War of the Worlds
In this week’s news, the City is considering jacking the parking rates at metered spots during events. The city is
Paradise Lost and Found Revisited
by Rich Wright This post originally appeared on NewspaperTree.com on 13 June 2008. Juarez isn’t so dangerous. In a long
Thug Life
Watch this video on YouTube
How to Live in El Paso: Frutas Avenue Fraternal and Social Club
Okay, so maybe I’m late to the party on this one. Maybe you’ve already been there. Maybe you’re already tired
History belongs to the victors (and the guys that run the websites)
I was going to write about this post, on ElPasoSpeak.com. In it you will notice that, even under the model
Let’s Review
We’ve got a City Council ostensibly intent on attracting new, forward-thinking, businesses, and they’ve done what? Refused to provide partial
We need to jump on this.
We’re missing an opportunity here. Everyone I know has promised to leave the country after the next election if The
Remember how cool El Paso used to be? A continuing story . . .
El Pasoans of a certain age will appreciate all the cultural references in this interesting trailer for a video about
Observation and Speculation
Is El Paso getting ready to explode? I’ve heard that before. The news reports lots of exciting developments. Aldea. Luxury
Stop Resisting!
What do San Antonio, Albuquerque, and Tucson have that El Paso doesn’t? A police department that participates in the federal
National Cover Charge
According to this story in the El Paso Times, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing a fine for U.S.
They’ll do whatever it takes, and they don’t care how much it costs you.
Remember when everyone was celebrating all the new development going on in downtown El Paso? One of the big projects
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Here’s an interesting story about the Tigua Tribal Police arresting a seven-year-old at South Loop Elementary School. His mother found
The City of El Paso Gets Sued for Throwing Poor People in Jail
Remember when Buzzfeed reported that El Paso’s policy of jailing people who can’t afford to pay their traffic fines was
Winners and Losers
Former City Manager and current Chair of the Steering Committee of the Borderplex Alliance Joyce Wilson would like you to
Poor Joyce
It was a lot of responsibility to unilaterally saddle El Paso taxpayers with debt from the ballpark, and now those
Payback? Ha!
In my next life, I want top come back as a member of El Paso’s Ruling Class. It’s as much
Just the facts, ma’am.
Has the local economy ever performed worse? Household income in El Paso is going down. Wages are among the lowest
It’s Only (Your) Money
Remember when the machine was pitching those Quality of Life bonds? Some of us were afraid that all that new