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Women advance in once male-dominated mariachi scene – preserving tradition with unique style

By Elizabeth Cervantes | November 17, 2022

CIUDAD JUAREZ — When Stephanie Cramer started playing mariachi music in Ciudad Juárez 24 years ago, she didn’t know any other women mariachi musicians in the city. Now a violinist and singer for Mariachi Trio México de Noche, Cramer said she had to earn acceptance from the men because she was breaking a long-standing tradition. “They would make me cry, not only the guys in my group but the clients. They see a girl, and it was something new,” she said.

Related: UTEP theater connects with Borderland culture and landscape

Homeland security secretary talks end of Title 42 in El Paso with migrant advocacy group

By Special to Borderzine | December 15, 2022

Local officials and nonprofits expect border crossings to increase as the end of Title 42 nears. The emergency health order allowed the U.S. to immediately expel migrants, blocking them from their legal right to seek asylum. Title 42 is set to phase out by Dec. 21.

Howdy Homemade ice cream creates jobs for El Pasoans with disabilities

By Elizabeth Cervantes | December 14, 2022

A new Downtown ice cream shop is serving up unique flavors along with work opportunities for El Pasoans with special needs. Howdy Homemade ice cream opened this November on the first floor of the Roderick Artspace at the intersection of Missouri and Oregon.

Vet shortage contributes to overcrowding at El Paso animal services shelter

By Ariel Castillo | December 14, 2022

Kennels are packed tightly in the hallway, squeezed into employee break room areas and just about any corner where there is some space. Overcrowding has worsened at El Paso Animal Services and more animals are waiting longer to be adopted.

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News

  • El Paso outdoor gun range makes key changes for sustainability and growth
    By Isabela Martinez

    A rustic gun range on the western edge of El Paso County may evoke romantic ideas of the Old West, but modern problems of rising expenses called for new approaches to make sure it has a future. “You look at it now and you see we’ve done a lot of improvements and that’s what we’re proud of,” said Mike Haslacker, 65, president of El Paso Gun & Marksmanship.

 

  • Latest research on economic hurdles for Texas women discussed at El Paso event
    By Marian Porras
  • Latest version of Viejo Coffee finds its happy place in El Paso’s Kern area
    By Eli Nuñez
  • El Paso’s teacher shortages prove difficult to remedy two years after pandemic hit
    By Hugo Arreola

ART & CULTURA

  • UTEP theater connects with Borderland culture and landscape
    By Isaac Hames

    The UTEP Theater Department fall production of Borderline, a play by El Pasoan Andrew Siañez De La O, staged a sci-fi story set in the old cotton fields of Socorro, Texas. Kim McKean, associate professor of theatre  and director of theatre programs at the University of Texas at El Paso said the local setting and culture play an important part in the story.

 

  • El Paso Film Festival reflects growth of city’s film scene
    By Joel Molina
  • How the pan dulce supply chain shortage made me appreciate the art of making sweet bread
    By Clarissa Gonzalez
  • Borderzine founder Zita Arocha’s memoir receives Inlandia Institute prize
    By Special to Borderzine

IMMIGRATION & FRONTERAS

  • Wong Kim Ark won landmark birthright citizenship case at the US Supreme Court. El Paso tried to deport him anyway
    By Robert Moore

    In 1901, a cook named Wong Kim Ark crossed from Juárez to El Paso with a unique distinction. He was perhaps the only person in the world who had a U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring him by name to be a citizen of the United States.

 

  • Problems remain for private border wall builders after founder’s guilty plea in fraud
    By Special to Borderzine
  • How I became a bridge for my international family during the pandemic border shutdown
    By Patricia Estefania Morales Mitre
  • US ambassador, Chihuahua mayors agree to unite against violence in northern Mexico
    By Angela Kocherga

Voces & Blogs

  • Three important things I learned while studying journalism in a border community
    By Elizabeth Cervantes

    Unlike most journalism students, I began my journalism degree with no interest in the career. Sure, I loved writing – I always have, but I wasn’t even familiar with the process of writing a news article.

 

  • Photo Essay: Seeing the plus side of my less-than-unique El Paso neighborhood
    By Julia Lucero
  • House fire complicated an already challenging year for college student
    By Karen Carrasco
  • UTEP helped parents from Mexico attend our graduation, but pandemic border-crossing rules remain unfair
    By Marisol Chavez

Diversity & Ideas

  • Support networks help encourage Latina students in science, tech careers
    By Maria Ramos Pacheco
  • Journalism internship endowment honors former UTEP student Annette Rainville
    By Special to Borderzine

Media

  • Longtime KVIA-Channel 7 GM Kevin Lovell retiring; Brenda De Anda-Swann named successor
    By Borderzine Staff
  • Supporting Borderland journalism students opens a world of opportunities
    By Dino Chiecchi

Offbeat & Unico

  • Women’s empowerment group – Mija, Yes you can – spreads kindness during pandemic
    By Karina Arguelles
  • Fort Bliss soldiers share their thoughts on living in El Paso
    By Jared Carver

Borderzine Videos

  • Restaurant wall painting of Puerto Rico inspired images
    What El Pasoans need to know about Puerto Ricans
    By Michelle Rosado
  • How El Paso’s Thanksgiving Day Parade comes to life
    By Brianna Perez
  • Juarez dining scene gets Cuban touch amid migrant surge
    By Valeria Olivares

Latest Photo Galleries

  • Photo Gallery: The “Wall”
    By Kate Gannon
  • Photo gallery: Borderland food
    By Kate Gannon
  • Photo gallery: Borderland faith
    By Kate Gannon

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 based at UT El Paso has helped journalism educators acquire new skills in digital storytelling that they can use to help prepare the next generation of Latino and African-American college journalists. Professors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-serving institutions spend a week at Borderzine learning multimedia skills and covering real stories of the borderlands. See a collection of their stories here.

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About one in every six El Pasoans say they own homes in both Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, according to a recent survey. The Border Perception Survey asked border residents about topics ranging from education and health to the security and environment. The survey, a collaboration between the El Paso Community Foundation and Fundación Comunitaria […]

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Cross-border home ownership rate reflects El Paso, Juarez binational community dynamic

About one in every six El Pasoans say they own homes in both Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, according to a recent survey. The Border Perception Survey asked border residents about topics ranging from education and health to the security and environment. The survey, a collaboration between the El Paso Community Foundation and Fundación Comunitaria […]

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