We just returned from a trip that was primarily composed of long episodes of driving interrupted by brief encounters with
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The Arena: An El Chuqueño Retrospective
Here at El Chuqueño I’ve written a lot about the proposed downtown arena. You might be surprised to find out
Job Opportunity: EPISD Board of Trustees
The El Paso Independent School District reports that four board seats are up for election in May. The seats up
Who doesn’t?
I guess this guy heard there was a march for women and he thought it was an offer.
Major Controversy at San Jacinto Plaza
Can you spot what’s wrong with this picture? Look again. I’ll wait. Lean in. Here, I’ll zoom in: That’s right.
The $25 Million Question
Remember that the people who are advocating building the arena within 1,000 feet of the Convention Center have claimed that
3 Big Lies About the Arena
That plan for the arena was based on three big lies (and a lot of little ones). To wit: 1)
Adios, Call Centers
Here’s a story from the New Yorker (via Molly Malloy’s Frontera List) that should throw a shadow on the graves
Now We Want to be San Diego
Not too long ago, the local machine said we should be like Oklahoma City, developing downtown through sports infrastructure. Now
Economic Impact
What do you think has more effect on the El Paso economy. A downtown arena, or the value of the
City of El Paso: Values
According to the Employee Handbook for the City of El Paso, the city’s values are: Integrity Respect Excellence Accountability People
Crowder on the Arena
This week David Crowder unpacks the arena rebate, and things aren’t what the City told us. From an article titled
Private Letter Rulings from the Comptroller
If you want to know if your project qualifies for some arcane tax credit, you ask the Texas Comptroller for
The Joker in the Deck
Who wins if we build an arena? Obviously whichever firm is selected to build it. (Maybe we can just give
3 Cheap Bars
Over the last two years, the peso has lost about a third of its value. Yesterday it was trading at
Let’s be reasonable.
I don’t really blame the local multi-millionaires for buying City Council. I blame City Council for letting them. Money gives
The Empire Strikes Back!
That really harshes my mellow.
An Arena? Really?
Over the last twenty years, we’ve spent a lot of money on Downtown. For Union Plaza. The Plaza Theatre. The
Journalism Intern Opportunity
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It’s getting deep.
In this Sunday’s El Paso Times, former Mayor John Cook says: But Cook said he is concerned that even combining