You’d have to be older than I am to remember La Fiesta in downtown Juarez, and I’m pretty old. La Fiesta used to be a
The Moving Target
Did anyone notice the cognitive dissonance in the noise coming out of the ballpark crowd? I am really trying to
Promoting Downtown El Paso
Promoting higher population densities in the urban core is a good thing. Higher population densities, and better public transportation, yield
Deadspin on Chihuahuas
Two-word team names are minor league baseball’s bread and butter, and while the Desert Gators and Sun Dogs sound like
Brand El Paso (fixed)
Mithoff Burton Partners (“where creativity goes to die,” as one commenter put it) were given $300,000 by the City of
In Defense of the Ballpark
Here’s a video from El Paso Triple A Baseball (I guess) helping you to understand the noble goals MountainStar Sports
Ortega’s Gambit
You’ve read that Steve Ortega has moved to quash his deposition, and the attempt to sift his emails relating to
City Slogans
Here’s an article from the Atlantic on new city slogans for 2011. Even the worst is better than It’s All
Some Thoughts on the Royal Succession
There’s been a lot of chatter about Joyce Wilson’s resignation announcement this week. Here’s how I read it. With Ms.
Documenting San Antonio’s Barrio Gang History
At a time when train tracks separate much of the West Side from downtown, when many of the streets were
Conundrum El Paso
Plan El Paso is the City’s general blueprint for “the built environment.” The Plan adopts the principles of New Urbanism,
Rich People Just Care Less
Turning a blind eye. Giving someone the cold shoulder. Looking down on people. Seeing right through them. These metaphors for
Love and Poison
My wife really loves me. Even though we fight a lot, yesterday I was feeling a little hungover, and she
Am I drunk again, or am I still drunk?
Let’s dredge up a quote from Saturday’s story in El Paso’s English language daily: MountainStar said it wants to have
What the $10 million announcement really meant
I’m just speculating here. But I think the truth lies behind this statement, as quoted from the El Paso Times:
Monday Morning’s Quarterback
It’s easy to get mad when the ballpark costs leap another ten million dollars. It’s easy to point fingers when
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Isn’t anyone from Mountain Star Sports Group interested in a little crisis management? Don’t they realize that they’re hemorrhaging? Today
Sales are Down
I’ve been out of town for a couple nearly four months, and lately when I venture out in El Paso,
More Email Drama
There’s this story in the El Paso Times about the City Attorney trying to quash a demand for depositions from
A Solution in Search of a Problem
There’s an interesting story by David Crowder in this week’s El Paso Inc. It seems that the City proposed an