By Rick Holben/East Mt. Historical Society In 1728, Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México Juan Domingo Bustamante granted a tract of uninhabited land, between Santa Fe and San Marcos Pueblo, to Santa Fe resident Jose Leyba. Leyba built a home and corrals near Coyote Spring, about two miles north of the pueblo. The Leyba […]
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The Jose de Leyba Grant – A Tale of Turquoise With a Tijeras Twist
By Rick Holben/East Mt. Historical Society In 1728, Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo México Juan Domingo Bustamante granted a tract of uninhabited land, between Santa Fe and San Marcos Pueblo, to Santa Fe resident Jose Leyba. Leyba built a home and corrals near Coyote Spring, about two miles north of the pueblo. The Leyba […]
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Moriarty Craft Fair
The Spring Craft Fair season is upon us and that means craft fairs all around the start are looking for vendors to be a part of their events. 2Girls1CraftShow is currently looking for vendors for their May Flowers Craft Show. The craft fair will be held on May 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
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Moriarty Craft Fair
The Spring Craft Fair season is upon us and that means craft fairs all around the start are looking for vendors to be a part of their events. 2Girls1CraftShow is currently looking for vendors for their May Flowers Craft Show. The craft fair will be held on May 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
Posted inEdgewood, Pueblos, Uncategorized
Town at odds with district’s plan to demolish buildings
Tensions continue to rise between the Town of Edgewood and the Moriarty-Edgewood School District as plans to demolish the former Edgewood Elementary School buildings are still in discussion. The building in question now houses the community library and town hall. On March 14, the Edgewood Commission held a town meeting to inform the town of […]
Posted inEdgewood, Housing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
New East Mountain Youth Lacrosse League Gaining Traction
Something new is going on at Venus Park in Edgewood. Late in the afternoon at the north end of the park, a bunch of kids are running around in a frenzy. They are wearing protective gear on their heads, shoulders and hands, and carrying something that resembles a hockey stick with a mesh pocket at […]
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Edgewood Commission Gets a Personal Assistant, Approves Lodger’s Tax Funding
Complaints about the town’s communication with the public and the town’s website have surfaced at the Edgewood Commission meetings from frustrated community members. At the commission’s regular meeting on March 26, Ray Seagers, a resident and business owner, told commissioners he was in favor of the community liaison position, which was approved at the commission’s […]
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Edgewood Commission Gets a Personal Assistant, Approves Lodger’s Tax Funding
Complaints about the town’s communication with the public and the town’s website have surfaced at the Edgewood Commission meetings from frustrated community members. At the commission’s regular meeting on March 26, Ray Seagers, a resident and business owner, told commissioners he was in favor of the community liaison position, which was approved at the commission’s […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Celtic Renaissance Fest Brings Vikings, Pirates and Queens to Edgewood
Celtic music, food, beverages, jousting tournaments, more than 80 shows and 100 craft vendors are what attendees can experience at the third annual New Mexico Renaissance Celtic Festival April 5 through 7 at the Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood. Eric Vigil, CEO and director of the festival said his team’s main goal is to […]
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Celtic Renaissance Fest Brings Vikings, Pirates and Queens to Edgewood
Celtic music, food, beverages, jousting tournaments, more than 80 shows and 100 craft vendors are what attendees can experience at the third annual New Mexico Renaissance Celtic Festival April 5 through 7 at the Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood. Eric Vigil, CEO and director of the festival said his team’s main goal is to […]