At Tuesdays City Council meeting, you will recall, our elected officials decided, in Executive Session, to give the City Manager
Author: elrichiboy
Deja Vu All Over Again
More good news from the fine folks down at City Hall. Our elected officials have abdicated their responsibility to be
Good News from Mexico
Great news, everybody! According to this story in El Diario, Chihuahua is sitting on one of the largest shale gas
Jailing Poor People
Remember that story about El Paso Municipal Court judges sending poor people to jail because they can’t pay their traffic
The More Things Change
Did you see this story in the El Paso Times about our local gendarmerie apprehending a wanted fugitive? The El
Well, There It Is
The sociopaths running the city have decided that we’re getting a downtown arena, whether we need it or not. They
How to Live in El Paso: AM 1060
It’s nice to have someone curate the music for you. And someone over there at AM 1060 is curating great
Joe Ely at Bowie Feathers Tonight
Doors at 7:00, show at 8:00. See you there.
More Ink in the National Press
Here’s a story on Buzzfeed, which prominently features El Paso: Levi Lane shuffled into the pews of the El Paso
Is El Paso run by sociopaths?
According to this blog on the website PsychCentral.com, here are six defining characteristics of sociopaths: Six Signs of a Sociopath
How to Live in El Paso: Joe Ely at Bowie Feathers
Legendary Texas troubadour Joe Ely performs at Bowie Feathers on Thursday, October 8. Once upon a life I ran a
A Local Expert’s Perspective on Economic Development
Here’s what Jerry Pacheco, the Executive Director of the International Business Accelerator, a trade counseling and training program of the
How to Live in El Paso: The Ron Coleman Trail
The Ron Coleman Trail starts at the end of McKelligon Canyon, climbs to the ridge, and then snakes along the
El Paso Bike Share
Bike share! What a great idea! I love to ride my bike. And now there’s rental bikes, all over the
Weather Report
It rained Saturday. Claire’s parents were out of town. She went by their house, and both the Wall Street Journal
VIP El Paso
Noted El Chuqueño commenter and international man of mystery Rex Kramer had this to say about the City’s current downtown
NYC to Teach Computer Science to All Students
Remember back in April, when El Chuqueño advocated teaching computer coding in our public schools? Apparently New York City Mayor
Blame the Politicians
Here’s an article written in 1984 by Charlie Reese, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel. It just landed in my
The Future Revealed?
Sometimes I like to pretend that our city leaders occasionally roll down the windows of their luxury sports coupes and
A Column from Mr. Diamondstein
Those of you who don’t read El Paso’s English language daily may have missed this column by adjunct lecturer in