The first of El Paso’s restored vintage PCC streetcars bearing the iconic orange, green and white will return to El Paso this weekend. Car No. 1515 will be the fifth car out of six which will be renovated as part of the project. According to the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority, car 1515 will be […]Read More
Information from around El Paso and the Borderland
With rain moving into the area, El Paso Water officials remind residents that there is only one location to pick up sandbags in the city. The Stormwater Operations Center, located at 4801 Fred Wilson, is open throughout the year. Customers can get sandbags between 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The limit is […]Read More
On Thursday, TV News Anchor and cancer fighter Estela Casas presented a $17,500 check to the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation from the Stand With Estela Fund in the El Paso Community Foundation. The major grant will provide much needed assistance to women fighting breast cancer. Grants will be made in the form of $250 gift […]Read More
EPISD Superintendent Juan E. Cabrera is a finalist for the Council of the Great City School’s urban superintendent of the year title that recognizes excellence among educational leaders in school districts that serve large cities in the United States. “Mr. Cabrera has helped transform EPISD into a District of Innovation that is recognized nation-wide as […]Read More
The 11th annual Chalk the Block (CTB) Public Art Festival returns to Downtown El Paos, starting Friday, October 12 and running through Sunday, October 14. Each year, the free family-friendly event brings more than 40,000 people to downtown El Paso to enjoy a sidewalk chalk art competition, temporary art pieces, street performances, live music stage, […]Read More
The 63rd annual New Mexico Water Conference, presented by the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, will take place October 17-18 The annual event, held at the Las Cruces Convention Center (680 E. University Avenue) is expected to draw more than 250 participants this year. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘At the Tipping […]Read More
The El Paso Public Library will return a 355-year-old book to its original owner, the Guadalupe Mission, at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 12 at a Tom Lea Month event, An Evening at Misión de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, in Ciudad Juarez. The book called “Garcia Manuscript” was written by Fray Garcia, the founder of […]Read More
When beloved educator and track coach Arcadio “Archie” Duran Jr. died in a bus accident bringing his Irvin High girls track team home from a track meet in Lubbock, he left a huge hole in the lives of his students, fellow teachers and administrators, family, friends and loved ones. In the wake of the tragedy, […]Read More
Six EPISD students will share the stage with local and national leaders to share their ideas and present their platforms during the 2018 TEDxElPaso conference Saturday at the El Paso Museum of Art. The six students, who earned their spot on the conference by presenting their ideas before a panel earlier in year, will share […]Read More
WASHINGTON — A new poll released Thursday morning showed Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has stabilized his lead over his Democrat challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso. Fifty-four percent of Texans backed Cruz, while 45 percent backed O’Rourke in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. As for each candidate’s images, 52 percent of Texans surveyed […]Read More