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April 2010 Stories (79)

Morning Fix - "Feyonce"

Jemez District School embezzler aided bottom line at Sandia Casino, among others...
College kids think buses are cool, successful, and likely more attractive because the…

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Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on April 30, 2010 at 4:30am — 9 Comments

A Match Struck, or How Youtube Got Crafty

Before Words Afire's 10th Anniversary came matchmaking----writers in UNM's MFA for dramatic writing were partnered with directors. Was it love at first sight? I don't know, but during their ten-minute youtube interviews with Chloe Cousin, the rapport between director and writer for each of the five works being showcased this year was palpable.

And distinct.

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Added by lisa gill on April 30, 2010 at 1:26am — No Comments

El Paisa and the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System

One place that my husband and I love to go to get great food is El Paisa. It is located at 820 Bridge SW. They serve Mexican food such as burritos, tacos and tortas. Before El Paisa became a restaurant it started as a cart that the owner would sell burritos out of. I personally really like their chile relleno burritos and their carne asada tacos. My husband's fav is the menudo (I can't stand the stuff but he is weird like that). The food is… Continue

Added by ABQ City Girl on April 30, 2010 at 12:28am — 5 Comments

A Tree for a Memory

May Day is almost here. The trees are leafed out, pollen is blowing in the wind and flowers are unfurling everywhere. I just planted a 4-in-1 apple tree in my backyard and it reminded me of something my mother mentioned. She has noticed the trees in the local parks that have plaques underneath them. Many of these are memorials to loved ones. With the city's stately elms now… Continue

Added by Edith Grove on April 29, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Morning Fix - Make Dinner With Your Family

"Monster" Ball(er) redeems herself. (Editorializaton Alert!)- Apparently, a certain writer for the BYU online school newspaper has trouble with the forgiveness part of the doctrine.
Here's a nice biographical piece on Albuquerque born and raised Rafael Del…

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Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on April 29, 2010 at 5:00am — 2 Comments

Public Image Albuquerque, Pre-Simpsons

I ran across a tidy little clip reel of Bugs Bunny's "Albuquerque" quotes. I have no idea if it's comprehensive, nor when the individual scenes date from, but I began to wonder if this could have been the first popular culture reference point for the Duke City. I mean, since the cartoon began in the 40's and seemingly these likely date from the 60's or 70's at the latest, what could have come… Continue

Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on April 28, 2010 at 9:30am — 20 Comments

Morning Fix - Gleek, the Wondertwins' Sidekick

There are geeks among us, let us wish them luck as they vie for microrobotic engineering par excellence.
Wow, that was quick. Vaughan 10K Award Homes (whatever…

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Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on April 28, 2010 at 5:00am — 7 Comments

Morning Fix - Splappa!

Local visionary architect who brought us…

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Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on April 27, 2010 at 5:30am — 3 Comments

Morning Fix - C is for Suspension

Duke City won't let you carry a concealed weapon anymore... if your license is from Utah.
One very large lobo was…

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Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on April 26, 2010 at 5:30am — 2 Comments

L.A. poet S.A. Griffin brings the Poetry Bomb to the Duke City, Sunday, May 2: Church of Beethoven & Acequia Books

S.A. Griffin is coming to Albuquerque next weekend, as one of the early stops on his five week "Poetry Bomb" tour. He will be the featured poet at Church of Beethoven, and later in the afternoon he will give a more extensive reading at Gary Wilkie's Acequia Bookstore, starting at 3 p.m.

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Added by Richard V on April 25, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Another Good Use of Ink During Poetry Month

I was still slathering a very itchy new tattoo on my forearm with lotion--a tattoo I'd been lucky enough to get from Serena Lander in Suzanne Sbarge's art studio--when I lucked onto The Tattooed Poets Project. I’d been googling Brendan Constantine, visiting writer at Loyola Marymount University, who will be coming to… Continue

Added by lisa gill on April 25, 2010 at 5:00pm — 6 Comments

Larry Goodell's FB Photos of Local Poets & Artists

This is National Poetry Month. The Alibi did a nice piece on it, highlighting four local poets. I might mention that 3 of the 4 have appeared here on The Sunday Poem (Richard Oyama, Greta Pullen, and Adam Rubenstein) as well as Alibi Arts/Lit Editor Erin Adair-Hodges who authored the piece. The Alibi's web page also features a… Continue

Added by The DitchRider on April 25, 2010 at 11:17am — 3 Comments

Zombie Doughnuts

We don't usually do the Sunday morning doughnut thing, but I was interested in checking this place out. It is located in the South Valley Economic Development Center and it is called

the the Zombie Cafe so how could I resist.

The drive from our house is short and takes us past Tingley Field. There were two baseball games going at 9:00 when we drove by.…

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Added by mombat on April 25, 2010 at 10:22am — 16 Comments

The Sunday Poem: Gary Brower... Blackdom, New Mexico

Ever wonder how we in New Mexico turned out to be so different from our neighbors Texas and Arizona? For one thing, we turned back the forces of slavery at Glorieta. And check out this tribute to poet Maisha Baton, which delves into post-civil war history in eastern New Mexico.… Continue

Added by The DitchRider on April 25, 2010 at 8:23am — 7 Comments

White History Week Poetry Reading

This is the Facebook release for a White History Week poetry reading tonight:

Some of My Best Friends are Poets

Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010

Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Muykind Culeros

Street: 1016 Coal SW

City/Town: Albuquerque, NM

Mary Oishi has diligently organized this poetry performance for WHW for the last few years and it produces some of the truly uplifting (and damning) words concerning… Continue

Added by Richard Read Oyama on April 24, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Biking in the Bosque and Panza Llena

On Friday I had a brilliant idea that my husband and I should go bike riding the next morning with some family. It had been raining on Friday so I wasn't sure if it was going to pan out but it sounded like so much fun. Saturday morning came and it was still sprinkling so we decided to wait until about 10:30 to head out. By that time it was perfect, still overcast but the rain had stopped and the clouds were covering the sun keeping it nice and cool. We decided to hit the… Continue

Added by ABQ City Girl on April 23, 2010 at 7:18am — 7 Comments

Morning Fix: Bzzzzzzzt

I'm going to be really pissed at Slate.com if people start showing up on Sandia Peak in tinfoil hats.
You'll no longer be able to complain about the neighbor's barking dog, unleashed cats and overgrown weeds at 3 a.m. The City of Albuquerque 311 Call Center is…

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Added by Alexis on April 23, 2010 at 6:00am — 6 Comments

Duke City Derby at the Convention Center

Hello all! Duke City Derby (Albuquerque's exclusive Roller Derby league) will be playing this Saturday, May 15th at the ABQ Convention Center Downtown!

Doors open at 4:45 and will feature an exhibition game by our Taos team, the Whiplashes as well as 3 Round Robin Games that introduce our Albuquerque home teams for the season: the DIA, Doomsdames and the Hobots! Also that night, our ABQ allstar team the nationally ranked Munecas Muertas will play Denver Roller Doll's Mile High Club… Continue

Added by Led Zyppin on April 22, 2010 at 10:09pm — 1 Comment

Morning Fix: Earth Day Edition

Albuquerque retrofits its retrotastic gaslights with LEDs.
NPR features story on Albuquerque's pollen issues despite a 1994 ordinance banning the planting of evil, pollen-spewing tree creatures. The No.1…

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Added by Alexis on April 22, 2010 at 6:00am — 3 Comments