[This post originally appeared on 22 December 2015, but it’s still got legs.] Somehow the holidays always sneak up on
Category: How to Live in El Paso
Lucha Libre Last Sunday
The lucha libre season at Arena Kalaka is closing out this Sunday. Arena Kalaka is over there on Melchor Ocampo,
Champions League Today
Okay, sports fans, here’s a gift for all of you who are encumbered by day jobs. Champions League is winnowing
The New Upscale Coffee Joint on Avenida Juarez
I can’t drink coffee after noon. Well, I can, but then I don’t sleep at night. I’ve got blood like
Paul Foster’s Vision for El Paso
Here’s Paul Foster presenting his vision for El Paso at the recent TEDx El Paso event. When, do you suppose,
The Best Flautas in Juarez
Or so they say. La Pila #2 is down there in La Chaveña, south of downtown, west of the tracks.
Cosmonauts at Monarch on Thursday
Here’s a show we can all get behind. The Cosmonauts play jangly, gloopy, alt-rock. Like this: I predict this is
Did You Know That I Am An Award-Winning Chef?
Yup. Lookie here: I won that at the second occasional casserole contest over there in Steglich’s backyard. My winning dish
Chile Cookoff at Hope & Anchor
Okay, sports fans. Sunday at 4 pm there’s a chile cookoff taking place at Hope & Anchor. I’ll be there.
Sparta Concert! FREE Tickets!
Sparta’s playing a benefit concert on Saturday, December 16, at Tricky Falls. And tickets are FREE, FREE, FREE. But you
Salsa Brava
At Monarch last night the salsa brava was pretty popular. “You should sell it,” people said. But I’m not into
Maybe You Can Relate
Perhaps you’ve seen this. It’s a used car commercial for a 1996 Honda Accord. Check it out.
Free To Good Home, Chile Pequin Plants
I’ve got about six or nine Chile Pequin plants growing in pots, and I’d like to offshore them before it’s
Better Bike Sharing
LimeBike recently raised $50 million in its second round of capital funding to expand its operations in the U.S. The
Billares El Cid
Like everything else in Mexico, like wealth and income and opportunity, the present is not equally distributed. In Mexico, the
Hope & Anchor’s Birthday Party is Today!
I hope you went on Tuesday. But the real party is today. Sorry. I guess I need to learn to
I’ve Got a Chile Problem
Two years ago I planted chile pequin. I bought the dried chiles at the grocery store, crushed the pods, and
The Lost World with the Alloy Orchestra
City of Dust contributor John Mulhouse offers El Chuqueño readers this: I just saw the Alloy Orchestra (featuring Roger Miller
Bullfight Friday Night
If you’re a bullfight aficionado you probably already know that there’s a bullfight Friday night at the Alberto Balderas bullring
Mike and the Moonpies Tonight at the State Line
Mike and the Moonpies bring their brand of outlaw country to the State Line tonight as part of the barbecue