The Lives and Deaths of Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson was one of those oversized personalities that El Paso frequently gives birth to. Jack was a drug dealer.
How to Live in El Paso: Rosco’s Burger Inn
In and Out? Fuddrucker’s? Johnny Rockets? Blake’s? And even (heresy alert) Whataburger? Forget it. El Paso has lots of great
The Onion: “It’s not funny anymore.”
You’re familiar with the Onion, the satirical magazine and website that pokes fun at American foibles. Well, yesterday they posted
More of the Same
From a July 29 article in El Paso’s English language daily: “I am confident that with the City Council’s guidance,
Not Too Bad If You’ve Got Low Standards
My City Rep posted this link on her Facepage. When it comes to walkable cities, Texas tends to get a
El Paso: A Metaphor
El Paso is like that really nice girl with the shitty boyfriend who treats her badly and maybe hits her
More on DestinationElPaso’s Branding Campaign
A friend of mine who worked on the city’s brand a while back saw my recent post and messaged me
More Good News
David Crowder at the El Paso Inc. reports this week that airline passenger traffic has dropped twenty percent over the
“There’s no need to fear. Underdog is here.”
Maybe you’re one of those people who think that the litany of bad news coming to light about El Paso’s
DestinationElPaso’s Branding Campaign
Branding isn’t advertising. It’s not marketing. A brand is more like the gestalt of a good or service. A brand
Blame the New Guy
The El Paso Times knows who’s responsible for the poor paperwork that resulted in the City not receiving $20 million
Stop and Frisk in Juarez
According to this story out of Juarez, the local police there have stepped up the Stop and Frisk approach to
An Open Letter to Peter Svarzbien
Peter, (May I call you Peter? I feel that with this kind of letter, it’s better to be chummy.) Politics.
Surviving the Police
Well, it’s the weekend, and that means you are at a higher risk of engaging law enforcement. So watch this.
The World is Round
What I’m about to suggest is heresy. What if downtown El Paso will never be a high-end destination? That’s the
El Paso: No. 1 Again!
El Paso is getting national recognition again, this time in a Bloomberg survey of the Top Twenty Cities Americans are
Peter Svarzbien = Vendido
I lifted this from the El Paso County Historical Society’s Facebook page. I’m reprinting it without their permission. I don’t
Hysterical versus Historical
I’ve been working on a post about City Council refusing a state grant for an historical survey of downtown, but
Juarez Rumors
The word on the street (literally, a taxista told me at the corner of Juarez and Begonias) is that the
Netflix Narcos Trailer
Drugs and violence are always a big draw. Here’s the trailer for Netflix’s new series Narcos, featuring the adventures of