Where are the buskers?
With all the struggling musicians in El Paso, I have to wonder why I don’t see more buskers. Last week
Paul Theroux Writes the Border
Here’s a story in the Smithsonian Magazine by literary giant Paul Theroux about the U.S.-Mexico border, with a guest appearance
Serving the Community
Some of you expressed great concern over the financial health of the Kentucky Club after the taxman closed it earlier
Proper Print Shop’s Art en Vivo 22.09.16
Hoy es jueves, as we used to say in seventh grade Spanish, and that means that Proper Print Shop is
It’s Open Season on Handcuffed Prisoners
None of you have forgotten the horrific “accidental death” of handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz when he was shot by El
Okay. Exhale.
Last night I had a horrible dream. I dreamt that the taxman had closed the Kentucky Club, and Donald Trump
Say it ain’t so!
La Polaka reports that the tax man has closed the Kentucky Club because they owe taxes! Woe is me! The
The Long Way Home
Brutus over at ElPasoSpeak.com posted some illuminating information yesterday. A developer intends to build a high rise hotel on land
$668 Million, and For What?
I know many of us are curious about what, exactly, the El Paso Independent School District would do with $668
Entre Otros
The tirilones aren’t the only guys in Juarez who dress for effect.
Tin Tan Vive
Tirilones rock zoot suits on the dieciseis pedestrian mall on Sunday.
Fiesta Juarez
Friday night I went to the Fiesta Juarez. Through some monumental clerical error I got into the VIP area. I
Sunday Matinee: Sword of the Beast
This is a great Western. It’s so far west, it’s set in Japan. A solitary wandering gun (sword) man, chased
This Just In: It’s Not All Good
In an uncharacteristic manifestation of candor, the El Paso Times today ran a story on property taxes. Let me say
Proper Printshop’s Art en Vivo, 15.9.16
Today’s Thursday, and that means that our friends at Proper Printshop are having another printing party. Tonight’s artists are Proper’s
The Slippery Slope
If you’re a politician, you probably want to do what’s right. Unless you’re a callow, power-hungry, self-serving sociopath who’s crazed
Flashback: San Jerónimo: Laboratory of Our Future
In light of current developments, maybe it’s time to revisit this post, which originally appeared on El Chuqueño on July
Noche Bohemia
A two-thirds moon hung in a cloud dappled sky. It was the night side of dusk when I crossed the