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Help us Kick Off the Revolutions Theatre Festival - TONIGHT at the Albuquerque Museum

Join us for the kick off party for The 8th Annual Revolutions International Theatre Festival tonight at 7 p.m. at the Albuquerque Museum. We'll have visiting artists, food, and surprise entertainment.

And, of course, festival passes and Revolutions gear will be available.

Here's the skinny:

Revolutions International Theatre Festival Kickoff… Continue

Added by Revolutions International Theatre Festival on January 15, 2008 at 5:16pm — No Comments

The Tingley Mansion: Metaphor for a Changing Student Ghetto?

SILVER & ASH SE--Last Sunday, following the suggestion of Crista's DCF post on the Realtors’ Parade of Historic Homes, MaryAnn and I toured the Tingley Mansion on Silver Ave. near Presbyterian Hospital. Built in 1930 for Clyde and Carrie Tingley, the house is now on the market.…

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Added by Johnny_Mango on January 15, 2008 at 7:08am — 4 Comments

Morning Fix: Dealt It

Fedz: More Sandia National Labs layoffs coming.
Is PNM about to pass its gas?
Eclipse Aviation secures a mountain of Euros, Rubles for future…

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Added by Somegye on January 15, 2008 at 5:13am — No Comments

College Night 2008

Start: 01/29/2008 - 5:00pm

End: 01/29/2008 - 7:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7…

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Added by psychomom on January 14, 2008 at 2:37pm — 1 Comment

Lots of Dick

Most of you have noticed the lovely little green graphic in the upper right hand corner of the main page here at DCF. Well, for those who haven't gotten the full quota of dick necessary to continue living it looks like your prayers have been answered. Its got all the dicks you can handle, AND you can add your own dick!

Enjoy. If you aren't too familiar with dick etiquette, keep in mind if you click the link more than… Continue

Added by The Grand Panjandrum on January 14, 2008 at 2:11pm — 3 Comments

UPDATED: Greenwashing Albuquerque?

1/15/08 UPDATE: Story picked up by DailyKos and the head of City's environmental health department ~~gets fired~~ gets transferred.

Here's a tantalizing thought in light of all those green Qs decorating our city of late:…

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Added by chantal on January 14, 2008 at 12:00pm — 11 Comments

Revolutions International Theatre Festival Starts Tuesday

The 8th Annual Revolutions International Theatre Festival begins Tuesday with a kick off party at the Albuquerque Museum.The party will feature visiting artists, food, and surprise…

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Added by Revolutions International Theatre Festival on January 14, 2008 at 8:56am — 2 Comments

Morning Fix: New MF Category

Hunt for ABQ snowboarders lost at Wolf Creek continues by families, as state calls off search.
Opponents of Scientology's DT plans step forward.
Daily Lobo returns with articles about…

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Added by Somegye on January 14, 2008 at 6:00am — 18 Comments

Our new neighborhood

Looks like we'll be in the East Nob Hill/Uptown/Highland business - or whatever that area is called - just off of Copper and west of San Mateo! This is great! The house is right in the area we wanted to be and apparently it has a sunroom, a great backyard with excellent gardening potential and the neighborhood is fairly quiet and walkable. Now I just need to find my morning coffee joint.

Map from…

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Added by Neonnoodle on January 14, 2008 at 2:53am — 11 Comments

Lunch Hour on the Death Star

I love this despite the anachronism of Jar Jar Binks being on the Death Star.

Added by Girlmarie on January 14, 2008 at 12:28am — No Comments

ABQ

My husband and I are very excited about the prospect of moving to ABQ. We have read so much about the area and it sounds like a great place. We are professionals in our mid-20s and are visiting ABQ at the end of this week.

Added by themoreloving1 on January 13, 2008 at 11:43pm — 8 Comments

Spaceport America Takes Shape

New Mexico's Spaceport America makes a surprise cameo appearance in the February 2008 issue of Dwell magazine, the Architectural Digest of the sustainable living era.

An architectural rendering of the Virgin Galactic terminal at the Spaceport in southern New Mexico, titled Flight at Dawn, is the…

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Added by Springsteen on January 13, 2008 at 3:16pm — 4 Comments

18 days...

until we hit the long road south to ABQ. My wife's down there this weekend looking to secure housing for us, and she's put in applications at a couple of rental homes - fingers are crossed! She gets back Monday, and then on Wednesday we head to Hawaii for 12 days :) Don't hate us too much, it's been a rough year with many ups and downs.

Hard to believe but we only have 4 nights left in this fair city. Amazingly it's sunny today with bright blue skies, as if Seattle is making one last… Continue

Added by Neonnoodle on January 13, 2008 at 12:44pm — 1 Comment

Staff Reports for The Straight Dope

I used to write staff reports for The Straight Dope. Here is one (and below that, links to more):

Why are pistachios colored red?28-Jun-2000

Dear Straight Dope:

Why are pistachios colored red? --Vita M. Haake

SD Staff Jill replies:

This practice has an ancient history, rooted in Hindu mythology. The goddess Kali, wild-woman consort to Shiva, is often portrayed naked with a long tongue and bloody fangs. She's got dark… Continue

Added by JMG on January 13, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Information

Fate and circumstance have given me the pulse of the criminal element of New Mexico.

If any get to this page and have questions about criminals, sentencing by the courts, law enforcement, gangs or anything related to the seedier side of the life, especially the things that people just shake their heads at in the news, let me know. Likely, I'll either know the answer or can find it out quickly.

I've done security work at a wide number of locations, have knowledge regarding child…

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Added by Bill on January 13, 2008 at 11:02am — No Comments

TIDD Tiger

Public investment in, and maintenance of, infrastructure is not a glamorous topic. Most people take this kind of stuff for granted - functioning pipes and storm water ponds and streets. Traffic lights that work. After all, this is what we pay taxes for. When a water line ruptures or a street light fails, one government crew or another will come fix it. Presto.

But being at least…

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Added by Coco on January 12, 2008 at 7:06pm — 6 Comments

Chantal for President

The Duke City Fix pumps ABQ.

The Fix is a heart monitor of sorts, modulating with the pulse of the city and every willing citizen. It is one of the finest examples of new post-Web crowdsourced community journalism in the world today. We all should be quite proud of this new venue, now Ning'd.

Venue. There it is. Old media had its channels and newspapers. New media has its venues, where communication methods mingle in new ways. Thriving.

Not only is the Fix…

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Added by Springsteen on January 12, 2008 at 6:05pm — 1 Comment

a strange place to scuba, dontcha think?

Since moving to Albuquerque I've noticed something odd.

While the love of martial arts and certain sports is obvious here, I'm baffled by the large number of scuba related stores I've seen.

seriously, search dex, you'll find five listings. Why is that? Scuba and snorkeling are something I would expect in an ocean or lakeside town. Is there a large body of water someplace close by that I'm unaware of?

Added by RiRiSynCyr on January 12, 2008 at 5:48pm — 6 Comments

Son on the Beach :-)

HA HA! I am heading for sunny San Diego in an hour to watch the Lady Lobos play this weekend, and you're not. High 60s to mid 70s by Sunday.

Of course, there will be a few other thigs to do, like several lobster tacos at World Famous overlooking Pacific Beach. I have my sun screen, my shades, my camera, my Lobo sweatshirt and a rapidly developing thirst for several huge bottles of Arrogant Bastard, that fine San Diego micro-brew.

Ta ta! See ya on Monday, maybe. ;-)

Added by NMBeek on January 11, 2008 at 10:39am — 2 Comments