The City Strikes Again!
I’m beginning to think that those Quality of Life bonds were nothing but a mammoth fraud. Look at this story
If You Oppose the Electric Rate Hike, You Hate Women
Remember when Mayor Oscar Leeser said that no woman deserves the kind of money that El Paso Electric CEO Mary
Sunday Matinee: Some Chinese Action Movie
Here’s some Chinese action movie, dubbed in English. Lots of bow and arrow gunfights. Spoiler Alert: The Manchurians are real
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El Chuqueño would be a lot more miserable place without support from those guys in the right-hand column (or wherever
More Rate Increases
El Paso’s English language daily reports that Texas Gas, i.e., the gas company, want to raise its rates for the
Destino
Imagine if Walt Disney had gotten together with Salvador Dali and made a trippy six minute animation that must have
Conor Oberst at Tricky Falls Thursday
Are you the last person who doesn’t know who Conor Oberst is? He’s a singer/songwriter that used to be in
Look At This Bitchin’ T-Shirt
And you can get one. Half the money goes to local human rights groups. But that’s a bonus. Mostly it’s
Is the Truth Too Much to Ask For?
Our local government was way ahead of Mr. Trump. They were lying before he even started his campaign. Somehow our
RIP, Javier Valdez Cárdenas
We’ve got it pretty good here. The water runs when I turn the faucet. When I’m hungry, I eat. The
Bikini Football in Juarez
On Saturday, May 20, the Rebeldes of Ciudad Juarez host the Troyanas of Ciudad Chihuahua, in the fifth game of
We’re Number 1, Again!
This story in El Diario about a book called Los Narcos Gringos makes an interesting assertion: “El Paso, como muchas
City of Dust: Lake Valley, New Mexico
The Bridal Chamber Let’s check out Lake Valley, site of the famous Bridal Chamber Mine. Lake Valley lies in the
The Many Faces of El Chuco
Last week I ran an old post about how El Paso is an elephant. About how it looks different to
Sunday Matinee: The Challenger
Here’s a boxing movie. It’s pretty good. Check it out.
Chicano Music Verse 2: Freddy Fender
Here’s the second part of the Chicano music story, featuring Freddy Fender. Check it out. Image by Gene Pugh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gtpugh/5022122488/)
Bug Juice
A new exhibit opens at the El Paso Museum of Art today. Titled The Red That Colored the World, the
Aye Nako at Monarch Tonight (like right now)
There’s another free show going down at your neighborhood watering hole, Monarch, this Saturday the 13th. The ever-eclectic Denim Vest
What to Do Tonight
I’ve never seen this band. I’ve never been to this bar. But it looks cool. Mama Crystal and the Horns
Corruption, Or What?
Did you read that Mayoral candidate David Saucedo made allegations of corruption, and District 6 Representative Claudia Ordaz refuted them?