CITY TO EXPAND CONVENTION CENTER INTO UNION PLAZA
Yesterday we learned that the City of El Paso is planning to expand the Convention Center across San Antonio Avenue, right up to the edge of the former Arena Footprint.…
FUTURE OF DURANGUITO: GROSSMAN AND GUDENRATH ON ABC-7 XTRA
Grossman and Gudenrath were on Channel 7 last night. Definitely a must-see!
CHIHUAHUA STREET HAS BEEN REOPENED
We visited the former “Arena Footprint” this past Saturday and verified that the City has reopened Chihuahua Street. The City has rightly left the buildings on either side of the…
EL PASO TIMES: CREWS REMOVING FENCING FROM “ARENA FOOTPRINT” IN DURANGUITO AFTER SIX-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE
“The fencing around Duranguito, the previously approved site for El Paso’s proposed multi-purpose arts and entertainment center, is coming down. The El Paso City Council moved earlier this year to…
WORKERS REMOVING FENCE AROUND “ARENA FOOTPRINT” IN DURANGUITO
True to their word, the City of El Paso is in the process of removing the fences blocking access to Chihuahua Street in the former “Arena Footprint.” Today workers began…
CITY TO REVISE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, REMOVING FINAL OBSTACLE TO ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN EL PASO
Item 32 of the City Council Agenda for October 24 deletes Section 20.20.080.A.1 of the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance, which purports to regulate properties that are on the National Register…
DURANGUITO PROPERTIES TO BE SOLD TO PRIVATE INVESTORS
18 Duranguito properties within the former “Arena Footprint” will soon be sold to investors who will restore them and put them back into productive use. The aim is to establish…
EL DIARIO DE EL PASO: CULMINA LITIGIO LEGAL POR BARRIO DURANGUITO
This excellent report comes courtesy of Jaime Torres at El Diario de El Paso.
JUDGE SIGNS ORDER ENDING ARENA LITIGATION!
Today Judge Patrick Garcia of the 384th Judicial District Court of El Paso County signed the attached order ending my lawsuit against the City of El Paso. On January 3…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO ACCEPT LEGAL AGREEMENT TO END ARENA LITIGATION!
I am pleased to report that after today’s three-hour executive session, the City Council voted 6-0 to authorize City Attorney Karla Nieman to accept a proposed Rule 11 Agreement between…