Ida Lupino would have been 100-years-old today. She was the first woman to direct a film-noir, The Hitch-hiker, which I
Author: elrichiboy
Sunday Matinee: Poolhall Junkies
Hey. Christopher Walken in a pool hustling movie. With Chazz Palmenteri and a little Rod Steiger. How bad could it
Seth Godin on Arenas
Seth Godin today talks about cities building stadiums in a column titled The Super Bowl is for Losers. So why
Bravos vs. Dorados Today
Bravos (the futbol team from Juarez) got a game today. Versus the Dorados of Sinaloa. 5 p.m. at the Benito
Monarch’s Gone Vegan
Maybe not completely. There’s probably still anchovies in their Worcestershire sauce, but if you ask real nice maybe they’ll strain
Stuart Blaugrund’s Column in the Times
Stuart Blaugrund “represented a group of Downtown business and property owners who successfully resisted the taking of their properties for
Cinépolis (and a Mall) in Downtown Juarez
Have you been to Juarez lately? Don’t lie to me. You have not. If you’ve crossed the border at all,
Battle for the Claw
No, that’s not the new logo of the El Paso High School PTA. That’s the logo of the Gente Nueva
That New Brothel Downtown
God bless those nice people fixing up the Camino Real downtown. Here’s what the El Paso Times reported: The renovation
Sunday Matinee: In Bruges
The International Movie Database (IMDb, to the cognoscenti) claims that this movie is a comedy, but that’s a stretch. The
The Other End of the Tunnel
From the El Paso Times: The U.S. Border Patrol and other agencies are investigating a tunnel discovered Thursday after a
Retrovision: Commercial Property Tax Valuations Down
[Our shrinking tax base isn’t a new thing. This article originally appeared on August 5, 2014. Since then, our city
You Break It, You Buy It
Naw, we’ll just stick it to the taxpayers. Woody Hunt is a smart man. He’s studied public corruption. Here’s what
Looking Back
Look at this chart from Interim Director of Municipal Financial Operations Robert Cortinas’ presentation last Tuesday: It shows the growth
The American Collapse
Here’s a disturbing essay from Medium that details symptoms of America’s collapse. When we take a hard look at US
Golden Gloves Boxing This Weekend
The annual Golden Gloves Regional Boxing Tournament is this weekend at the County Coliseum. The fights start Friday at 7:00,
A New Letter From Max Grossman
Max is killing it. Here’s an email I got from him last night. Dear Friends, The League of Women Voters
Support For the Arena?
Those arena advocates are always quick to point out that the Quality of Life bond measure was supported by over
Wood and Wire at Star City Studios on Friday
Wood and Wire is an extremely talented and very nice bluegrass band from Austin, Texas. From their bio: It’s been
Retrovision: The Road to Economic Development
This is a lightly edited version of an article that originally appeared on 6 June 2013. Since then, very little