The Prospector

Whole Foods arrives in El Paso

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • November 18, 2014

Whole Foods Market announced 12 new locations, and one of them is making its way to El Paso and will open in late 2016. The announcement was made a week ago and according to Heather Larrabee, Whole Foods regional marketing coordinator, the El Paso location...

App connects customers with food truck businesses

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • November 18, 2014

As part of a summer internship program, four UTEP students partnered with web design and marketing agency Spectrum Solutions for the development of Food Chasers, a mobile application that aims to connect food truck owners with their customers. “Food...

End-of-the-year gadget releases

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor • November 18, 2014

Some things are worth waiting for. The year is almost over and all the gadgets that were rumored to be released will soon be on the market, finally. With just a couple of weeks until Black Friday, here are some of the top gadgets we all hope to get. Asus...

Bestselling author David Sedaris awes crowd with signature humor

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter • November 11, 2014

With his usual crude humor; astonishing wit and use of satire, David Sedaris gracefully took the stage at the Plaza Theatre on Friday, Nov. 9 to an almost packed venue. Sedaris has become one of America’s favorite humor writers with bestselling books...

The Color Run looks to paint the town red

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • November 11, 2014

The Color Run, known as the original color crazy race, will brush through El Paso on Nov. 15 as one of its 240 events in its 2014 Kaleidoscope Tour. “I wanted to create an event that would encourage people to get out and run just for the fun of...

Ballet class impacts children’s lives

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • November 11, 2014

Dancing ballet since the age of seven, senior dance major Laura Escobar has used passion to benefit children with special needs. She discovered how light movements can advance health and overall quality of life for her senior capstone project. “The...

Alpha XI Delta promotes autism awareness

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • November 11, 2014

The members of Alpha Xi Delta, a UTEP sorority, are hosting the Xi Man male beauty pageant in an effort to raise money and awareness for people diagnosed with autism. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around one in 68...

Former professor uses his talent for the public eye

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • November 11, 2014

After 29 years of teaching art at UTEP, Ray Parish is now using his passion for constructing metal sculptures, which are now being showcased on Rim Road, close to Scenic Drive. Parish, who retired last year, showcased his art on the same street in 2002,...

Local gym provides healthy food choices for the community

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • November 4, 2014

The New You gym has started a movement that focuses on guiding fellow El Pasoans through their fitness journeys by providing a special nutrition plan menu at local restaurants. “We were motivated by seeing all the lives that have been changed for the...

The Border Theatre presents original production

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • November 4, 2014

The Border Theatre of El Paso will present their latest original production, “The Fall of Wallace Winter,” written and directed by UTEP alum Austin Savage, at the Plaza Theatre and at the Glasbox, 210 Poplar St., throughout early November. “This...

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria: An old tradition at your table

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor • November 4, 2014

In an interview earlier this year, West Miller, a retail developer in charge of The Fountains at Farah, promised that El Paso will have its very first coal-fired pizza restaurant. A few months later it happened: Grimaldi’s is that famous pizzeria that...

Halloween: The complete collection slashes its way to the store shelves

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2014

In the horror/terror movie genre, there exists a myriad of films devoted to scare the life out of viewers. Through the course of time, hundreds of films have been made to appeal to the gore and macabre loving fanatics that have kept the genre relevant...