According to this story in the USAToday online (which an alert reader directed me to), El Paso was the ninth
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How To Live in El Paso: Car-Camping
This 4th of July we went car-camping. I’ve slept on the ground a lot. I used to backpack, hiking into
The El Paso Street Debacle
El Paso Street was El Paso’s first street. Mandy the Mule used to haul transnationals down the middle of the
The Stanton Street Bike Lane
To accommodate the trolley running down the middle of Stanton Street, the City choked it down to one lane each
Still No Ethics (Revision)
Remember this story from the El Paso Inc. that appeared way back on 19 March 2018? Members of the city’s
What Are We To Do?
You may ask yourself, “What are we going to do about the direction the City of El Paso is headed?”
Que se descanse en paz
If you only visit the English media here in El Paso, you might not know that there’s a city across
Sunday Matinee: Black Widow
This 1954 movie’s got Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, George Raft, and a mess of other stars of yesteryear, in a
“The Future of Cities”
On Wednesday the Wall Street Journal came out with a section called “The Future of Cities.” The lead story was
Retrovision: A Local Expert’s Perspective on Economic Development
This post originally appeared on 01 October 2015. Some things have changed since then. Our Commercial property tax rate is
It’s Class War
Here’s District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez Brown, talking about City Council’s economic development initiatives to the Texas Standard: “You develop
Sunday Matinee: Blood Relative
They say it’s a nail biting action thriller. Watch this video on YouTube The acting is a little wooden, but
Retrovision: Payback? Ha!
This post originally appeared on 5 April 2016. In my next life, I want to come back as a member
It’s a Misdemeanor
Entering the United State illegally is a misdemeanor, like taking a sip of beer in the parking lot of a
Murmurs: El Paso Public Library = Chicano Memorial Museum
The word in the smoke-filled back rooms of the the back alleys of the side streets of the halls of
I Knew Them When . . .
I found the models for Cimi’s Segundo Barrio mural. I bet they don’t even know that they’re famous.
The Death of the American City
This story from Harper’s is about New York, but it’s the formula our city fathers are emulating. New York has
Sunday Matinee: Nightfall
Here’s a 1956 film noir with some nice cinematography. With Brian Keith, Aldo Ray, Annette Benning, and Rudy Bond. Watch
“Some Cities Are Screwed”
An alert reader sent me this relevant article from Salon: [A]s the adage goes, all economics is local. One part
How Much is So Much?
You hear it all the time. “Thank you so much.” Well, how much is so much? Is it more than