Urban Revitalization, Winston-Salem Style
Here’s an article about Winston-Salem from Politico, from a series called What Works. The series is dedicated to exploring the
The K Club is Open Again
According to reliable taxista Benjamin, the Kentucky Club is open again. “They’ve been open about eight days,” he told me
Curiouser and Curiouser
Isn’t it weird that self-professed Chicano political blogger Jaime Abeytia is in favor of evicting the abuelitas from Duranguito so
Cichon to D.C.?
Do you ever shop at Albertson’s? I only shop there sometimes. I run in for a bottle of wine, maybe,
Glasbox Speakeasy Show: Ross Fleming and Omar Cuellar
Tonight at the Glasbox: Ross Fleming and Omar Cuellar play a Speakeasy show. I dug up a video or Mr.
Retrovision: Sanctuary
This post originally appeared on June 6, 2012. Just like drinking at home I went to my favorite bar last
Mexican Boxer Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. Murdered in Guadalajara
Mexican boxer Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. was found murdered in a jeep near his home in Guadalajara this morning. Mr. Gonzalez
College Ultimate: UNC vs. Pitt
Here are 28 minutes of two of the best pretty good college Ultimate teams in the country duking it out
Juarez Sunday Afternoon
I’m sitting in a cowhide chair at a cowhide table in the Mariachi Bar, just off Avenida Juarez, a block
The Latest Dope on Drinking in Juarez
El Diario reports that, starting today, the bars and restaurants and grocery stores that sell alcohol in Juarez will be
Unreliable?
A lifetime ago, some idiot with a Napoleon complex tried to paint me out in black and white…you’re too much
Breaking News
I know reason and common sense have no place in local government, but I found out some things that I
La Puerta Siga Cerrado
The Kentucky Club is still closed after denying admittance to the governor of the Raramuri community in Juarez in November.
Why can’t they just talk to us like we’re adults?
Opposition to the arena is pretty widespread. At least, opposition to putting it in the proposed location. Texas State Senator
Here. Now.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FCnEyK8DE8&w=560&h=315] The amount of stuff I record and delete is stupid. I recorded this yesterday and was about to
The City’s War on Small Business
God bless those nice people in city government. They are completely clueless. Here’s a letter to the editor of the
Buenas Noticias?
According to multiple news sources, the Congress of the State of Chihuahua has approved a change in the law that
Snake Pit
Remember when you were four or five, and you found out that Santa Claus was just a character invented by
Surprise! Electric Rates Going Up
Here’s more good news for El Pasoans. According to this story from El Paso’s finest English language daily, electric rates
A Perfect World: The Mennonite Colonies of Chihuahua
Here’s a locally relevant documentary about a couple of Mennonite colonies just down the road from here in Chihuahua. I