Hot Potato
Here’s a story problem in political calculus: If you were elected to public office, and the previous administration had incurred
The Chicano Mexican-American Hispanic Cultural Museum
What we don’t need is another museum downtown that gets as much traffic as a mausoleum. How about, instead of
Managing the Public Image
Here’s a report that Mexico paid Sony big bucks not to cast our southern neighbor in a negative, though perhaps
Would you let your daughter date a guy like that?
Imagine if our local government were a person. Would you want that person for a friend? Would you trust that
The Downtown Paradox
The buildings all sell for millions of dollars, but you can rent them for hundreds. Everybody’s holding out for the
NASA Scientist Says California Has One Year of Water Left
Here’s an Op-Ed from the LA Times, in which a NASA scientist claims that the Golden State is running dry.
The Wall Street Journal on Public Money for Professional Sports Stadiums
You guys may have missed the story in Monday’s Wall Street Journal titled “Pro Stadiums, Public Money.” It’s behind a
Why you should get a passport
Forget, for a moment, that you live on an international border, and that going to Juarez is probably the most
Caballo Blanco Ultra Cancelled, a victim of progress
Last weekend organizers cancelled an ultra-marathon in the Copper Canyon shortly before it was scheduled to start. You can read
Hornswoggled again?
You’d think that our local newspapers would be a bit leery of the propaganda coming out of the City by
Beating Climate Change, Desertification, and World Hunger
Here’s a TED talk that tackles all the most significant crises threatening our survival on the planet, founded in uncommon
Devitalizing Downtown
Here’s the latest narrative spin: River Oaks demolished a cluster of five decaying buildings on the property last year over
Bill Proposed to Legalize Marijuana in Texas
According to this report: In Texas, a conservative lawmaker filed a bill to completely deregulate marijuana in the Lone Star
What, exactly, would go in an Hispanic cultural center?
A ’66 Impala lowrider? Folklorico dancers? A Gaspar Enriquez mural? Zoot suits? A diorama depicting the origin of the Barrio
Life in the USA
Here’s something you don’t see every day. A guy getting set up by a local law enforcement and a compliant
New boss, same as the old boss
In El Paso, if a political faction doesn’t have anything constructive to offer, they go on the attack. If someone
Moonlighting
I was browsing the most interesting site on the internet, and I found this. Bryan Crowe is the City of
Keeping it Real
Here’s a video from the Borderplex Alliance website, which asks “Can you still get someplace real in America?” Yeah, folklorico
And then there’s this . . .
From the Times: “[Billy] Abraham owns several local businesses and buildings, primarily in Downtown El Paso. He also promoted Wednesday’s
The New Face of the Retail Drug Trade in Juarez
Here’s an interesting special feature from El Diario about the retail drug trade in Juarez. They say the puchadores have