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El Pasoans pack downtown for Streetfest 2015

Michaela Román and Adam Ziegenhals • June 28, 2015

The El Paso StreetFest took place on Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27. Hosted by KLAQ, this year marked fourteen years of the festival. The StreetFest pulled in an estimated 12,000 attendees each night with headlining acts Halestorm, Young Rising Sons,...

Fourth of July celebrated the El Paso way

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter • June 23, 2015

Whenever the streets are adorned with red, white and blue, it’s unmistakably Independence Day. The national holiday is fast approaching and the event list in El Paso is ample, ranging from parades to theme parties that will entertain the El Paso community...

Ciudad Juarez gets cultural

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter • June 23, 2015

Objects of different materials, colors and sizes are what the recently opened Julia & Ernestina in Ciudad Juarez offers. The store carries diverse articles that come mostly from different Mexican companies and designers. “Julia & Ernestina...

Joe Barron Band gives the country music scene a new beat

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • June 23, 2015

What began as two bands playing together has resulted in one of El Paso’s fastest rising stars. Having shared a stage with musicians such as The Josh Abbot Band and Kenny Rogers, the local band and assayer of country music has taken El Paso by storm. The...

The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

June 22, 2015

Every Tuesday The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours of the night. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional...

Through the looking glass–”Esfera Cuántica Tlahtolli”

Sergio Zamora, Staff Photographer • June 19, 2015

‘Invertebrate Jaws’ explores the jaws of creatures

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • June 17, 2015

Many animals have bones and make their presence known, but there is a whole other world of boneless, invisible to the naked eye animals that roam this Earth. A UTEP professor has researched animals that are less than a millimeter long and that needed...

UTEP in Black and White

Andres Martinez, Staff Photographer • June 16, 2015

Museum brings first LGTBQ exhibit in El Paso

Fernanda Leon, Conributor • June 16, 2015

The first exhibit in El Paso to highlight the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community is now open to the public. This is a progressive move toward recognition among the LGBTQ community in the Sun City as their artistic endeavors are presented...

Local businesses work to ensure summer fun safety

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor • June 16, 2015

The sun is blazing, the days are long and the heat is ever rising. Summer is in full effect in the Sun City. That means El Pasoans are taking to the streets to enjoy the hot summer months. The people of El Paso are out and about enjoying themselves now...

Festival challenges local filmmakers to produce film in 48 hours

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • June 16, 2015

Most films take months or even years to be produced. Some films take years just to be conceptualized. However, one local film festival will challenge this notion. The Ghostlight Creative 48-hour Film Festival will challenge local filmmakers to work...

The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

June 15, 2015

Every Tuesday The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours of the night. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional...