DURANGUITO RENTERS FACE UP TO 41% HIKE IN RENT
The historic Duranguito tenement at 332 Leon Street is one of the many residential complexes built in the wake of the Mexican Revolution to house El Pasoans working in local…
ABC-7 XTRA: LIBERTARIAN PARTY CHAIR ATTACKS CITY SPENDING
Last night Stephanie Valle and Erik Elken of KVIA hosted CFO Robert Cortinas and Project Manager Yvette Hernandez of the City of El Paso on ABC-7 XTRA to discuss the…
EL PASO LONE STAR EMMY AWARDS 2022: SIX LOCAL NOMINATIONS
I have always been interested in how news is reported in El Paso, especially television news. There are broadcast journalists and anchors who earn awards and recognition for serious investigative…
PRESERVATION TEXAS OF AUSTIN HOLDING BOARD MEETING IN EL PASO THIS WEEKEND
I am pleased to announce that the Executive Director and Board of Preservation Texas is arriving in El Paso today and that we will be holding our Board meeting over…
REP. CISSY LIZARRAGA OF DISTRICT 8 TO APPOINT MARKETING EXECUTIVE TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION!
Under agenda item 10 for Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City Rep. Lizarraga is hoping to appoint Steffen Poessiger to the Historic Landmark Commission. Chapter 2.24.010 of the Code of Ordinances…
CARLOS SANCHEZ OF TELEMUNDO 48: SPECIAL REPORT ON THE SEGUNDO BARRIO
Carlos Sanchez of Telemundo 48 authored an amazing report on the culture of the Segundo Barrio. He and Osvaldo Velez of the organization “Conscious Barrio” toured the neighborhood on bicycle…
DON LUCIANO DEMOLISHING PART OF HIS DURANGUITO TENEMENT
Don Luciano, owner of the Duranguito tenement at 217-219 W. Overland, at the northwest corner of Chihuahua St and across from the Chinese Laundry, is currently demolishing part of his…
KVIA EXCLUSIVE: FR. RAFAEL GARCIA OF SACRED HEART CHURCH MEETS POPE FRANCIS IN ROME
A short time ago, KVIA ABC-7 contacted Fr. Garcia at the Vatican and aired an exclusive report on his meeting with Pope Francis at 5:00pm MST. No one should be…
FR. RAFAEL GARCIA OF SACRED HEART CHURCH MEETS POPE FRANCIS IN ROME
I am pleased to report that today Fr. Rafael Garcia, Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, met with Pope Francis today in Rome! Fr. Garcia and I arrived in Rome together…
PLAN TO CONVERT SUNSET HEIGHTS MANSION INTO A B&B IS DEAD
In August I reported that the Trost-designed Mathias Mansion, erected in 1912 at 607 W. Yandell, was going to be converted by a local investor into a B & B,…