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Downtown Food Truck Park "Foodville" Reopens for Summer 2013

Lauren — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:17:21 +0000

Foodville in downtown El Paso has been closed for renovations for a few week, but they’re back and ready to serve with four different food trucks! You can find Foodville near Mills and Mesa downtown. Open for lunch and taking credit cards, it’s a terrific option for a quick bite to eat. There are plenty [...]

Traffic Problems And Building Evacuations Tomorrow In Downtown El Paso

Dubba G — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:43:27 +0000

Certain areas of downtown are going to be a mess tomorrow. A backup generator is being installed atop the Wells Fargo building by helicopter. Since it’s illegal to fly over occupied buildings with this type of cargo, the top 5 floors of the Wells Fargo building will be evacuated. To accomodate the takeoff and landing of the [...]

Play Ball! Triple-A Franchise Sale Approved, City Hall's Fate Sealed [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:18:54 +0000

The Pacific Coast League officially approved the sale of the San Diego Padres Triple-A baseball franchise to El Paso’s MountainStar Sports — which also officially approves the demolition of El Paso’s City Hall to make room for a new baseball stadium. Check this link for the story. [button href="http://krod.com/play-ball-triple-a-franchise-sale-approved-city-halls-fate-sealed-video/" title="Triple-A Baseball Coming, City Hall Going" align="center"]

Play Ball: Downtown Restaurant Owner Passionate For New Ballpark [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:49:00 +0000

Kipper Gray of Kipp’s Cheesesteaks in the Cortez Building (203 E. Mills) wants the new downtown baseball stadium and outlined exactly why at the “Play Ball, El Paso” rally to support MountainStar Sports.

Political Baseball: Crowd Lashes Out at Byrd, Ballpark [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:35:57 +0000

The conference room at the Nolan Richardson Rec Center was almost packed. Seeing two of El Paso’s finest in uniform was a clue as to how this would go, as was the fact that there was a lot more gray hair in the audience than any other color. I should have known. El Paso’s city [...]

Build It & They Will Duck: Let's Play Downtown Baseball, El Paso! [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:10:30 +0000

“…Ohhh, people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.” Truer words were never spoken by a fictional character. That was Terence Mann, as played by James Earl Darth Vader King Jaffe Joffer Mufasa Jones, in the 1989 baseball fantasy “Field of Dreams”; the flick where Kevin Costner plays a man who listens to the [...]

Getting Ready for Streetfest, Here's a Look Back at Last Year's Fun! [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:00:07 +0000

There are so many different things going on at Streetfest -- the concerts, the local bands, the fireworks, the cars, the dancing, the food -- it's tough to keep track of it all. But we tried last year. Remember Streetfest 2011? Here's a slow-mo slice of "The Life" from 2011 headliner Hinder to help, and to get you ready for even more in 2012!

Build It & They Will Duck: Let's Play Downtown Baseball, El Paso! [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:15:44 +0000

Is Going Downtown a Drag? [POLL]

Duke Keith — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:07:20 +0000

Buzz is being anti-social again, saying he just can’t deal with downtown. What, he doesn’t like “authentic” NFL apparel? Not beautiful enough to rub elbows with the beautiful people at El Paso’s coolest clubs? So, what’s your take?

So Not Psyched 4th Annual Battle Of The Bands Begins Tonight!

Dubba G — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:13:26 +0000

Looking for something to do tonight … that ROCKS?? Join me downtown at M’s Lips lounge on Stanton for the 4th annual So Not Psyched Battle Of The Bands!! Some of our areas best bands going head to head for prizes that include free studio time!! I’ll be one of the judges tonight and if [...]

Fat Sat Mardi Gras Party [PHOTOS]

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:37:50 +0000

Here are some totally SFW pictures from Saturday night's Fat Sat Mardi Gras party downtown.

Thanks for coming out and celebrating Mardi Gras with us!

Our First Band For Streetfest Is…

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:29:57 +0000

Since we had so much fun giving away tickets to Balloonfest with people guessing the band, let’s do it again! This time for Streetfest! Check out the pic and tell us who the band is, and if you’re the first to guess, you’ll win a pair of tickets to Streetfest 2011! The official announcement will [...]

Fat Sat Party This Weekend!

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:00:38 +0000

The sights and sounds of New Orleans will shine on in the area’s newest downtown event: FAT SAT!

Join KLAQ’s Mardi Gras and Ericka Fuentes for the biggest Mardi Gras party on Saturday, March 5, 2011 stretching from El Paso Street to the front of the historic Plaza Theatre.