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Mac’s Place: Quality seafood for El Paso

Mac’s Place: Quality seafood for El Paso

Jason Green, Staff Reporter November 8, 2016

When a place says Fish-Shrimp-Chicken on their sign in El Paso, I’ve learned to automatically steer clear for the sake of my arteries. I grew up near the beach and developed a strong love for seafood and an even stronger dislike of the Long John Silver’s...

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Death in family brings forth fire safety awareness

Gloria Heredia, Reporter November 3, 2016

  The balloons and confetti that once lit up a birthday party, turned into black attire with white roses that decorated three caskets a year ago. Only three days before her birthday, Karyna Mendoza woke up to a call at 4:30 a.m. saying that her...

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Julia Castillo lives in the apartments at the corner of Overland Avenue and Chuhuahua Street. The apartment complex sits in the center of the area El Paso has approved to be demolished for a new arena. Castillo is not sure when she’ll have to leave her apartment.

Demolishing more than history as city moves forward with arena location

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief November 1, 2016

Editor’s note: This is the first part of a three-part series on the Save the Union Plaza efforts. The quotes from Salvador Ortiz have been translated from Spanish. Just south of the Chihuahuas’ Southwest University Park and the Union Plaza bar scene...

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Long lines break El Paso early voting records

Long lines break El Paso early voting records

Rene Delgadillo, Layout Editor November 1, 2016

Within a week, the next president of the United States will be announced, and in the state of Texas, El Paso is breaking records in voter turnout in the first days of early voting. Early voting started Monday, Oct. 17, and as of Sunday almost 91,000...

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‘In-Between’ a performance on being an international citizen

Shericka Lawrence, Staff Reporter November 1, 2016

The UTEP Theater and Dance department has a new production titled “In-Between,” stylized as such. The production is a dance concert reflecting on immigration, choreographed by Daralyn Sourlock  and Sandra Paola Lopez-Ramirez, who is also the director. With...

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Cabrales showcases new exhibit "It Came From Beyond the Border"

Cabrales showcases new exhibit “It Came From Beyond the Border”

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 27, 2016

The opening reception for "It Came From Beyond the Border", a sculpture exhibition by Angel Cabrales was hosted at the Purple Gallery on Thursday Oct. 27. Cabrales, a sculpture professor at UTEP, said that his art work is a satire that is inspired...

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Two women stand in the middle of downtown Juárez, near the Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral.

The beginner’s guide to Juárez: becoming a fronterizo

Andres Gallegos, Staff Reporter October 25, 2016

There are some things every El Pasoan simply knows: the fact that we are in the United States, not in Mexico and our authority on great Mexican food. We also know that El Paso wouldn’t be the city it is if it was not for its connection to its sister...

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Dancers from Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo symbolize the sowing of seeds with a dance.

Hueco Tanks Interpretive Fair offers a chance to educate on nature

Eric Vasquez, Entertainment Editor October 18, 2016

Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site opened its grounds Oct. 15 and 16 for its 22nd annual Interpretive Fair, which was a weekend of free hikes, tours and exhibitions on the native people, wildlife and natural landscape. Hueco Tanks stand as a geological...

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What's to come of coach Kugler

What’s to come of coach Kugler

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor October 11, 2016

Sean Kugler could not have asked for a better time for a bye week for his troops than now. The Miners came off yet another disappointing loss after falling to one of Conference USA’s weaker teams, Florida International (2-4, 2-0 C-USA), who rolled over...

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UTEP transformation among the best in the world

UTEP transformation among the best in the world

Rene Delgadillo, Layout Editor October 11, 2016

UTEP’s Campus Transformation Project has earned worldwide recognition after being selected as the first project in the world to receive a Sustainable Sites Initiative Silver Certification Award for creating an ecologically sustainable landscape. Green...

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Filmmakers in El Paso see the economic growth from film productions when filming in other cities and want to bring that to the Sun City.

Filmmakers take to city hall to promote industry growth

Andres Gallegos, Contributor October 11, 2016

On Oct. 4th, more than 30 local filmmakers and film lovers attended a city council meeting to present incentives that promotes film production in El Paso. The main goal is to turn El Paso into an advantageous place where their profession can grow. In...

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Hip-hop artists Schoolboy Q and Joey Bada$$ performed at the Buchannan’s Event Center on Sunday, Oct. 9.

Schoolboy Q makes second time in El Paso memorable

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor October 11, 2016

Bringing the Blank Face tour to El Paso, headlining rapper Schoolboy Q and opener Joey Bada$$ took Buchannan’s Event Center on Sunday, Oct. 9. The show was the tour’s last stop in Texas, as they had just traveled to Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and...

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