Best case scenario: Collateral development. Maybe other businesses will spring up around the arena. Like what? When they were promoting
Category: The Arena
“Arena” Meeting TODAY at 5:30
Surprise! CBS4Local reports that the City is hosting a meeting regarding the arena at 5:30 today in the large conference
Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Max Grossman reports that District 8 Representative Cissy Lizarraga is appointing Steffen Poessiger to the City’s Historic Landmark Commission. You
Trouble in ChucoTown
The trouble with City Government is that the City Manager thinks that his job is to protect and promote the
Retrovision – The Economic Impact of Arenas: A Brief Survey
This post originally appeared on 13 December 2021. The El Paso City Council recently approved the following motion: “To direct
Public Meeting Tonight About the Arena
There is a public meeting tonight at 5:30 to discuss the economic impact of the downtown arena. The meeting will
Is This What Corruption Looks Like?
From ElPasoTimes.com: The [El Paso City Council] voted to hire a San Francisco-based architecture firm to provide an updated cost
Belated Happy Birthday, El Paso
On February 28, 1859, Anson Mills submitted this street plat for the town that was to become El Paso. And
Resistance is Futile
On November 9, City Council directed the City Manager to take another look at the arena that the City is
Plot Twist – Duranguito Arena Back in Play
Remember that, way back on November 9, the El Paso City Council directed City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to put the
God Bless Adair
“Former First Lady of El Paso” Adair Margo just won’t let it go. From a guest column in today’s El
The Economic Impact of Arenas: A Brief Survey
The El Paso City Council recently approved the following motion: “To direct the City Manager or designee to hire a
David Romo vs. Adair Margo
From Adair Margo’s guest column in the El Paso Times: Since 2016, a falsehood has been spread nationwide about El
Max For the Win!
Recently, “Former First Lady” Adair Margo wrote a guest column for the El Paso Times. Since 2016, a falsehood has
Are We Finally Getting Good Government?
Or is it a trick? From KVIA.com: El Paso City Council met Tuesday to once again discuss whether seek to
The Worms Turn
Did you see this item from Monday’s City Council Work Session agenda? Discussion and action on the development of cost
Scorched Earth
Way back in 2014, when I was trying to figure out the twisted logic of the City’s plans, I wrote
How Much Would the “Arena” Cost today?
Tomorrow, City Council will vote on whether or not to tell City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to come up with a
Life Choices
Did you go to college? Have you/are you raising kids? Have you ever had a job? Can you imagine doing
Retrovision: The Real Costs of the QoL Projects
This article originally appeared on 12 April 2017. Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for