Is El Paso City Government a Secret Public/Private Partnership?
Nothing else makes sense. The City is pursuing a plan formulated by the Paso del Norte Group, a bunch of
Sunday Matinee: Murder By Contract
Here’s a killer low-budget 1958 film noir about a hitman. Check out the cars. Check out the proto-surf tunes. Check
An Argument for Concealed Carry
Here’s a provoking video from those critical thinkers at Cracked.com that punctures some illusions. Watch this video on YouTube Check
That Smarts
Hey, it’s me, Rich, from El Chuqueño. I’m afraid you’ve been doing these 60 Hot Seconds wrong. It’s multimedia. You’re
City of Dust: Riley, New Mexico
A Town With Two Names While the Man with No Name might feel right at home in the ghost town
The $100,000 Paint Job
I think I’ve probably mentioned my theory that during the budget process, the City underestimated revenues and overstated costs to
Did You Know That I Am An Award-Winning Chef?
Yup. Lookie here: I won that at the second occasional casserole contest over there in Steglich’s backyard. My winning dish
Andrew Joseph at TEDx El Paso
Here’s a video of local cyber-genius Andrew Joseph delivering a presentation at this year’s TEDx. Watch this video on YouTube
Advice for Bar and Restaurant Entrepreneurs: Wealth vs. Income
For young entrepreneurs in El Paso, the popular thing to do these days to open a restaurant, or a bar.
Chile Cookoff at Hope & Anchor
Okay, sports fans. Sunday at 4 pm there’s a chile cookoff taking place at Hope & Anchor. I’ll be there.
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Is the City out of touch with the taxpayers? Here’s an op-ed in the El Paso Times from Mayor Dee
Reuters on El Paso and NAFTA
Here’s a report from Reuters on the effect that NAFTA had on El Paso, and the likely effect discontinuing NAFTA
Sparta Concert! FREE Tickets!
Sparta’s playing a benefit concert on Saturday, December 16, at Tricky Falls. And tickets are FREE, FREE, FREE. But you
A New Verse to the Same Old Song
Remember last week I asked “Is the City Paying Companies to Not Leave Town?” Well, Vic Kolenc of the El
Sunday Matinee: Flashpoint
Here’s a movie from 1984 featuring one of America’s greatest songwriters Kris Kristofferson, as a Border Patrol agent on the
Salsa Brava
At Monarch last night the salsa brava was pretty popular. “You should sell it,” people said. But I’m not into
Maybe You Can Relate
Perhaps you’ve seen this. It’s a used car commercial for a 1996 Honda Accord. Watch this video on YouTube Check
Free To Good Home, Chile Pequin Plants
I’ve got about six or nine Chile Pequin plants growing in pots, and I’d like to offshore them before it’s
The Left Hand Doesn’t Know the Lies the Right Hand Is Telling
Lookie here. Here’s a slide from the presentation that the City of El Paso’s Director of Economic Development Jessica Herrera
Is The City Paying Companies To Not Leave Town?
At the October 3, 2017, meeting, the El Paso City Council passed the following ordinance: That the City Manager is