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The Mesa Village Apartment homes seem to be a great place to live, if you want to live on the west side of town. They have many different floor plans available, consisting of one, two, and three bedrooms.

The kitchen is complete with electric stove, dishwasher, refrigerator, garbage disposal and pantry. These apartments are also equipped with a personal balcony or patio and extra storage space. They have spacious walk in closets and some floorplans come with a den/study. Central Air and Heating is included of course. Clubhouse, swimming pool, and Picnic Area with Barbecue are also all included as part of the apartment community. For you pet lover’s and owners, they do allow certain breeds of pets for a pretty fair deposit.

Prices vary, but are in a good affordable range. For a one bedroom prices range from $520 to $560. For a two bedroom $600 to $680. A three bedroom is about $825. Deposits vary.

For anyone who is looking for an apartment, you should definitely look into Mesa Village Apartments. For more information call (866) 557-4234. You can also visit the website at www.mesavillageapartmenthomes.com.

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For those of you who don’t know, Western Playland has been serving El Paso for over 47 years. It is a small amusement park, and doesn’t have many rides, but it is better than nothing at all. However, it is a fun place to take children. It can be an exciting family outing, and a good way of getting out of the house.

The prices are very fair. For unlimited rides there is a fee of $15.95 plus tax, which is the price for adults and children. Children under 2 and elders over 60 recieve a free Non-Rider admission. They still get to ride the train and skyride free of charge. The Non-rider fee is only $7.00. That is a very good price for anyone who wants to take the kids, but doesn’t neccessarily want to ride. Western Playland has child rides, family rides, and a few thrill rides. The thrill rides are not very thrilling to me, but someone may find them to be very exciting or fun. The most thrilling ride is the Drop Zone. It is a 90 foot tall ride which slowly raises you to the top and drops you straight down at up to 35 mph.

Western Playland also lets people and organizations reserve the park in advanced. They take reservations for birthday parties, schools, fundraisers, and even groups of over 100 people. They have different prices depending on the group that you are trying to reserve for.

So if you are feeling bored, or just want to get the children out of the house take a trip to Western playland. The best part of it all is that you won’t have to break the bank. They have different opening and closing times depending on the day. Take some time and look at the website www.westernplayland.com for more information.

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I’ve decided to start writing a weekly blog exposing bad experiences in different places around the city. It may be a restaurant, a club, an office, or any other place. I think this can be great for people who may be thinking of going to a certain somewhere, but don’t know much about the place.

This week I have to talk about Ciro’s address 5725 Dyer Street, just so no one gets it mixed up with a different one. Anyways the first day that i went to Ciro’s my friend had recommended it to me. So I went with her to have lunch. Now, first things first, the outside looks horrible. The inside is not so bad. It’s decent for the size and location of the place. Ciro’s is a Mexican restaurant and the prices are very affordable. The first problem I had was that the waitress didn’t speak English. Which is really not a huge problem because it is a mexican restaurant, but it’s not accomodating to non-spanish speaking customers. The second thing is that there was a huge plastic wrapper in my food. That is just disgusting. How can you cook food and not see a plastic wrapper while you are cooking. It makes me wonder about what is really going on in the kitchen. When I told the waitress she was very apologetic and explained that the wrapper came from chicken. Personally I still don’t think that is good for business considering it was my first time there. Besides all of that, I can make better enchiladas than them.

Just a warning to all, Ciro’s may be good and it may be cheap. If I were you, I would think twice before eating there.

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Today, July 6 2007 Betti Flores pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to defraud El Paso county. Shocking isn’t it! She committed mail and wire fraud. Betti Flores served on commissioners court from January 2003 until January of this year, after being investigated.

The US Attorney’s Office filed charges of four counts of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and the deprivation of honest services. Two charges were filed for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and deprivation of honest services. 17 people were also implicated which incluede many business associates and county officials in bribery and other illegal activities.

Betti Flores is facing up to 20 years in a federal prison and up to 250,000 dollar fine for each count.

It is very shocking what someone you trust can be doing behind your back. The city of El Paso has to be in shock to find out such dishonest activity has been going on among their elected officials. I just hope that everyone who is involved in this scheme will be punished accordingly. Fortunately an end has come to this disgraceful behavior.

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There is so much information about cities that a person, wouldn’t believe or even expect from that region. So today I want to enlighten your minds and list some facts about El Paso. I’m sure many El Paso natives don’t even know this information, because it’s not the norm of what people converse about from day to day. I know it can be a learning experience for everyone reading. This could even help a person if they are ever on one of those trivia shows. We all know that they ask intellectually challenging questions. I hope you enjoy these fun facts.

*Average annual rainfall is 8.81 in.

