Today is an inflection point in the evolution of El Paso. Today, voters in the state either will or won’t
Author: elrichiboy
The City’s War Against Poor People
City Council has turned public policy into a war against poor people. Which is weird, because El Paso is poor.
“The True Cost of Corruption”
Oh, the irony. Here’s a great interview from the September 8, 2009, issue of the El Paso Inc. with an
The Hippest Resto-bar in Town
Maybe you’ll think you’re in Barcelona. After all, most of the rock is en español. Or maybe Mexico City. Or
Abraham Considers Camino Hotel
Did you read that the prime contractor at the Camino Real Hotel project has left the job? Here’s the story
Back Away From The Computer
Remember when our good friends on the Board of the El Paso Independent School District were selling us that $668
The 3 Kinds of Lies
“There are three kinds of lies,” Mark Twain allegedly said. “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Economic analysis is a particular
More Trolley News
Brutus from over there at ElPasoSpeak.com advises his readers that City Council is proposing a new ordinance restricting parking along
Sunday Matinee: The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Here’s a classic cheesy gangster movie from 1996. With Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, and Keifer Sutherland. Watch this video on
Downtown Development Won’t Lower Your Property Taxes
Downtown is covered by Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #5. You remember those TIRZs. Here’s what the Texas Comptroller says about
Sunday Matinee: Johnny Cash in Five Minutes to Live
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” And that’s pretty much the only reason to watch this 1961 rockabilly film noir. With some
Sorry About That From the Dysfunction Faction
Hey, District 6 Representative Claudia Ordaz Perez says that some faction is trying to “cause dysfunction in City Government.” Well,
Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound
Here’s a 1945 classic, starring Ingrid Berman and Gregory Peck. Hitchcock’s cameo comes about 43 minutes in. He emerges from
Sunday Matinee: Beat the Devil
Here’s a great movie with a great pedigree. Humphrey Bogart. Jennifer Jones. Gina Lollobrigida. Peter Lorre. Robert Morley. Directed by
Toro Torito Torote
Tonight, Friday the 21st, in Juarez there’s another life-and-death barbaric spectacle taking place. Actually, several, probably. But I’m talking about
A Bad Omen
This from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: After nearly six decades in operation, including many years as the only
Weather Report
If the year has seemed unusually dry to you, it’s only because it has been. According to this graph from
Cops Gone Wild!
I just came from a City Council meeting where I saw Jud Burgess get violently arrested. Jud was upset after
Sunday Matinee: Garden of Evil
Here’s a pretty good Gary Cooper Western, with Richard Widmark, Susan Hayward, a little Rita Moreno, and Mexican actor Victor
The “Arena” Looms Large
This week the El Paso Inc. tries to demonstrate that El Pasoans knew all along that the Multi Purpose Performing