Posted inEdgewood, Housing & Homelessness

JUNO launches full kitchen in Edgewood, bringing new dining option to East Mountains

Staff report JUNO, a popular one-year-old bar in Edgewood, has announced the opening of a full kitchen. Known for its house-brewed beers and craft cocktails, JUNO is now expanding its offerings from a limited sandwich menu to a full barbecue-themed dining experience. JUNO collaborated with the operators of the Smoking Wet Barbecue food truck to […]

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‘The kind of housing we need:’ Multi-family housing development is in the works 

By Hannah Grover A new multi-family housing development may be coming to Edgewood as developers work to make housing more accessible to a wider range of people. The property owner — Tanner Sprinkle — plans on building town homes on the parcels. The development could house around 46 people, according to Sprinkle, who provided that […]

Posted inEdgewood, New Mexico Legislature #nmleg, Opinion & Analysis, Pueblos

Education in New Mexico: A crisis of low expectations

Submitted by Trey Smith, Executive Director of East Mountain High School When the most recent legislative session adjourned in Santa Fe, those of us in education who were following the action looked around in bewilderment. Sixty days of hearings and hundreds of bills debated and what were we left with? For schools looking for leadership […]

Posted inEdgewood, Opinion & Analysis, Pueblos, Uncategorized

Letter to the Editor: Bassett family touched by condalances

Submitted by Frances, Eugene, Bill, John and Kenneth Bassett The family of Josephine Bassett wishes to thank everyone who reached out to us upon Jospehine’s passing. Our family deeply appreciated all those who sent floral arrangements, planted trees in mom’s memory, provided food and who attended or participated in her visitation, rosary and celebration of […]

Posted inEdgewood, Opinion & Analysis, Pueblos, Uncategorized

Letter to the Editor: Bassett family touched by condalances

Submitted by Frances, Eugene, Bill, John and Kenneth Bassett The family of Josephine Bassett wishes to thank everyone who reached out to us upon Jospehine’s passing. Our family deeply appreciated all those who sent floral arrangements, planted trees in mom’s memory, provided food and who attended or participated in her visitation, rosary and celebration of […]

Posted inEdgewood, Pueblos

Josephine Clara Bassett

Josephine Clara Bassett, known to everyone simply as “Jo,” lived a rich and vibrant life, touching many hearts in her community and beyond. Jo died peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the age of 99, in the house she and her husband Carl Bassett built in Edgewood in 1960.  Josephine descends from German immigrant […]