On Sunday, the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles meet in Minnesota for Super Bowl LII. For Tom Brady, it is his eighth Super Bowl game, and his only losses came to the New York Giants in 2007 and again in 2011. If the 40-year old quarterback is able to defeat the Eagles, it will b…
Since 1997, Steve Kaplowitz has hosted “Sportstalk” weekday afternoons 4-7 p.m. on 600 ESPN El Paso. Over the last 17 years, he has also worked for UTEP and NMSU as a play-by-play broadcaster, for UTEP telecasts on Time Warner Cable and for KDBC-TV and KTSM-TV as a sports anchor/reporter. You can contact Steve by emailing him at skaplowitz@krod.com.
Border Eats is my favorite part of Best of the Best, not only because I love food, but because I love the nostalgic stories behind many of the…
It’s amazing that while Cesar Chavez is a household name because of his work in the farmworkers movement, we have a living legend who played a…
Despite the fact that Las Cruces is a 30-50 minute drive from El Paso, I felt a big difference while living in both cities. I lived on campus …
When I told my boyfriend in a text message that I was at a health fest, he jokingly replied, “Haha, health fest! I just picture a bunch of rea…
Well, that’s three Best of the Best issues down and one more to go, and we’ve saved the best for last: Border Eats. If there’s one thing we ca…
I’m sure that a lot of readers can relate, but the older I get – and I’m turning 29 this fall – the more I feel like there’s so much I don’t k…
I’m sure that a lot of readers can relate, but the older I get – and I’m turning 29 this fall – the more I feel like there’s so much I don’t k…
For those of you who might be learning about this for the first time, Best of the Best, What’s Up’s readers’ choice contest, was split into fo…
This past weekend, I initially thought that the highlight of my trip to Santa Fe was going to be visiting the increasingly popular Meow Wolf a…
One of my favorite quotes to think of when feeling overwhelmed about the adversities of the world comes from Confucius: “The man who moves a m…
Whoa – I can’t believe we’re already in our second Best of the Best round!
Sometimes, the things that give you the most confidence are those moments when you fearlessly put yourself out there – especially as a performer.
Nearly a year ago, in our Plaza Classic Film Festival issue, I wrote about how I contemplated moving to LA or New York as a kid who aspired to…
Last week, our sister publication El Paso Inc. celebrated several changes, including staff writer Robby Gray’s promotion to editor, the publis…
It’s funny how once you set your mind on something, it has a way of showing up in different instances.
Last Wednesday, KCOS, our local PBS station, held a celebration for the winners of the PBS Kids Writers Contest. First through fourth place wi…
It’s always cool having an intern who’s into music, but never did I anticipate that my intern would be recruited by one of her interviewees!
This past weekend, I finally got to visit Onawa, one of El Paso’s latest holistic hubs. It’s located across from Joe Vinny & Bronsons Bohe…
