El aumento de los costos de la carne causado por la inflación en los Estados...
Por Lizeth Medina , Special to Borderzine CHICAGO – Este viernes se celebra Cinco de Mayo en los Estados Unidos, y los tacos serán bocaditos obligados. Con o sin celebración, el taco es uno de los...
View ArticleReverberations of musicians’ influence carry beyond the border
By Matt Eichner, Jenn Erdely and Cheryl Gardner EL PASO – The sweet mustiness of incense fills the air of a sharp-cornered hallway in a repurposed building adjacent to downtown El Paso as we follow...
View ArticleEl Paso’s untold stories emerge in new murals
By Lance Liguez, David Shabazz and Miglena Sternadori On a crisp Monday morning, a broad-shouldered man in camo pants and his 5-year-old son walk up to a large painting on a concrete slab near the...
View ArticleFood as art in the social justice movement
By Dorothy Bland, Rachele Kanigel and Vinicio Sinta El Paso — Artists, farmers and social justice activists are revitalizing old traditions and finding ways to create sustainable food systems for...
View ArticleBorderland textile artists weave and shape community connections
By Carlton Abernathy, Kathe Lehmen-Meyer and Vera Walker Hawkins El Paso is extremely attractive for creatives. In 2014, the El Paso, Texas workforce included more than 8,500 creatives generating $641...
View ArticleEl Paso-inspired comic book company highlights borderland, BIPOC characters
Elvira Carrizal-Dukes and Ronnie Dukes create the world they want to see, literally. Their graphic novel company, Dukes Comics combines Elvira’s writing skills and Ronnie’s art skills to share...
View ArticleIndependent venues keep the music scene active in El Paso
El Paso has a couple of unique music venues that share the same goal—bringing more live music to the city. “We know that El Paso has a lot of potential. We have a lot of talented people here and we...
View ArticleEl Paso baker’s whimsical creations showcased in Food Network’s Halloween...
El Paso baker, Naomi Gil, did not believe it at first when the Food Network invited her to be on one of their seasonal shows. “They reached out on my business profile, and they even went to my personal...
View ArticleRecord heat yields bountiful harvest for vineyards in El Paso, Southern New...
Amid the cotton and alfalfa fields along highway 28 in Southern New Mexico and the western edge Texas, two vineyards saw their grape vines hanging heavy with fruit as temperatures soared to record...
View ArticleBorderland queer youth embrace new film based on bestselling book
It was an historic evening at the screening of Aristotle and Dante, a queer story set in the Borderland. Fans of the YA novel by Benjamin Alire Sáenz packed the theater to watch the movie when it...
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