The downtown arena is stupid. We don’t need it. We never needed it. And our elected officials aren’t telling us
Category: Economic Development
The World is Changing
Here’s a video from 2011 telling us how the world was changing. But because it was made in 2011, it’s
What about that arena?
You are probably perplexed by the impetus to put a new arena downtown. What’s going on there? More than meets
It’s Time to Pick Up a New Hobby
Do you know what’s wrong with El Paso? If you think it’s no population growth, falling real wages, or one
Who Wants the Arena?
The City announced today that the new $180 million arena will be built in that cool historic neighborhood south of
Get ready. Dystopia is just around the corner.
Here’s some cheery news to put the upcoming weekend in perspective: According to a startling Pentagon video obtained by The
Empty Meters
Lord knows I don’t want to tell anybody how to run their business. But . . . . The other
Make El Paso Great Again
What do we want from El Paso? If you say industry to alleviate the homeowners’ tax burden, I’m not buying
Brand El Paso, Again
If we want El Paso to gain any ground in the public’s perception, we all have to be pulling in
Where are the buskers?
With all the struggling musicians in El Paso, I have to wonder why I don’t see more buskers. Last week
The Long Way Home
Brutus over at ElPasoSpeak.com posted some illuminating information yesterday. A developer intends to build a high rise hotel on land
This Just In: It’s Not All Good
In an uncharacteristic manifestation of candor, the El Paso Times today ran a story on property taxes. Let me say
Flashback: San Jerónimo: Laboratory of Our Future
In light of current developments, maybe it’s time to revisit this post, which originally appeared on El Chuqueño on July
Utopia or Dystopia?
A hyper-vigilant reader turned me on to this story about an impending development in Santa Teresa: London Design Biennale 2016:
We’re on the wrong side of the future.
The biggest major at UTEP is Criminal Justice. Because law enforcement and corrections are the biggest employers in El Paso.
Here’s Something You Weren’t Expecting
City Council should get a raise. I know that they’re pretty worthless and they haven’t been doing us any favors.
What were you thinking?
All those QoL projects are stupid. I think that none of them will significantly improve anyone’s real Quality of Life,
Now It’s Just a Matter of Time
Well, we’ve got bars and hotels. Triple A ball. A nice park in the middle of downtown. Pokemon Go. Big
Property Taxes are Like Global Warming
Our local media like to tell you how much a property tax increase is going to cost you. But your
Progress, at last.
There used to be the nicest neighborhood over there in Juarez. It was called the Mariscal for one of the