El Zocalo is improbably located on Avenida Juarez, near Dieciseis, where the tunnel erupts into the street. I say improbably
Category: How to Live in El Paso
‘Es Mi Tierra’
Chicano Batman performs ‘This Land is Your Land,’ sponsored by Johnny Walker. How come El Lay gets all the love?
Lucero at Tricky Falls on February 12
Of all the things you could possibly do on Sunday, February 12, none will put a strut in your walk
Who doesn’t?
I guess this guy heard there was a march for women and he thought it was an offer.
Lunch at the Buen Tiempo
A bottle of Indio — 25 pesos A shot of tequila artesanal — 20 pesos A bowl of albondigas soup
Lydia Loveless at Tricky Falls Next Tuesday
At El Chuqueño we try to get you the straight dope about the hippest happenings in the Mexoplex, and this
Eat Chile, Live Longer
That title means just what it says. From LiveScience.com: Firing up the flavors in your food may help you live
3 Cheap Bars
Over the last two years, the peso has lost about a third of its value. Yesterday it was trading at
The Texas Standard with Rich Wright
Yesterday we were driving up to Carlsbad Caverns and we heard this piece on the radio. I guess they were
Mexican Gas
Multiple news sources report that the average price for gasoline in Mexico will rise from 14 to 20 percent in
Make a Difference
People are wingeing all over my Facebook feed about this carrot-hybrid we elected to be president. Well, get used to
Emily Davis Tour Kickoff at Proper Printshop Tonight!
Okay, music fans. El Paso’s songbird Emily Davis is playing a show at Proper Printshop to finance gas and ramen
Learn to Play the Piano (Sort of)
Is your much better half after you to make some New Year’s resolutions? When Claire asks me what I want
El Rocinante
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Juarez is cheap. A dollar buys twenty pesos now. And
Mexican Booze for the Holidays
Have you done your holiday shopping yet? Or maybe you need some libations for the end of year celebration. Either
Go Local: Holiday Edition
[This post originally appeared on 22 December 2015]. Somehow the holidays always sneak up on me. I always used to
El Arbolito Lives!
The Arbolito, that little dive bar that used to be located on Mariscal, next to the Día y Noche, is
Hiking the Franklins
Friday woke up with charcoal gray clouds camped to the north. The polar vortex was coming, the weathermen said. Winds.
Día de Nuestra Señora
Yesterday I went to Juarez for the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the
Juarez Sunday Afternoon
I’m sitting in a cowhide chair at a cowhide table in the Mariachi Bar, just off Avenida Juarez, a block