The “Duranguito” site has been nixed for the planned multi-million dollar arena, we have it on good authority that the city still plans to build an Arena.
In a 4-3 split yesterday, El Paso City Council voted to move ahead with the downtown arena that was initially approved by voters in 2012... ELEVEN years ago.
The Duranguito neighborhood is closed to the public. It's a shame to lose this neighborhood. I wish it would have been better maintained so we wouldn't have to lose it.
A new documentary entitled "Duranguito" has released its first trailer with the film's director Nikki Martinez crowd funding to support Duranguito's residents.
The majority of City Council took Rodriguez to task for his comment saying his words put El Paso in a bad light and that's not something an elected official should be doing.
Durangito activists clashed with city reps over the arena at City Council. They got so disruptive, the meeting was closed down at one point to clear the room.