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Chantal Foster

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How can Downtown Albuquerque live up to it's potential?

Good point. I'd be curious to know as well.

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How can Downtown Albuquerque live up to it's potential?

For the umpteenth time, YES to the downtown grocery! To this hardened urban dweller, downtown Albuquerque is hardly dead or even dying. It just needs some TLC and the kind of long-term thinking th... Continue

Added a reply 7 hours ago

Martin Heinrich Office Opening Barbeque!

Perhaps someone should start a separate thread a la "Martin Heinrich + meat" or "Vegan inquires about Martin Heinrich's meat." Um, the possibilities are endless.

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Web Geeks Happy Hour
May 14, 2008 at 6pm – Nob Hill Bar & Grill
William Fowler Collins / The Grave of Nobody's Darling / The Silver Pines / Blake/e/e/e
May 22, 2008 at 8pm to May 23, 2008 at 12am – THE STOVE

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Where I Live:: Fringecrest | SE Heights

About Me:: I love Albuquerque's long history and rough edges -- the chaos, the culture, the hole-in-the-wall eateries. I also love supposedly "bad" neighborhoods and anything off the menu that people call "strange."

In early 2005, I created Duke City Fix.

In real life, I run the website for Bioneers and was previously the webmaster for the City of Albuquerque.

Favorite Thing(s) About Albuquerque:: Alleyway murals, Talin internation market, State Fair, Sandia mountains, Day of the Dead parade

Relationship Status:: In a Relationship

My Website:: www.fostermilo.com

What I'm Reading:: Blood and Thunder

What I'm Listening To:: Daft Punk, Alive 2007

This weekend in Albuquerque...

Chantal's Blog

From the Flickr meetup downtown yesterday...

The scene from last night's Flickr meetup downtown Albuquerque is really quite… Continue

Posted on May 4th, 2008 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Goodbye Route 66 Motel

The roaches are out of a home. This week The American Inn on Route 66 in Albuquerque, long dilapidated and dismal, is being demolished. I stopped by the site near Central & Washington this morning… Continue

Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 9:30pm — 20 Comments (Add)

rural & urban beekeepers unite @ "bee conference"

100 or so local beekeepers came together for a "bee conference" today at… Continue

Posted on April 26th, 2008 at 9:30pm — 9 Comments (Add)

I ate at the Green Weenie

At $2.50 a pop, those "environmentally friendly frankfurters" touted in yesterday's Journal have got to be the cheapest lunch downtown. I stopped by the electric car hot-dog stand today with a friend to scope… Continue

Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 5:30pm — 15 Comments (Add)

Thai Songkran Festival this Sunday

This Sunday, consider heading to what my friend Miguel calls Albuquerque's "Cilantro Triangle" in the SE Heights for Songkran, the Thai New Year festival. I've never been myself, but if there's thai food, music, and dance, you pr… Continue

Posted on April 11th, 2008 at 11:00am — 3 Comments (Add)

Señorita Ruth, on life & culture in the Southwest

Just checking out a local blog new to the scene this week: Señorita Ruth

Posted on April 10th, 2008 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments (Add)

A rainy musical interlude: You're fat and you need to ride your bike

Brought to us by Rachel Gibson and Peter Walsh in Albuquerque.

Posted on April 9th, 2008 at 5:19pm — 19 Comments (Add)

Did the blogger sweatshop destroy Marc Orchant?

According to this NY Times article, it did: In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop Marc Orchant was an Albuquerque technologist and blogger who passed away this December.

Posted on April 7th, 2008 at 7:00am — 15 Comments (Add)

friday musical interlude by issa malluf, plus a bonus ditty

Brought to you by Albuquerque artist Issa Malluf… Continue

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 11:38am — No Comments (Add)

Jim Belshaw says it's OK to get meta, plus 'Best of Burque' loves you

In what may actually be an elaborate scheme to get fired at the height of his career, Jim Belshaw, one of the few bright souls at the Albuquerque Journal who doesn't eat the thin grey gruel they se… Continue

Posted on April 3rd, 2008 at 5:00pm — 27 Comments (Add)

"Sunday School" variety show TONIGHT in Barelas

It's billed as "the 505's freshest variety show" and I'm not arguing. Sunday School is Albuquerque's monthly performance art tradition that's still going strong the last Sunday of the month in Barelas. That's TONIGHT for those of you without a calendar. Sunday School:… Continue

Posted on March 30th, 2008 at 7:30am — 1 Comment (Add)

friday acoustic interlude by ruben martinez

Homeboy Ruben Martinez serenades the world from Sevilla, Spain.

