Businesses gear up for first weekend since ART construction

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the first Friday night for businesses in Nob Hill since construction started in full force this week on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project.
ART construction noise stops at about 5 p.m., but the hope is that business won’t also quiet down on Friday night.
“I’m trying to remain positive about this,” said Stephen Paternoster, president of Esperanza Enterprises and owner of Scalo. “Nob Hill is open for business. We’d