You heard that yesterday City Council voted 4-2 to build the downtown arena anywhere but the Duranguito/Union Plaza neighborhood. There
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Green Men’s Greensleeves
The El Paso Times’ recent article by the Russians on the lady with 6,000 Christmas trees made me realize that
Our Local Government In Action
Well, it looks like the City of El Paso will do a better thing than kick poor people out of
Who’s driving this truck?
It looks increasingly like City Staff are giving direction to City Council instead of the other way around. Like this
Never Give Up
Remember Jack Handey? He went to Eastwood, and wrote Deep Thoughts for Saturday Night Live, back when SNL was good.
Día de Nuestra Señora
Yesterday I went to Juarez for the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the
Urban Revitalization, Winston-Salem Style
Here’s an article about Winston-Salem from Politico, from a series called What Works. The series is dedicated to exploring 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
The City’s War on Small Business
God bless those nice people in city government. They are completely clueless. Here’s a letter to the editor of the
Snake Pit
Remember when you were four or five, and you found out that Santa Claus was just a character invented by
What’s the Rush?
Why is City Council in such a hurry to build an arena? Well, City Council won’t tell us, so I
Mea Culpa
I shouldn’t put all the blame for city governance on bad intentions. I’m sure that almost everyone involved wants the
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.
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
Feliz Día Desgracia
Today is the day we express our thanks for everything we should be thankful for. Like family. Friends. Sunshine. Music.
Arena-gate: Another lie?
This weekend the El Paso Inc. ran a story about the City’s newest volley in the fight over the arena.
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,
Taking a Ride
How long do you think the trolley will run every day? How long, till, like the Wyler Aerial Tramway, it
The Summer of ’69
A conscious reader alerted me to this piece on MSN.com: When Michael Lightbourn agreed to look at an old hot
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