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
What’s the Rush?
Why is City Council in such a hurry to build an arena? Well, City Council won’t tell us, so I
El Guero de Acero on El Late Night
For your viewing pleasure. Or not. People were a lot more open before everyone was packing a video recorder, and
Is it brain drain or a diaspora?
Former El Pasoan Mark Mendel is a big player on a small wing of the world stage. From Torrent Freak:
Hope Riot with Robert Holguin
It’s a tribute. I think.
Old Schooled
Election night, as I drove back to El Paso through the navy blue of the High Desert with stars from
Mea Culpa
I shouldn’t put all the blame for city governance on bad intentions. I’m sure that almost everyone involved wants the
George Carlin Talks About El Paso
“It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” With some extra optional propaganda at
It’s All Good, But It’s Not OK(C)
There’s a lot of talk about how El Paso could be the next Oklahoma City, developing downtown through sports infrastructure.