Vic Briseno has turned his lifelong love of pizza and board games into a unique business in northwest Albuquerque. Slice & Dice Pizzeria, located at 5720 McMahon Blvd. NW Suite B, is a family-owned board game pizzeria that offers tasty pizzas, local craft beers and a plethora of board games for patrons to play while they enjoy a beer and a slice. Briseno is the “Fearless Leader and Game Guru” of Slice & Dice. He grew up in his family’s pizzeria in Grants before moving to Albuquerque and opening his own pizza place. Slice & Dice serves six specialty pizzas:…
Author: Kevin Hendricks
Kevin Hendricks
Kevin, also known as Steak Sauce, is a reporter for the Neighborhood Journal with a focus on the Ventana Ranch area. He has over 14 years of journalism experience, including reporting, editing and page design.
Albuquerque Public Schools students can now audition to emcee the APS Education Board’s signature event, the Gold Bar 2023. The annual Gold Bar event raises money to fund innovative educators during the school year. At each yearly event, that year’s class of Selfless Seniors, some of the most community-minded students in Albuquerque Public Schools, will be honored and recognized. The Education Board is in search of a student who is an engaging speaker who likes to entertain a crowd to represent the APS student body at this year’s Gold Bar. The 2023 Gold Bar will take place April 14 at…
School ratings are a major factor for prospective homeowners trying to decide what neighborhood to buy in. The Neighborhood Journal will feature a different school in the Northeast and Northwest Albuquerque each week to help you understand how schools in those neighborhoods are performing. Below you will find stats and rankings from Greatschools.org that will help you navigate the school scores in your neighborhood. Cibola High School Cibola High School was established in 1974 in Northwest Albuquerque. GreatSchool Ratings Cibola has a 6/10 rating, and 15 reviewers have given the school three out of five stars. Cibola is rated as the seventh-best…
Former Eldorado High School standout quarterback and current Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Zach Gentry took advantage of the start of the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” initiative Sunday to honor four fallen heroes from his home state. Gentry, who spends the offseason in Albuquerque, was in town last summer when news broke that Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office first responders Lt. Fred Beers, Undersheriff Larry Korea, Deputy Michael Levison and Specialist Matthew King were killed in a crash near Las Vegas, New Mexico, while on their return trip to Albuquerque after assisting with a wildfire. Sunday, when the Steelers beat the…
The Parent, Teacher and Student Association from Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School is holding a fundraiser Wednesday. From 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m., 20% of sales at the Panda Express n Bosque Plaza Lane will be donated to the LBJ PTSA. Orders can be completed online or in the Panda Express app using the code 346182. In-store orders will need you to show the following flyer on your phone.
Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test scores are available Monday and Tuesday for any sophomore or junior student who took the test in October. Students who shared their email on test day should receive an email when their scores are ready to be viewed. Reminders about PSAT scores Students will need to create a College Board account to access their scores online and unlock personalized resources to help them understand their scores. Students will be connected to other College Board opportunities, Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy, college readiness resources, and scholarships. The College Board account will be used to…
A love of macarons and a chance Valentine’s Day order resulted in Tami O’Bryan and her daughter, Tori Ruggles, to bring a new dessert shop to northwest Albuquerque.Le Macaron, located in Riverside Plaza, is just a short drive from Ventana Ranch. And it is worth the drive.O’Bryan and Ruggles enjoyed making and trying to perfect macarons at home, which led to O’Bryan placing an online order from national chain Le Macaron for her daughter for Valentine’s Day.”It all started with trying to make macarons ourselves, my daughter and I,” O’Bryan said. “They’re very finicky to make, so my daughter and…
Albuquerque Police Department officers found one person who had been shot to death while responding to a report for a single-vehicle crash around 5 a.m. Saturday. Officers were dispatched near the area of Montano Rod NW and the Rio Grande River for reports of the crash and found one person who had been shot multiple times and had succumbed to the injuries. APD homicide detectives have been activated and have taken over the investigation. The homicide is the 115th in Albuquerque in 2022, the highest one-year total ever for the city.
Ventana Ranch Elementary School is holding a School Cross Guard Holiday Food Drive this week. Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at the crossing drop-off boxes at the school Monday through Friday. All items will be donated to Roadrunner Food Bank.
Here’s our Monday rundown of everything you need to know for the week of Dec. 5-9. The weather: Albuquerque is expected to get off to a nice start to the week with a high of 61 projected for Monday. Thursday could be chilly with a high of 48 and a low of 27 forceasted. Here’s what is happening in Albuquerque this week There is a free holiday crafts event from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at River of Lights. All crafts will be provided. The City Council will meet 5-10:30 p.m. Monday with final action on amending The Integrated Development Ordinance…