Here’s a 1956 movie with a script written by Rod Serling. It’s about office politics, and naked capitalism. Watch this
Author: elrichiboy
All The News That May or May Not Exist
Did you see the latest dustup over there at EPISD? From KVIA: EPISD District 7 Trustee Mickey Loweree said she
Okay, I’m Running.
Friday I filed a Campaign Treasurers Appointment for a run to be the City Council Representative for District 8. That
Our Local Public Private Partnerships
Public Private Partnerships are all the rage. The ballpark got one. The City is looking to develop luxury apartments on
DavidK vs. The El Paso Times
DavidK laments what he perceives as bias in the El Paso Times coverage of the local political scene, in this
Liquor Laws are for the Little People
The El Paso Inc. has a big write-up about Paul Foster’s renovation of the Plaza Hotel this week. The renovated
Happy Birthday, Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino would have been 100-years-old today. She was the first woman to direct a film-noir, The Hitch-hiker, which I
Sunday Matinee: Poolhall Junkies
Hey. Christopher Walken in a pool hustling movie. With Chazz Palmenteri and a little Rod Steiger. How bad could it
Seth Godin on Arenas
Seth Godin today talks about cities building stadiums in a column titled The Super Bowl is for Losers. So why
Bravos vs. Dorados Today
Bravos (the futbol team from Juarez) got a game today. Versus the Dorados of Sinaloa. 5 p.m. at the Benito
Monarch’s Gone Vegan
Maybe not completely. There’s probably still anchovies in their Worcestershire sauce, but if you ask real nice maybe they’ll strain
Stuart Blaugrund’s Column in the Times
Stuart Blaugrund “represented a group of Downtown business and property owners who successfully resisted the taking of their properties for
Cinépolis (and a Mall) in Downtown Juarez
Have you been to Juarez lately? Don’t lie to me. You have not. If you’ve crossed the border at all,
Battle for the Claw
No, that’s not the new logo of the El Paso High School PTA. That’s the logo of the Gente Nueva
That New Brothel Downtown
God bless those nice people fixing up the Camino Real downtown. Here’s what the El Paso Times reported: The renovation
Sunday Matinee: In Bruges
The International Movie Database (IMDb, to the cognoscenti) claims that this movie is a comedy, but that’s a stretch. The
The Other End of the Tunnel
From the El Paso Times: The U.S. Border Patrol and other agencies are investigating a tunnel discovered Thursday after a
Retrovision: Commercial Property Tax Valuations Down
[Our shrinking tax base isn’t a new thing. This article originally appeared on August 5, 2014. Since then, our city
You Break It, You Buy It
Naw, we’ll just stick it to the taxpayers. Woody Hunt is a smart man. He’s studied public corruption. Here’s what
Looking Back
Look at this chart from Interim Director of Municipal Financial Operations Robert Cortinas’ presentation last Tuesday: It shows the growth