You Break It, You Buy It
Naw, we’ll just stick it to the taxpayers. Woody Hunt is a smart man. He’s studied public corruption. Here’s what
Looking Back
Look at this chart from Interim Director of Municipal Financial Operations Robert Cortinas’ presentation last Tuesday: It shows the growth
City of Dust: Lucy, New Mexico
A Tale of Three Lucy’s Let’s get back on Highway 60 and drive just a little bit west of Negra
The American Collapse
Here’s a disturbing essay from Medium that details symptoms of America’s collapse. When we take a hard look at US
Golden Gloves Boxing This Weekend
The annual Golden Gloves Regional Boxing Tournament is this weekend at the County Coliseum. The fights start Friday at 7:00,
A New Letter From Max Grossman
Max is killing it. Here’s an email I got from him last night. Dear Friends, The League of Women Voters
Support For the Arena?
Those arena advocates are always quick to point out that the Quality of Life bond measure was supported by over
Wood and Wire at Star City Studios on Friday
Wood and Wire is an extremely talented and very nice bluegrass band from Austin, Texas. From their bio: It’s been
Retrovision: The Road to Economic Development
This is a lightly edited version of an article that originally appeared on 6 June 2013. Since then, very little
Big Changes at City Hall
Remember when the rationale for all those pricey public amenities was “to shift the property tax burden from residential to
This Bud’s For You
It’s just not what it used to be. From CNN: Before 2001, Budweiser was the top-selling U.S. beer, but it
Tomorrow’s City Council Agenda
Tomorrow should be rip-roaring City Council meeting. City Council will vote tomorrow on an item limiting their own ability to
Sunday Matinee: Stiletto
Over the top characters drive this hyper-violent crime story based on a graphic novel. Watch this video on YouTube Check
Saturday Matinee: Guardians of the Night
It’s Men in Black. With vampires. In Moscow. http://www.kvia.com/news/el-paso/district-attorney-will-not-file-charges-for-alleged-violation-of-open-meetings-act/687658317 Check it out, if you’ve got an hour and a half
Friday Short: The Space Between Us
Here’s a Dutch short that is supposed to closely resemble the movie The Shape of Water. Watch this video on
The 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Where is it? Here’s the Financial Reports page for City of El Paso’s Office of the Comptroller. The latest Comprehensive
Sunday Matinee: Street Kings
Here’s a Keanu Reeves movie about dirty cops. Watch this video on YouTube Check it out.
Does This Sound Like El Paso?
From a 2009 El Paso Inc. interview with Woody Hunt: Q. How does corruption impact economic development? If the procurement
Retrovision: An Arena? Really?
This article originally appeared on January 10, 2017. Over the last twenty years, we’ve spent a lot of money on
City of Dust: Hillsboro, New Mexico
This Is Not a Ghost Town Hillsboro, New Mexico, at the foot of the Black Range, almost 20 miles west