The Future: Smaller Stadiums
The problem with a 50 year plan is that things change, as noted in this article from Axios: After years
Our Boys In Blue
Here’s an article from KVIA about the efforts of our local police: Nine emergency phone calls were made and two
Feds Close the Bridge
U.S. Customs agents closed the Bridge of the Americas, aka the Free Bridge, this morning. Apparently the closure was related
Hide The Pickle
The City is up to something. They’re redoing their website. Here’s what it looks like this morning: Look at that
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
You probably saw this op-ed in the Times, where former mayor John Cook and ex-City Manager Joyce Wilson defend their
Lessons in Horse Trading
If you’re selling a blind horse, the first thing you tell the mark prospective buyer is how good that horse
Pity the Rich
Those poor little rich folk. They can’t go to dive bars, or downtown Juarez. They’ll never know the joys of
Sunday Matinee: Harsh Times
Christian Bale is America’s greatest living actor. And here he is playing a semi-psychotic ex-soldier trying to find a job
KVIA’s Special Report on QOL Cost Overruns
KVIA delivered a Special Report last night on the Quality of Life bond projects cost overruns. It’s entertaining. Just spitballing,
Sunday Matinee: The Assassin
This movie from Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien is gorgeous. You might be tempted to write it off as some Chinese
El Paso’s Secret City Government
Here’s something that should concern every El Pasoan. On Monday, El Paso’s City Council is having a Special Meeting. After
John Stossel on Stadiums
On the occasion of Super Bowl LIII, John Stossel reminds us. Watch this video on YouTube Fortunately, we’re smarter than
The City of El Paso Is Poorly Managed
I’ve said it before: The City of El Paso is poorly managed, and they can’t stop messing up. From an
Sunday Matinee: Swelter
Here’s a movie about bad guys and bad guys trying to be good. We’ve all been there, right? With a
OPM
It’s hard to believe that any of the arena backers would be so enthusiastic if they were investing their own
Where Locals Drink
Coconuts!? Coconuts, that little seven o’clock bar in Five Points, cracked the top ten in the El Paso Inc.’s list
What Is That Word?
noun plural noun: ethics; noun: ethics 1. moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.
Sunday Matinee: Get Shorty
You remember Get Shorty. Sort of. Do you remember that Tony Soprano was in it? And Gene Hackman, Rene Russo,
They Can’t Stop Lying
Here’s Vic Kolenc (I thought he took the early retirement option?) reporting on the Great Wolf Swindle in the El
On Roads and Debt
Here’s a piece from StrongTowns.org about how to deal with deteriorating roads and increasing municipal debt. The story is from