The El Paso chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals for America will kick off its third year with a gathering on Thursday, Feb. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at 5870 Onix Dr. The association helps develop leaders and entrepreneurs in the region by providing professional development opportunitie…
The Red Door Vintage will celebrate its sixth anniversary Friday, Feb. 2 at Neon Rose, 2430 Wyoming Ave.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Peele has been dreaming of his Oscar moment since he was 13, but now that it’s happened, he can hardly believe it.
Black History Month is approaching. The annual celebration and commemoration of the contributions of black Americans will get underway throughout the city.
The African-American community in El Paso traces its ancestry back to the 1500s when Esteban, or “Estevanico,” a black Moor, wandered the southwest. The community began to firmly take hold in the 1880s as different industries and the military brought more black Americans here, some of whom a…
Indie-rock group STRFKR will take over Tricky Falls at 209 S. El Paso St. next Wednesday, Jan. 31. The band, which hails from Portland, Oregon, performed at previous Neon Desert Music Festivals. Opening for them will be fellow Portlandians and husband-and-wife indie duo, Reptaliens. Tickets …
The El Paso Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, ‘Ethics, Excess, Extinction,’ explores how humans impact the animal world through consumerism, poaching and pollution. Pictured here is English photographer Nick Brandt’s 2011 photo titled, ‘Line of Rangers Holding Tusks of Elephants Killed at the …
The San Diego Padres have rebuilt their money league farm system into one of the deepest in baseball, with talented prospects at every position. The El Paso Chihuahuas will soon reap the benefits, as many of the Padres’ top minor league players will soon stop off in the Sun City on their way…
Robert Burck, better known as the Naked Cowboy, is famous for playing his guitar in New York City’s Time Square in only a pair of cowboy boots and tighty whities. He started back in the ’90s and is still honky tonking along. His image has become a franchise featuring over 10 Naked Cowboy and…
Dan Dan Noodles are a classic Chinese dish originating in the Sichuan province. Noodles have been part of Chinese cuisine for over 4,000 years. Long strands symbolize longevity, one of the nicest things you can wish for on the Lunar New Year, which happens on Feb. 16 this year.
Multimedia artist Haydee Alonso is known for her abstract work, some of which has been featured in international and national exhibits including last year’s Texas Biennial in Austin. While you can’t classify her work under one category, some have used the words “body architecture” to describ…
The traditional approach to adulthood involves going to college, getting married and having kids, usually in that order. But the times are a-changin.’
WASHINGTON (AP) —Last Friday, Jan. 19, President Donald Trump delivered new support to the anti-abortion movement he once opposed, telling thousands of activists demonstrating in the annual March for Life, “We are with you all the way.”
Many medical students are taught this adage: “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” It means that we, as physicians, need to remember that common things are common and that we shouldn’t immediately focus on the rare or esoteric.
It is perhaps the most controversial health care issue in United States history – one that makes supporters and opponents’ blood boil, and sometimes even spill. Since before the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision was made in 1973 by the United States Supreme Court, legalizing the procedure, abo…
When it comes to where families want to have their babies, locals have plenty of choices. In addition to the area’s numerous hospitals, the inclusion of a certified nurse midwife program at Texas Tech and a handful of birthing centers have supported the regional home birth community.
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the national Women’s March, local participants marched from the University of Texas at El Paso campus to Downtown’s San Jacinto Plaza on Sunday, Jan. 21.
Renowned second-wave ska vets The Toasters will take the Paulina’s Badlands stage this Saturday, Jan. 20. The band’s longevity have made an indelible mark on the specialty music scene for the last 35 plus years.
I hate to throw over-ripe bananas away. It is such a wasted opportunity for fresh fragrant banana bread. But, there is only so much banana bread that one can eat. That is why I asked myself, what else can I make with over-ripe bananas?
