According to ElDiario.mx, El Paso lost 750 jobs in the last four months of 2025. Juarez lost 17,000 maquila jobs in all of 2025. That
Joe Ely at Bowie Feathers Tonight
Doors at 7:00, show at 8:00. See you there.
More Ink in the National Press
Here’s a story on Buzzfeed, which prominently features El Paso: Levi Lane shuffled into the pews of the El Paso
Is El Paso run by sociopaths?
According to this blog on the website PsychCentral.com, here are six defining characteristics of sociopaths: Six Signs of a Sociopath
How to Live in El Paso: Joe Ely at Bowie Feathers
Legendary Texas troubadour Joe Ely performs at Bowie Feathers on Thursday, October 8. Once upon a life I ran a
A Local Expert’s Perspective on Economic Development
Here’s what Jerry Pacheco, the Executive Director of the International Business Accelerator, a trade counseling and training program of the
How to Live in El Paso: The Ron Coleman Trail
The Ron Coleman Trail starts at the end of McKelligon Canyon, climbs to the ridge, and then snakes along the
El Paso Bike Share
Bike share! What a great idea! I love to ride my bike. And now there’s rental bikes, all over the
Weather Report
It rained Saturday. Claire’s parents were out of town. She went by their house, and both the Wall Street Journal
VIP El Paso
Noted El Chuqueño commenter and international man of mystery Rex Kramer had this to say about the City’s current downtown
NYC to Teach Computer Science to All Students
Remember back in April, when El Chuqueño advocated teaching computer coding in our public schools? Apparently New York City Mayor
Blame the Politicians
Here’s an article written in 1984 by Charlie Reese, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel. It just landed in my
The Future Revealed?
Sometimes I like to pretend that our city leaders occasionally roll down the windows of their luxury sports coupes and
A Column from Mr. Diamondstein
Those of you who don’t read El Paso’s English language daily may have missed this column by adjunct lecturer in
A Politician’s Spin on Economic Development
According to this story in the El Paso Times, Mayor Oscar Leeser had this to say about El Paso’s economic
The Pitch – Low and Outside
You know that when Mayor Oscar Leeser and Borderplex Alliance President Rolando Pablos hit the road trying to entice businesses
The Falling Peso
In the past year, the Mexican peso has lost more than 25 percent of it’s value. A year ago it
More El Paso Branding Efforts
I almost feel bad making fun of these guys. Obviously they’re doing their darnedest. On the other hand, El Paso’s
Downtown El Paso: Field of Dreams
Been downtown lately? There are lots of things happening downtown. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of people. Maybe the people
Coincidence?
Then there’s this that just popped up on the El Paso Times website: El Paso police found more than a
Downtown El Paso: Creating an Ambience
This morning I posted a piece about Sense of Place. Now I’m going to tell you about something similar: Ambience.