Beer lovers are on edge this week amid rumors that one of Albuquerque’s most popular and longest-running breweries — Marble Brewery — may be closing. Online forums and social media posts are swirling with different possibilities: the owners are looking for a buyer; bankruptcy is on the horizon; employees were recently given a 60-day notice. […]
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Is Marble Brewery closing after 16 years?
Beer lovers are on edge this week amid rumors that one of Albuquerque’s most popular and longest-running breweries — Marble Brewery — may be closing. Online forums and social media posts are swirling with different possibilities: the owners are looking for a buyer; bankruptcy is on the horizon; employees were recently given a 60-day notice. […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Housing & Homelessness
Advocates, agencies for unhoused prepare for colder temps
While the weather affects everyone, those who are unhoused face significant exposure and often dire consequences from storms and the fluctuation of hot and cold temperatures. Advocates for those experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque say summer 2024 — one of the hottest on record — was particularly tough for those living on the streets. Many suffered […]
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Advocates, agencies for unhoused prepare for colder temps
While the weather affects everyone, those who are unhoused face significant exposure and often dire consequences from storms and the fluctuation of hot and cold temperatures. Advocates for those experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque say summer 2024 — one of the hottest on record — was particularly tough for those living on the streets. Many suffered […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Smashing Pumpkins
This October the Estancia Rotary Club is kicking off fall the same way they have for 28 years: by launching pumpkins as far as they possibly can with mechanical devices. Families, community-serving groups, vendors, pie connoisseurs, slingshot engineers, travelers from around New Mexico and anyone looking to spend a cool afternoon outdoors will be gathered […]
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City says it will break ground soon on pallet home project
City officials said this week that a 50-unit pallet home project announced in the spring — a transitional recovery housing campus — would break ground in the next couple weeks and be completed in early 2025. The project site is located near Candelaria Road and Pan American Freeway NE. The campus is intended to […]
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City says it will break ground soon on pallet home project
City officials said this week that a 50-unit pallet home project announced in the spring — a transitional recovery housing campus — would break ground in the next couple weeks and be completed in early 2025. The project site is located near Candelaria Road and Pan American Freeway NE. The campus is intended to […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Westside Albuquerque
Persistence Pays Off
Corrales Fire Chief Anthony Martinez’s persistence paid off. On Sept. 25, county commissioners approved a resolution to donate a decommissioned 2014 Ford F550 pickup from the county’s fire department to the Corrales Fire Department. Martinez had his eye on this firetruck for nearly a decade, repeatedly requesting it over the years. When the truck was […]
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Gateway West’s $2.1M emergency contract expires in 90 days
It’s been a long and frustrating quest for the city to find a new operator for Gateway West, formerly the Westside Emergency Housing Center. After eight months of searching — and about 90 days until an emergency contract expires — it’s still unclear who is willing or able to take on the task. The facility […]
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Gateway West’s $2.1M emergency contract expires in 90 days
It’s been a long and frustrating quest for the city to find a new operator for Gateway West, formerly the Westside Emergency Housing Center. After eight months of searching — and about 90 days until an emergency contract expires — it’s still unclear who is willing or able to take on the task. The facility […]