Across the Fence
Watch this video on YouTube While visiting the Fort Hancock Port of Entry I discover that the border fence that
Oh, the Hypocrisy!
Are out-of-towners meddling in El Paso’s affairs? From KVIA: A leader of the Paso Del Sur group opposing building an
Commissioners Court Shenanigans
DavidK started speculating last week that Susie Byrd would run against David Stout for Commissioner Stout’s District 2 seat on
Juan Gabriel: La Frontera featuring Julión Álvarez
Here’s Juan Gabriel singing a remix of La Frontera, a song that celebrates the border that he wrote maybe a
They’re Bullies.
Did you see this story on KVIA? Texas oilman J.P. Bryan, one of the state’s richest men and one with
Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious
Here’s a 1946 flick that has everything: drunk driving, violence, smoking in bed. And the OSS pimping out a chick
Tonight: Laramie Dean at the Neon Rose/Boomtown
The Neon Rose has an identity problem. Everyone thinks it’s still Boomtown. Maybe it still is.’ Watch this video on
Things To Do Today
The calendar is full and the moon is gibbous. Here are some of the most El Paso things you can
City of Dust: Pie Town, New Mexico
Pie Town, New Mexico In the pinon-juniper woodland west of Socorro, New Mexico, just east of the Arizona line, is
A Bar On Both Sides of the Border?
Maybe it’s just a PR stunt. From Mexico News Daily: They haven’t any permits yet but a Scottish brewery that
Tonight! Bravos versus Chivas!
Tonight over there at the stadium in Juarez, our hometown Juarez Bravos are taking on the Guadalajara Chivas as part
City Council is Helpless
In this week’s El Paso Inc., Mayor Dee Margo explains why the property tax increase isn’t his fault. Dee Margo
This Land Is Your Land . . . No, Not Yours
Here’s a comment I received last night, in its entirety. I tried busking in downtown El Paso today for the
Thanks But No Thanks
Tonight I sent an email to my City Representative. Another reader complained that the security guards at San Jacinto Plaza
Movie Night: Virtuosity
There are more movies available than I can show one day a week. So I’m expanding my movie offerings. Welcome
Music Video: Frontera Bugalú
Here’s a new (?) video I just found on El Feis. Everybody’s favorite ex-El Paso band, Frontera Bugalú. It’s righteous.
You Got My Vote
Watch this video on YouTube I walked into the house this week and thought I had passed through a portal
Music Video: Amalia Mondragon at Dave’s Pawn Shop
Here’s a video by local talent Amalia Mondragon. Watch this video on YouTube Amalia describes herself as a chuqueña, from
The Local Economy is Booming. For Contractors.
Good news, sports fans. The El Paso economy is growing, according to this story in the El Paso Inc. “As
Sunday Matinee: The Vikings
Here’s the 1958 classic The Vikings, starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, and Janet Leigh. Watch this video on