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Petroglyphs

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Last weekend we went to see some petroglyphs. They were out there past the Border Patrol checkpoint on I-10. By

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“Imagine an El Paso Where Community Comes First”

2022-02-24 Rich Wright How to Live in El Paso, Slider 4 comments

The Community First Coalition has come up with a pretty slick presentation of their goals and ideals. El Chuqueño is

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Book Presentation – Latinx El Paso: Odyssey of a Mexican American/Hispanic Community

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Join us for a presentation by Dr. Oscar Martinez on his new book, Latinx El Paso: Odyssey of a Mexican

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Any Takers?

2021-12-27 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider, sports One comment

I’m trying to get up a team to play Washington State in the Sun Bowl next Friday. If you’re down

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Will You Cross a Picket Line to Go To the Sun Bowl? (Updated)

2021-12-20 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider, sports One comment

From 3NewsNow.com, an Omaha, Nebraska, teevee station: Monday marks 11 weeks since hundreds of workers at the Kellogg’s plant in

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Old Sheepdog Brewery Releases Segundo Barrio Vienna Style Lager

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La Feria on Avenida Juarez

2021-06-08 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Quarantine, Slider, What to Do 6 comments

There’s a big push to make Avenida Juarez an international tourist destination again. Never mind the big border security apparatus

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Canal Surfing in the LV

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Mellow Corn for the People

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I don’t know who came up with this idea, but this product is definitely claiming its brand space. That there

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How to Live in El Paso – Franklin Mountains State Park

2021-02-08 elrichiboy Coronavirus, How to Live in El Paso, Quarantine, Slider, What to Do 5 comments

The pandemic made some winners. Amazon. Best Buy. FedEx, and UPS. Locally, Crazy Cat. People wondered whatever happened to that

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Lank Dresser Rides Again!

2021-01-13 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Lank Dresser One comment

Here’s another post by me writing as Lank Dresser, from the annals of El Paso Inc.’s What’s Up. In Texas,

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How to Live in El Paso: Bosque del Apache

2020-11-25 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider, What to Do 3 comments

Travel, these days, is next to impossible. Public transportation is Russian roulette. Leaving El Paso in the throes of pandemia

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Thanksgiving, or Not

2020-11-23 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 2 comments

Back when God was just outgrowing the training wheels on his celestial bicycle, I used to have a regular writing

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Jay J. Armes, El Paso’s Real Life Action figure

2020-09-05 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider 2 comments

Here’s a long read from Narratively.com about El Paso’s favorite nationally known Private Detective, Jay J. Armes: The Investigators were

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Summer’s Halfway Over

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Good news, everyone. This year’s long, hot, dry, spell, what we call “summer”, should end sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas,

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It’s the Water

2020-07-28 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider, Your Health Leave a comment

Alert reader Mr. Natural tipped me to this article from NewAtlas.com: A new systematic review of more than a dozen

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Retrovision: The Dark Ages in El Paso

2020-05-28 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Law Enforcement, Slider One comment

This article originally appeared on 03 Nov 2019. Are you interested in a great job in El Paso? Get on

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Power Cruise

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Right now, West Texas Intermediate is going for $14.16 a barrel. A year ago, it was almost $62. So why

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What About Open El Paso?

2020-04-28 elrichiboy Coronavirus, How to Live in El Paso, Quarantine, Slider 8 comments

I’m a little curious about the motivations of the Open El Paso advocates. Do their home lives suck? Maybe they

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Mmm, Salsa!

2020-04-06 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 2 comments

I know you know how to make salsa, because there’s no wrong way to make salsa. Chiles, tomatoes, tomatillos, onion,

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