*The Franklin Mountains are the last southern ridge of the Rocky Mountains.

*El Paso’s Fort Bliss is the largets Air Defense Center in the world.

*El Paso is located in Chihuahua Desert, which is one of the largest in the world

*There are 15 museums in El Paso

*There are 5 bridges that connect El Paso to Mexico

*El Paso was originally named EL Paso Del Norte by the Spanish in the late 1500s.

Well that is a few things that I know for now. So tell a friend and spread the knowledge. Periodically I will post new facts and if there is anything particular that you want me to find out, I will do that. Feel free to contact me!

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For anyone who is looking for a good time, club 101 is the spot to be. They cater to many different types of people. Different nights of the week bring a different theme. I personally enjoy Thursday night, but I’m sure there are folks who will love something different.

Thursday-Hit FM Ladies Night, DJ Johnny Kage, Ladies 21 and over get in free (that’s my favorite part), $2 drink specials, Dance/House music, Hip Hop, and reggaeton.

Friday-Country Night with DJ Adrian

Saturday-Retro Night with Joe and Cesar

A warning to all, the $2 drink special is never good. It’s going to be a drink that no one likes, or that everyone is tired of. Beer drinkers have it easy, because beer is fairly cheap. For anyone who likes a variety of drinks, they are pretty expensive. Exotic shots can start around $7. Thursday night is always a full house. So everyone should try to show up early before the bar gets too crowded. For individuals who love to dance, I’m sad to say that the dance floor gets extremely packed, hot, and sticky. So if you don’t like being in close proximity to people thursday night is not for you. Friday and Saturday night are usually tamer. Less people, less conflict. On occasion Club 101 does host different events, which can bring a crowd in. They have their own myspace page and the website www.club101.com.

No one can fully experience El Paso life without dining at Chico’s Tacos at least once. Chico’s Tacos is a local restaurant with 5 locations within the city. Chico’s Tacos was founded in 1953 and has become the most well known restaurant in the city. I guarantee that if you ask any El Paso native about Chico’s, they will definetely know what you’re talking about. Now don’t get me wrong! The food is extremely delicious, but the establishment is a whole in the wall diner. So if you are looking for five star dining experience Chico’s Tacos is not the way to go. It is, on the other hand a cultural experience.

It’s a Mexican restaurant without all the class. The food is very cheap. You can get so full and only spend around five dollars. The menu has a variety of foods to choose from such as hamburgers, hot dogs, burritos and french fries. Everyone I know personally goes there to enjoy the savory rolled tacos, that are saturated in a tomato juice with lots of cheese on top. It may not sound delicious as described, but believe me it is. The best part of it all is the salsa verde, which is a green salsa that is pretty hot. If you enjoy hot foods this salsa will make your meal 100 times better, but if you don’t enjoy hot foods leave it alone.

Another reason that Chico’s is a good place to eat is because it is open late, and open even later on the weekends. The only problem with going late on the weekends is that the place will be packed like a can of sardines. In addition to that, almost 90% of the people in there will be intoxicated. It is known as the hot spot, after the club or a good party. Whether you enjoy the tacos, experience the crazy people, or just hate the place it’s an experience that you will never forget.

It seems that El Paso doesn’t hold many 4th of July festivities. It’s not because the city is boring or anything. It’s just because the way we El Paso natives do it. We prefer to just barbeque and party in the backyard. For the ones who don’t want to clean up after people, they head to the movies. Yes the movie theatre’s are always packed on 4th of July. The reason I know is because, yes, I have been to the movies for my 4th of July holiday. Some people may think it’s lame, but obviously alot of people beg to differ.

One of the few 4th of July activities that I know is going on this year is the celebration at Cohen Stadium. That’s the stadium where the local minor league baseball team plays. The team is named The Diablos. Every year there is a celebration where they shoot fireworks, serve food and all that good stuff. The thing about the Cohen Stadium celebration is that you don’t even have to go to the actual celebration to enjoy the fireworks. Everyone I know just parks their cars around the area at the time that the celebration is going to occur, and watches the fireworks for free. Another plus of watching from the outside is the fact that you don’t have to deal with the crowd. Another festivity that people may look forward to is the Chamizal National Memorial Park celebration. They will have the symphony orchestra playing music, and of course will have the festive fireworks. This celebration starts at 7:30 pm. For more information you can contact the park at (915) 532-7273. Now if you are a morning person, their will be two parades hosted at 9:00 am. One is going to be on the east side of town starting at Hanks High School, off of Lee Trevino. The other will be hosted on the west side of town starting at Thunderbird and Shadow Mountain.

If none of this sounds good, you can always stick to the traditional barbeque.