ElPaso posts
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Sep 27th, 2009 at 10:00AM:
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, former model Evi, got out of jail Thursday night. They landed in the Texas pokey because of a $10,000 hotel bill they didn't pay in California. Each is out on $20,000 bail. They were arrested in Marfa, 160 miles southeast of El Paso.
Authorities in Santa Barbara, California issued a felony warrant – burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:00AM: The Sierra Madre mountains and the Chihuahua Desert, which fall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, not only offer up stunning scenery, but plenty of opportunities for outdoor adventure as well. Backpackers and hikers will find plenty to enjoy, as they walk the same path as Pancho Villa, the famed Mexican outlaw who once roamed this region as well. British newspaper The Guardian ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 5:00PM: It may come as no surprise that San Francisco ranks as America's #1 walkable city, but what about the rest of the country? After compiling a list of the "walkability" of 40 American cities, Walk Score gives us a good idea of what cities are pedestrian friendly and which ones require cars. The bottom ten cities on the list give us a few places where pedestrians are far and few between and driving ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Oct 21st, 2007 at 3:45PM: When I lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, heading to Juarez, Mexico for the day was a fun day outing. I didn't do it often, but at least twice a year we'd walk across the border at El Paso, Texas, have lunch, shop for presents at the market, buy a bottle of Kahlúa and Jose Cuervo and head home. Going across the border was a snap--quick. There was nothing to it. I found the same thing when I ...
by Willy Volk (RSS feed) (6 years ago)
Sep 6th, 2006 at 1:03PM: Recently, my wife, my father, and I visited my grandmother in El Paso, Texas. One day, we left Grandma behind (sorry, Grandma!) and enjoyed a road trip from El Paso to Carlsbad Caverns, in New Mexico. If you've never been to Carlsbad Caverns, it's definitely worth a trip. The huge rooms, gigantic decorations, and awesome colors are jaw-dropping.
Almost as amazing as the Caverns, though, was the ...