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El Hermano Mayor

2019-12-03 elrichiboy Big Brother, economic development, Juarez, News, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

This just in, from CNN: The Department of Homeland Security wants to be able to use facial-recognition technology to identify

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Instagramable

2019-08-12 elrichiboy Art, Boondoggles, Brand El Paso, Juarez, Slider 2 comments

This is the newest hip marker in Juarez, on the east end of the pedestrian mall on dieciseis, a block

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The Storm That Swept Mexico

2019-04-27 elrichiboy History, Juarez, Mexico, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a cool two hour video that covers the history of Mexico, mostly the first half of the twentieth century.

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Teddy Roosevelt in Juarez

2019-03-29 elrichiboy History, Juarez, Slider One comment

Lookie what I found. Isn’t that our future 26th president enjoying a cigar as he plays roulette at the Monte

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More Bull****t

2019-03-06 elrichiboy Go Local, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider, what to do 4 comments

Down below El Paso lies Juarez Mexico is different, like the travel folder says (Burt Bacharach. Who knew?) And this

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The Hippest Resto-bar in Town

2018-11-03 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider, what to do 2 comments

Maybe you’ll think you’re in Barcelona. After all, most of the rock is en español. Or maybe Mexico City. Or

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Toro Torito Torote

2018-09-20 elrichiboy Juarez, what to do Leave a comment

Tonight, Friday the 21st, in Juarez there’s another life-and-death barbaric spectacle taking place. Actually, several, probably. But I’m talking about

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Trump Takes Aim At Chiclets Vendors

2018-07-10 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Mexico, National Policy, News 4 comments

In order to level the playing field with ambulatory vendors on the bridge, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has restricted the

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Que se descanse en paz

2018-07-02 elrichiboy Breaking News, Juarez, Media Leave a comment

If you only visit the English media here in El Paso, you might not know that there’s a city across

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I Knew Them When . . .

2018-06-18 elrichiboy Art, Juarez Leave a comment

I found the models for Cimi’s Segundo Barrio mural. I bet they don’t even know that they’re famous.

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Critical Mass, Anyone?

2018-04-17 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, what to do Leave a comment

On Thursday, April 19, a bunch of cyclists are taking over the streets of Juarez for the Día Mundial de

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Waiting Room

2018-04-04 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez 4 comments

I’m sitting in a waiting room at the Hospital de la Familia, one floor up and a hundred yards from

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Toro Toro Toro

2018-03-21 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, sports, what to do Leave a comment

After a long hiatus, the bullfights are back in Juarez. April 7 features a slew of rejoneadores. Those rejoneadores are

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Cinépolis (and a Mall) in Downtown Juarez

2018-02-01 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, what to do 8 comments

Have you been to Juarez lately? Don’t lie to me. You have not. If you’ve crossed the border at all,

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Battle for the Claw

2018-02-01 elrichiboy Juarez, Mexico, world news Leave a comment

No, that’s not the new logo of the El Paso High School PTA. That’s the logo of the Gente Nueva

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The Other End of the Tunnel

2018-01-27 elrichiboy Juarez, perspectives 4 comments

From the El Paso Times: The U.S. Border Patrol and other agencies are investigating a tunnel discovered Thursday after a

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Rellenos

2017-12-24 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Mexico Leave a comment

Despite Mexico’s reputation as a culinary destination, downtown Juarez lacks an abundance of great street food. Mostly the street food

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Lucha Libre Last Sunday

2017-12-13 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, what to do Leave a comment

The lucha libre season at Arena Kalaka is closing out this Sunday. Arena Kalaka is over there on Melchor Ocampo,

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The New Upscale Coffee Joint on Avenida Juarez

2017-12-01 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, what to do Leave a comment

I can’t drink coffee after noon. Well, I can, but then I don’t sleep at night. I’ve got blood like

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Paul Foster’s Vision for El Paso

2017-12-01 elrichiboy economic development, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider 3 comments

Here’s Paul Foster presenting his vision for El Paso at the recent TEDx El Paso event. When, do you suppose,

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