.