Happy Thursday, dear friends,

Today is the day our print edition arrives, and it is a special treat to experience in newsprint what had previously been a design on a computer screen, and talk to our in-house design team about the colors, the clarity and the flow of the contents.

We are an online news source, of course, but we still take pride in putting out a physical newspaper and offering writing, art and design as experienced more richly than clicking on items onscreen.

Our front pager is a story from Leah Romero, a regular contributor to the Bulletin, about community gardens in the city. Inside, Justin Garcia has a breakdown of the new city manager’s budget proposal as well as a discussion about a possible hike in the city’s gross receipts tax. We have two new shows open in town, ambitious productions with local artists and students onstage and behind the scenes. There is a preview of this weekend’s ¡Mira! Las Cruces festival downtown as well. And, of course, much more packed into 32 pages.

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Stephen Lopez, a county official who has overseen the area’s emergency response to Covid-19 and the 2019 migrant crisis, was appointed as the interim county manager on April 23.

Fernando … MORE

Something spooktacular is brewing at the ASNMSU Center for the Arts, but only for a limited time. The latest production by the American Southwest Theatre Company and the New Mexico State University … MORE

There is lots to do in Las Cruces, and our paper aims to reflect the assets as well as the challenges of life today in the Mesilla Valley, while building civic knowledge and encouraging participation in the progress of our town. That’s what we do as your local newspaper. Stay with us.

Algernon D’Ammassa
Managing Editor

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