Why is City Council in such a hurry to build an arena? Well, City Council won’t tell us, so I
Category: Downtown
It’s All Good, But It’s Not OK(C)
There’s a lot of talk about how El Paso could be the next Oklahoma City, developing downtown through sports infrastructure.
Jim Tolbert’s Hamilton Moment
by Reesa Turner I confronted my acquaintance, Jim Tolbert at the Castner Range Forever event, in the 10 minutes or
Taking a Ride
How long do you think the trolley will run every day? How long, till, like the Wyler Aerial Tramway, it
I’ve got a pal in Kalamazoo
Did you hear about the philanthropists in Kalamazoo, Michigan? The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan recently approached two local philanthropists about
Is your City Representative lying to you?
As I wiped the sleep from my eyes this morning, I fully expected to see those damning emails in today’s
A New Development in the Rail Yard Controversy
Here’s a twist. According to KVIA: El Paso city Rep. Cortney Niland charged today that the Union Pacific Railroad is
Mission Accomplished!
Take a look at this October 24 story from the El Paso Inc. Now that City Council has approved a
City Council: “If we’d known the truth, we probably would have chosen the rail yard.”
Did you see this story in the El Paso Times? A majority of City Council members told the El Paso
Location, Location, Relocation
The City of El Paso has promised to relocate residents living in the neighborhood in which the downtown arena will
Protesting That Stupid Arena
[Ho ho! I don’t know how to read a calendar! There’s a meeting today, and one NEXT Saturday. Not tomorrow.
The High Cost of Top-Down Gentrification
Here’s a killer story from Chucopedia by Moncia Krause about the neighbors who live in the footprint and the shadow
Texas Hold ’em
Local politics is like Texas Hold ’em. The players won’t show you all their cards, so you look at what’s
Abdou Diary
by Hope Wright I’d like to tell you that I’ve puked in every bathroom in the Abdou Building. But that
Downtown Diary, the Last One: Part 2
Jenni Burton had a weekly column in NewspaperTree from 2004 to 2007. Maybe longer. This month she moved out of
Public Office? We shouldn’t even let them use public restrooms.
Last week City Council voted to kick poor people out of their homes so rich people could watch basketball from
Downtown Diary: The Last One
Jenni Burton had a weekly column in NewspaperTree from 2004 to 2007. Maybe longer. This month she moved out of
Don’t Buy Your Season Tickets Just Yet
Our City Council on Tuesday past voted unanimously to approve the site of the downtown arena, even if it required
Today’s Civics Lesson
I learned yesterday that the City’s values are Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, and People. I learned that because they were
Tomorrow is the City Council Meeting About that Stupid Arena
The downtown arena is stupid. We don’t need it. We never needed it. And our elected officials aren’t telling us