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Forbidden Acres Haunted Outdoor Trail is located at 1361 Tobacco Rd and is open Thursday and Sunday from 8-10:30 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 8-12 a.m. Photos courtesy of Forbidden Acres.

Enter at your own risk: a review of Forbidden Acres Outdoor Haunted Trail

Itzel Giron, Multimedia Editor October 25, 2022

Halloween is merely days away and it is common to see a multitude of pumpkins, skeletons and ghosts as decorations across many neighborhoods. For some it is the trivial things about Halloween like trick-or-treating or carving pumpkins that make the holiday...

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Courtesy of UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance

‘Write the border’ with Andrew Siañez-De La O before ‘Borderline’ hits UTEP theatre

Meagan Elizabeth García, Arts & Culture Editor October 23, 2022

Just before his work hits UTEP theater, Andrew Siañez-De La O hosted a free playwriting workshop for those who are passionate about learning and producing work in that field. The class was held Oct. 21 in the Fox Fine Arts Center and was the perfect...

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The 1st Ave. Artisan Market was a local Halloween market located at Main Room Events that showcased some of El Paso’s small businesses on Sunday, Oct. 18.

Artisan market scares up Halloween wares in El Paso

Jasmin Campoya, Photographer October 20, 2022

From costumes to trick-or-treating to local businesses, the 1st Ave. Artisan Halloween Market showcased different vendors from El Paso Oct. 10 at Main Room Events as the market made its comeback after closing in early July.   The market was filled...

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Tooth and Veil Oddities and Macabre Shop is owned by Michelle Bocanegra and has been selling oddities and antiques for 25 years.

Unique finds at Tooth and Veil Oddities and Macabre Shop

Alyson Rodriguez, Staff Reporter October 18, 2022

El Paso has many hidden gems around every corner. One of these secret shops is the Tooth and Veil Oddities and Macabre Shop, which is unlike any store in the Sun City.   “We get every type of reaction when people first walk into the shop,” said...

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UTEP lecturer helps students land their own tricks

Alberto Silva Fernandez, Photographer October 18, 2022

Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series on professors who skateboard at UTEP.   Impacting students’ lives has always been a priority for UNIV 1301 lecturer, Steven Brown. Brown originally began working at UTEP as an academic...

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“IT (2017)” is based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel which centers around an evil clown who terrorizes the children of Derry, Maine. “IT” can be streamed on Netflix. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Start spooky season with these fall favorites

Meagan Elizabeth García, Arts & Culture Editor October 18, 2022

With Halloween right around the corner, many folks have already started the seasonal preparations by setting out decorations, looking for costumes or bundling up to fight the incoming autumn chill.   While these are all great ways to get ready for...

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As Halloween and fall is in season, many black cats suffer from mistreatment due to the superstition of them being bad luck.

Keep black cats safe on Halloween

Sophia Villalobos, Contributor October 18, 2022

Halloween is the time of the year where people of all ages go out and indulge in things like trick or treating. Teenagers have been known to prank houses in the community by throwing toilet paper or eggs and have even gone so far as hurting innocent animals...

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Based on the film version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the UTEP Dinner theatre will be performing “The Rocky Horror Show-Live On Stage!” which centers on a couple whose car breaks down, and finds themselves at the castle of Dr. Frank-Furter, a transvestite from the planet transsexual who is trying to create the perfect man.  Photo courtesy of the UTEP Dinner Theatre.

Dinner Theater’s Rocky Horror has audiences ‘shivering with anticipation’

Kristen Scheaffer, Contributor October 18, 2022

As the UTEP Dinner Theatre celebrates its 40th anniversary, the Rocky Horror Show opened, selling out seats to El Paso. What is a fan-favorite for this time of year, the show is based on the 1975 cult-classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” by Richard...

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Hector Azurmendi as Dracula, with Natalia Sosa Quiroz, Paula Vasquez, and Ava Trousdale as the Vixens, at the first “Dracula” showing Friday, Oct. 14, at the El Paso Playhouse.

‘Dracula’ a blood pumping show

Kristen Scheaffer, Contributor October 17, 2022

“Dracula” started its first showing Friday, Oct. 14, at the El Paso Playhouse. Saturday’s performance opened to a packed house, eager to see the Halloween classic with some audience members even dressed for the part.   Rebecca McVay Condra,...

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UTEP student Kierra Lopez-Robinson, organizational and corporate communication major, self-published her debut collection of poems, “Daughter of the Sun,” on Aug. 18 through Amazon.

UTEP student self-publishes debut book while running nonprofit

Kristen Scheaffer, Contributor October 13, 2022

UTEP student Kierra Lopez-Robinson, organizational and corporate communication major, self-published her debut collection of poems, “Daughter of the Sun,” Aug. 18 through Amazon. Lopez-Robinson was only 24 years old when her book was published.  Lopez-Robinson...

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"Greetings from El Paso" mural painted as part of the Texas Greetings Tour, 145 E Sunset Rd.

Sun City is the place to be for Gen Z

Elisha Nuñez, Staff Reporter October 12, 2022

El Paso has recently been named as one of the best cities for Generation Z, or Gen Z for short. This generation, born between the late 1990s to early 2010s, are today’s young adults and teens, and apparently El Paso is a city for them.   According...

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The Tony Award winning musical “Hairspray” was featured at the Plaza Theatre Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. Photo courtesy of “Hairspray”

‘You can’t stop the beat,’ Hairspray comes to El Paso

Alyson Rodriguez, Staff Reporter October 11, 2022

The Plaza Theatre traveled back in time to 1962 with the production of “Hairspray.” El Pasoans are getting the chance to experience the theatre’s new endeavor, “Broadway in El Paso.” Which is showcasing Broadway shows that include “On Your...

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