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Author: elrichiboy
Retrovision: Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?
This article originally appeared more than four years ago, on July 30, 2014. I mean, we’re not like other towns.
Rich Wright for District 8 Campaign Kickoff Party Thursday, May 24
We’re celebrating the launch of our campaign for District 8 at 5:30 today at Happy’s Barley and Vine, at the
That Children’s Museum Will Be Free, Right?
Did you hear that the City of El Paso, along with some private investors, are going to build a Children’s
A Musical Interlude: Los Seven Teens de Ciudad Juarez
These guys captured what we call today the El Paso sound. Watch this video on YouTube Check it out.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About TIRZs*
*That the City doesn’t want you to know. What is a Tax Increment Refinancing Zone, anyway? Here’s testimony given to
“I am not a crook.”
From KTSM, in a piece titled City explains why Firth severance pay is ‘legally sound’: City Human Resources Director Linda
Some Almost Lost Local History
Here’s a story from CabinetMagazine.org of a religious colony founded outside of Las Cruces in the late 1800’s. The search
Uh Oh, Here’s Bad News
See that up there is a screen shot I grabbed off of KVIA’s website. The Hunt Family Foundation is advertising
“What Do Your City Tax Dollars Get You?”
Here’s a little video from the City of El Paso, explaining where your tax dollars go. Watch this video on
To What Ends?
Here’s the latest on the Tax Increment Refinancing Zone below Transmountain that the City is trying to ram through, from
Sunday Matinee: Maigret in Montmarte
Here, for your viewing entertainment, is teevee movie. Looks pretty decent, so far. Watch this video on YouTube Check it
Rich Wright for District 8
I’m launching my campaign for City Council next Thursday, May 24, at 5:30 at Happy’s, in that new retail center
More To Love
Check out this piece in the Washington Post, part of their You’re Going Where? series. I forgot my passport, but
Tax Breaks for the Rich
Did you see this story on KVIA? El Paso City Council is considering establishing a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)
The Global Garbage Glut
An alert reader sent me this story from the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. recycling industry is breaking down. Prices
Susie Byrd on the Ballpark
There was this story from KVIA about the ballpark: It is year five for the El Paso Chihuahuas, and we
Not John Cook
El Chuqueño does not endorse political candidates (though there’s this one candidate for District 8 that the editorial board is
The Wolf Lodge Water Park TIRZ
This came out of the supporting materials for Tuesday’s City Council Meeting agenda, Item 16.2: On December 19, 2017, the
Sunday Matinee: The Scar
Here’s a classic film noir that reinforces the adage that crime doesn’t pay. Watch this video on YouTube The cinematography,