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Tricky Falls celebrates five years

Tricky Falls celebrates five years

Eric Vasquez, Entertainment Editor August 15, 2016

Tricky Falls is heading into their fifth year of bringing live music to El Paso street. This Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19 and 20 Tricky Falls will team up with Electric Social Records for an anniversary show. With close to 30 local artists, the lineup...

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Coyotes host tryouts for local Major Arena Soccer team

Coyotes host tryouts for local Major Arena Soccer team

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 21, 2016

  Putting together the pieces to their new franchise, the El Paso Coyotes held open tryouts on Thursday, July 21. The Coyotes will be debuting in the Major Arena Soccer League starting in late October. The three-day tryouts will be held through...

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UTEP creative writing assistant professor Sasha Pimentel’s poem runs across the new terrazzo floor at the El Paso International Airport.

UTEP talent present at El Paso International Airport

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter July 19, 2016

Two UTEP staff members recently contributed their work to enhance the El Paso International Airport’s new three-story, 18-acre expansion that now houses the airport’s rental car operations in one location. Mitsumasa Overstreet, art director for UTEP’s...

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El Paso Chihuahuas go into the All-Star break holding the best record in the Pacific Coast League.

Chihuahuas riding high after first half of play

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 12, 2016

After the first half of play is under wraps, the El Paso Chihuahuas will take a three-day break for the Triple-A All-Star week, which will feature the annual All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 13, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Chihuahuas (53-37) have the...

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Veliz Books brings contemporary literature to the borderland

Veliz Books brings contemporary literature to the borderland

Andria Granado, Contributor July 5, 2016

Veliz Books, the newest independent literary press to come out of El Paso, publishes contemporary literature, giving diversified cultural and linguistic backgrounds a chance to be shared with a wider readership. Veliz Books was founded by Minerva Laveaga...

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Starting pitcher Bryan Rodriguez pitched eight innings only allowing one run against the Reno Aces.

Chihuhuas spark Fourth of July weekend

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 5, 2016

With the Fourth of July weekend coming to a close, the El Paso Chihuahuas bested the Reno Aces at home to outright win the series 3-1. The Chihuahuas won the series on Sunday, July 3, when Austin Hedges hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom...

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The sun also sets and rises

The sun also sets and rises

Eric Vasquez, Contributor June 29, 2016

I’m going to get a bit Meta today. We spent the evening on the steps of La Basilique du Sacré Cœur, a Catholic church. It was built on the summit of Montmartre, the highest point in Paris. Here, people bring booze and baguettes to watch the sun set...

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Smash Mouth to join  Music Under the Stars  at Cohen Stadium

Smash Mouth to join Music Under the Stars at Cohen Stadium

Andria Granado, Contributor June 21, 2016

The American rock band Smash Mouth will perform at Cohen Stadium on June 26 as part of the Music Under the Stars series. The performance will be the fourth of eight shows in the 33rd season of El Paso’s annual free outdoor summer concert series. This...

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Downtown Streetfest begins annual two-day festival

Downtown Streetfest begins annual two-day festival

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor June 18, 2016

Kicking off the two-day annual festival, the 2016 El Paso Downtown Street Festival delivered both highs and lows to the center of the city for its first day of showing on Friday, June 17. Although the uniqueness of the concert attracted those of...

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The El Paso Streetcar Project will bring streetcars from downtown up to the Don Haskins Center.

Streetcar project takes Oregon Street

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter June 14, 2016

For over 30 years, El Paso’s streetcars have been stored at El Paso International Airport. Now they are in the process of being restored as a $97-million dollar grant will bring the streetcar system back to El Paso. The three streetcars will travel...

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El Pasoans gather around San Jacinto Plaza to mourn the 50 lives lost in the Orlando night club shooting on Sun. June 12.

We’re in this together

Michaela Román, Editor in Chief June 13, 2016

  As the arches spanning over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso were lit up in rainbow-colored lights, hundreds of El Pasoans gathered on Sunday, June 12, around the newly restored San Jacinto Plaza. They were there for a candlelight vigil for victims...

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Chihuahuas third baseman Ryan Schimpf was named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week on Monday, June 6.

Chihuahuas win seventh straight

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor June 7, 2016

From what was once a roller-coaster start to now being a defining force; the El Paso Chihuahuas have been riding high on the mound throughout the past month. They have won seven games in a row, significantly improved their pitching staff and rest atop...

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