My plan was to count how many folks were out and about in their neighborhood yesterday, but I quickly found I can’t count that high, at least while riding a bicycle. A trip through neighborhoods from South Broadway all the way to North Albuquerque Acres and roughly back was endlessly replete with: Gardening Walking the… Read More Everybody (Almost) was Out Walking, Riding, Scooting Yesterday
By John Fleck The Better Burque Commission on Public Art (BBCOPA) needs your help. We hope to map the location of The Birds, as seen above. We have found four, including the one above, seen in January on the side of an old industrial building along the railroad tracks near the intersection of Haines and… Read More In search of The Birds
My husband, aka #1 Emily’s Bread Fan, aka “Better Burque,” ate the second to last sticky bun (I ate the last one). It wasn’t my most successful bake. The formulas I use are just that—formulas, not recipes, allowing you to modify as seen fit. In the case of the sticky buns, I did not follow… Read More Breadder Burque Ch. VII: Sticky, Sticky
The Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team – Social Distancing Squad (BBTUTSDS) came across another case of bad road construction sign placement, this time, AGAIN!!!, on Central Avenue westbound at the Rio Grande bridge. Earlier contact with the City indicated one reason for the placement above is the lack of a raised median wide enough to… Read More Tactical Urbanism Reprise with Additional Enticing Consideration
Albuquerque area law enforcement is on a roll, with APD nabbing the latest hit-and-run killer (alleged) after another was apprehended earlier this week. The perpetrator (alleged) of this latest deadly crime, Ramona Ortiz, is someone who is a good candidate for never driving again: Before her arrest, Ortiz’s boyfriend told officers the two were racing… Read More Another Walking Death on East Central
Some good, and quite rare, news arrived yesterday with this Tweet from the BernCo Sherriff’s Office: ***UPDATE*** We would like to thank the public for the tips that came in in response to this incident. The offending vehicle and driver have both been located. https://t.co/Bmv4l5DPDb — BCSO (Sheriff) NM (@BCSDSheriff) April 15, 2020 This case… Read More Today in Good News: Hit-and-Run Driver Caught
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