  | Best of Burque 2010Life in Burque Best Animal Rescue: Watermelon Mountain Ranch Best City PoliticianMartin Chavez2) Mayor Richard Berry 3) Rep. Martin Heinrich (Who's not technically a city politician. Oh, electorate.) Worst City PoliticianMartin Chavez2) Mayor Richard Berry 3) Darren White 2) Public transportation 3) Education and schools Worst Use of City MoneyRed Light Cameras2) Public adornment (pots on I-40, Chevy on a Stick, decorative manhole covers, Tricentennial Towers, beautification, art in parks, art at intersections, public art generally) 3) Politicians' pockets (big salaries, raises, trips, unethical contracts, corruption) Worst IntersectionMontgomery and San Mateo2) Lomas and Carlisle 3) Paseo del Norte and I-25 2) Albuquerque High School 3) Eldorado High School Best Post-Secondary School Professor or InstructorBrian Herrera, UNM Theatre and Dance2) Paul Ford, UNM Theatre and Dance 3) Leonard Kravitz, UNM Health Exercise and Sports Science Best Albuquerque AthleteRoman Martinez, Lobo men's basketball2) Darington Hobson, Lobo men's basketball 3) Holly Holm, undisputed welterweight champion 2) Joy Junction 3) Agora Crisis Center 2) Animal Humane of New Mexico 3) City-run shelters Best TV NewscasterSteve Stucker, KOB-42) Nicole Brady, KOB-4 3) Dick Knipfing, KRQE-13 2) 100.3 FM The Peak 3) 104.1 FM The Edge Best Radio DJDonnie Chase, 100.3 FM The Peak2) Buck, 104.1 FM The Edge 3) Baxter, 104.1 FM The Edge Best Local Websitedukecityfix.comBest BloggerJoe Monahan, joemonahansnewmexico.blogspot.com2) Balloon Fiesta 3) Día de los Muertos Marigold Parade in the South Valley 2) ¡explora! Summer Camp 3) Warehouse 508 Best Camping Close to HomeJemez2) Pecos 3) Sandias Best Public PoolWest Mesa Aquatic Center6705 Fortuna NW, 836-87182) Rio Grande Pool 3) Highland Pool Best HikingLa Luz2) Sandia Foothills 3) Jemez Best Park for Ice BlockingNetherwood Park (aka Pregnant Park, near Indian School and Princeton)To non-natives: Ice-blocking is a summer pastime in this desert city. First, buy a block of ice. Some supermarkets and gas stations carry them—call around. Head to your nearest grassy slope. Fold a towel to put on top of your ice block, have a seat and slide on down. The Alibi makes no guarantees of safety—particularly if inebriation is occurring simultaneously.2) Roosevelt Park 3) Santa Fe Village Park (adjacent to Taylor Ranch Library) Best Place to Meet PeopleNob Hill2) UNM 3) Flying Star Cafés Best Albuquerque LandmarkSandia Mountains2) Old Town 3) Frontier Restaurant Best Resource for New-to-TownersThe Alibi2) dukecityfix.com 3) 311 Best 2009 Issue of the AlibiBest of Burque2) All of them 3) The one where Vertigo Venus won everything Public Comments | 
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