The excellent ABQ Journal reporter Elise Kaplan dutifully reported what over-worked/compensated APD Officer Simon Drobik said in response to this crash (and Ms.Kaplan/Journal uses the word “crash” instead of “accident”) scene photographed by Journal photographer Adolph Pierre-Louis: The ubiquitous “*Mr. Overtime” Drobik was paraphrased thus: He said alcohol and speed are not factors for either… Read More Person Walking Our Streets Killed, But Speed “Not a Factor”

As you know, Mayor Keller recently announced installation of a rainbow striped crosswalk at the corner of Central Avenue and Morningside. It’s #PrideMonth and we’re proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community. Check out the pride crosswalk located at Central and Morningside along the Albuquerque Pride parade march happening this weekend. Join the #OneAlbuquerque team… Read More Burque’s Rainbow Striped Intersection and Walking Equality

Remember this road sign? Remember six months ago, devoted BB reader, when John and I made the ill-informed decision to ride the “bike route” up Coors Speedway Boulevard through Paseo del Norte and saw this sign? Remember that KRQE subsequently did a story on what BB called the “Stupidest Road Sign in Town”? Well, the… Read More City Takes Dumb Sign Down at Coors and Paseo

It happened. As everybody knew it would, and now we get to have that collective “gotcha” laugh and the satisfaction of knowing that we are, once again, right about something, and will somebody only please listen to us because we know everything. Someone was busted for DWI in Albuquerque operating one of the new e-scooters.… Read More Another Way to Look at Burque’s Scooter DWI Arrest