In support of the victims of the tragic event on August 3rd many businesses and organizations in Downtown El Paso joined the community-wide efforts to raise funds for all those affected and showed how they are #ElPasoStrong. Below we have compiled a list of many ways in which you can support victims while visiting or working in Downtown. We would like to thank … [Read more...]
Candid Talk with Doug Pullen of the Plaza Classic Film Festival
Doug Pullen, Program Director for the Plaza Classic Film Festival talks to us at the INSIDER about the themes for this years festival. He also gives us some great tidbits about the local connections and what to expect in the "Local Flavor" segment (Aug. 6), where our REEL Authentico Video Contest winning entrants videos will be … [Read more...]
Local Artist and New Roderick Artspace Lofts Tenant Hopes to Influence Border Culture
Gene Roddenberry, Debbie Reynolds, Stevie Nicks, Vikki Carr – all famous creatives in their own right that lived in El Paso,… but didn’t stay. Jim Ward, Hal Marcus, Ho Baron, Gaspar Enriquez, and the late Tom Moore are just a few examples of artists that allowed “El Chuco” to seep into their identity and make its way into their art. Hopefully, the newly minted … [Read more...]
DTEP says, “Humbug” to Humbug during the Holidays!
It finally feels like winter in El Paso. We’ve seen a flurry, even if it was for a couple of minutes, but it only takes a single snowflake for us El Pasoans to message everyone we know that it’s “snowing!” By now Christmas music may feel like torture, and as my boss put it, if we haven’t done our Holiday shopping by now, “you’ll be at the gas station looking for … [Read more...]
El Paso Philanthropist Honored with Holiday Window Display
“Holiday Windows” now enliven the storefronts at the Mills building in Downtown El Paso, while honoring the life of one of the city’s most generous philanthropists. The El Paso Community Foundation (EPCF) and GECU/MEMBERS Trust Company created an elegant and educational display. The use of the storefront space was generously allowed by Paul Foster and Mills … [Read more...]