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Posted on March 28th, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Full moon over Albuquerque

Tonight's the big one. The full moon lumbers over the Sandias tonight around 7:45 just as twilight descends on the city, making for loads of photo serendipity. Here's a map of some premium places to… Continue

Posted on March 21st, 2008 at 4:30pm — 15 Comments (Add)

Who's donating campaign $$ in Albuquerque?

Worse than stalking your neighbor's backyard on Google Earth is the Fundrace 2008 tool by Huffingtonpost. Above is a birds-eye view of Albuquerque's campaign donations color…

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Posted on February 29th, 2008 at 9:30am — 14 Comments (Add)

because everyone wants to see a shark give birth while swimming around a glass tank

The Albuquerque Aquarium posts rare footage of a Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) giving birth in captivity last month.…

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Posted on February 27th, 2008 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Tribune: "To toast our readers"

If I were a real reporter, I'd know who del…

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Posted on February 23rd, 2008 at 9:30pm — 10 Comments (Add)

UNM Lecture Series: Defiant Gardens

Tonight's the 5th lecture in the John Gaw Meem series going on through April at UNM.

Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime

Kenny Helphand, University of Oregon, author of "

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Posted on February 18th, 2008 at 9:30am — 4 Comments (Add)

It's knee-deep at the peak

Snow bunnies, remain undeterred! Powder may be paltry down here in the desert but high in the Sandias there's plenty.

For the past three weekends, we've trekked up the east side of the mountain for some premium snowshoeing. And we made a movie-film to prove it.

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Posted on February 17th, 2008 at 12:00pm — 10 Comments (Add)

Mustachio Madness in Albuquerque

According to Albuquerque's premier mustache purveyors, the patchouli-drenched folks at…

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Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 9:20am — 15 Comments (Add)

The Tarantula Hawk Wasp

The Alibi blog recently discovered our state insect, The Tarantula Hawk Wasp. Laura Marrich writes:

"I recently learned that this hair-raising moniker belongs to New Mexico’… Continue

Posted on February 8th, 2008 at 7:10pm — 12 Comments (Add)

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At 5:53pm on May 1st, 2008, Simi Bee said…: Thanks for the warm welcome and the awesome community! I can tell I'm going to spend a good amount of time here!

At 11:17pm on April 29th, 2008, Scott Hale said…: I thought it was great that you rode your bicycle to Johnny Mango's. It was great meeting you, too--I found your viewpoint and insights inspirational!

At 6:46pm on April 29th, 2008, Dan said…: Yes, the drivers signed up with AFSCME, which already represents most of the other organized city employees.

At 6:38pm on April 28th, 2008, Dan said…: Well, I was trying to type a comment for you, but then a mustached food writer popped into view.

As for bus drivers, I think there are several factors in play. The old union, the NMTU, had split from its international parent organization awhile back in some kind of dispute. The drivers have even worked without a contract at one point. Also, several big unions kept coming in, trying to take it over.

So there was obviously turmoil over the years. Some of the drivers, of course, are also unhappy with the changes Greg Payne has been making.

At 10:09pm on April 27th, 2008, Mikaela Renz-Whitmore said…: Congrats to you, contributor!

DCF was part of the reason NPS was as big and wonderful and celebrated as it was. Thanks to everyone, and especially you, for sharing your enthusiasm and support.

I think you'll get your contributor copy in the mail soon!

At 7:08pm on April 27th, 2008, Will said…: I'm currently getting a BS in Sign Language Interpreting. I'll be done in May (yay!). However, since I really don't see myself as being an interpreter I'm thinking about going back and either getting a master's or a second degree in journalism... Not sure how that's gonna work out though...

At 2:50pm on April 27th, 2008, Will said…: Hey, thank you so much for that link! I'm really sorry I missed those guys. The problem is I'm trying to finish up my last semester at UNM so most of the time things like this just pass me by. Still sounds like an awesome group.

At 11:22am on April 27th, 2008, Zoe said…: Hi Chantal... I'm not sure this is the appropriate venue for my question. But, I have tried a couple of times to upload photos on Flicker/Duke City Fix. The last one is showing up on my Flicker page but not in the Duke City Fix group when I navigate from the DCF main page. Do you know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance for your help!