I’ve often wondered why the Juarez plaza is so hotly contested by Mexico’s drug trafficking organizations. I surmise that there’s
Category: Juarez
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
El Arbolito Lives!
The Arbolito, that little dive bar that used to be located on Mariscal, next to the Día y Noche, is
Día de Nuestra Señora
Yesterday I went to Juarez for the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the
The K Club is Open Again
According to reliable taxista Benjamin, the Kentucky Club is open again. “They’ve been open about eight days,” he told me
Retrovision: Sanctuary
This post originally appeared on June 6, 2012. Just like drinking at home I went to my favorite bar last
Juarez Sunday Afternoon
I’m sitting in a cowhide chair at a cowhide table in the Mariachi Bar, just off Avenida Juarez, a block
The Latest Dope on Drinking in Juarez
El Diario reports that, starting today, the bars and restaurants and grocery stores that sell alcohol in Juarez will be
La Puerta Siga Cerrado
The Kentucky Club is still closed after denying admittance to the governor of the Raramuri community in Juarez in November.
Buenas Noticias?
According to multiple news sources, the Congress of the State of Chihuahua has approved a change in the law that
El Guero de Acero on El Late Night
For your viewing pleasure. Or not. People were a lot more open before everyone was packing a video recorder, and
Julian Aguilar on the Juarez Violence
Julian Aguilar is a brilliant journalist and photographer in Ciudad Juarez. He’s lived there long enough to know some stuff,
El Late Night with Special Guest Richard Wright
Walking across the bridge, I wish I’d brought a scarf, except the holiday house guests were between me and the
Kentucky Club Sanctioned for Discrimination Against Indigenous
Well, the Kentucky Club is in the news again, and not for anything good. LaPolaka (Noticias en Caliente)* reports that
El Mariachi Rides Again!
There’s a new bar over on the Drag. El Mariachi. Okay, it’s not new if you’re a dinosaur. But still,
Jorge Talks
In an interview with El Universal, Jorge, a purported chief in La Linea, the armed wing of the Juarez Cartel,
Champions League
Are you one of those poor slobs who needs an excuse to day drink? Your salvation is at hand. Today
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
Paul and Julie Go To Juarez
Yesterday I took Paul and Julie to Juarez. Julie and Paul, married for 52 years, are ballroom dancers from southern