The Border 80 Years Ago
Here are some great pictures of the border in the late 1930s, from a story in the Washington Post. As
The Con
Did you see this story about the million dollar condos some people want to build on the west side? The
The Chicano Batman Show is Going to Sell Out
Chicano Batman is playing the Perch at Tricky Falls on May 29, and it looks like that show will sell
Downtown Living Tour
The Downtown Management District is offering a tour of all the lovely places to live in DWNTWN! Here’s the money
It’s Almost Funny
Here’s an incredible video I found on el Feis last night. You better check it out before it disappears. In
Juarez: A Comprehensive Briefing
Here’s an article from Business Insider that provides a pretty complete review and update on the violence in Juarez. If
Name Calling
A couple of weeks ago Mary and I went to go see Skye dance in the UTEP dance department’s show
So Sick Fest Hits El Paso
It’s March in Texas, and that can only mean one thing: South By Southwest is about to take over your
Representative Noe is a Hypocrite
God bless them, City Council is in over their heads and they don’t know what to do. Did you read
Sunday Matinee: Reign of Assassanis
This is a first rate Chinese sword fight movie. These Chinese martial arts movies are kind of like superhero movies.
Cartel de Sinaloa Documentary
Remember when Sean Penn and Kate del Castillo met with Chapo Guzman? The Sinaloa Cartel wasn’t done with their publicity
Me and Paul
Here’s a killer story about Willie Nelson’s drummer, best friend, and bodyguard, Paul English. And it’s got an El Paso
Nothing’s For Sure but Debt and Taxes
The ever-vigilant Brutus over at El Paso Speak alerted me (and all his other readers) to this slide from a
Retrovision: Economic Development: Economics 101
This post originally appeared on August 27, 2015. I am republishing it in partial response to a comment made by
Rancho El Paso
Our City Fathers would have you believe that El Paso is a modern, dynamic city, but really we’re just a
Khalid Video
Y’all been hearing about this local cat who’s blowing it up. But maybe you haven’t seen or heard him yet.
City of Dust: Dripping Springs, New Mexico
Cool Water The hike from the Dripping Springs Natural Area visitor center to a cluster of lovely old ruins tucked
The Cristalero War
They’re killing people in Juarez. On Monday they hung a banner off a bridge. The full text of the banner
The Other Shoe Drops . . .
but it hasn’t hit the ground yet. The El Paso Times reports this morning that Mayor Oscar Leeser vetoed the
The Fourth Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz
Four years ago today, El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot and killed handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz in the sallyport