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Boo at the Zoo and Little Joe Y La Familia top things to do

Oct 26, 2024 | elpasotimes.com | María Cortés González |Maria Gonzalez |María Gonzalez

This weekend is a great time to be a kid. The annual Boo at the Zoo event returns this weekend at the El Paso Zoo with lots of activities and goodies for the kids. Make sure to dress them up in costume. El Paso Community College will host several fun family events as well as some scary ones for teens and adults. Those who want a good scare should make sure to get tickets for the KLAQ Haunted Houses of Terror. Here is a closer look at these events and more.
Step inside historic Henry Trost-designed home ahead of Sunset Heights Tour of Homes

Oct 4, 2024 | elpasotimes.com | María Cortés González |Maria Gonzalez |María Gonzalez

When Matthew Guzman and his family opened the front door to the home at 628 W. Yandell Drive, they immediately fell in love. The family's plans to return to Chicago, where they had a 1906 architectural home, were abandoned. Instead, they purchased a home in Sunset Heights and have lived there since June 2023. "It looks like something you would find in the Frank Lloyd Wright district of Chicago.
UTRGV’s Nirakar Sahoo receives NSF CAREER Award

Sep 26, 2024 | utrgv.edu | María Gonzalez

By Maria Gonzalez RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – SEPT. 26, 2024 – Dr. Nirakar Sahoo, assistant professor in the UTRGV School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences (SIBCS), has received an Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation for $992,639, to study xenophagy, a defense mechanism used by non-immune cells to protect against infections.
Why do we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month? — The Panther Newspaper

Sep 24, 2024 | thepanthernewspaper.org | María Gonzalez

Hispanic Heritage Month is a month long celebration that begins Sept. 15 and ends Oct. 15. Its main purpose is to recognize, appreciate and celebrate all Hispanic and Latino cultures. Chapman University is a predominantly white university; nevertheless, the Latinx and Hispanic community has a strong presence on campus and has increasingly grown over the past years.
Make plans for Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2024

Sep 24, 2024 | yahoo.com | María Gonzalez

Due to rain and wind, attendees of the 2024 White Sands Balloon Invitational at White Sands couldn't enjoy the traditional balloon flying on Sept. 21. The weather shifted to a calm, cool morning on Sept. 22, and about 14 balloons lifted gently from Ed Brabson Balloon Park in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Hot air balloon pilots and aficionados can look forward to another ballooning opportunity this fall with the world's largest ballooning event, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2024, Oct. 5-13.
Prepare for fall with opening of corn mazes, pumpkin patches in El Paso, Las Cruces

Sep 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Maria Gonzalez |María Gonzalez

Maria Cortes Gonzalez, El Paso TimesSeptember 23, 2024 at 8:32 AM·3 min readThe season of pumpkins, warm pumpkin spice lattes and hiding in fields of sorghum is just days away. El Paso and Las Cruces area mazes are getting ready to open this month. Both La Union — which is celebrating 25 years this year — and Mesilla Valley mazes will open Saturday, Sept. 28. The smaller one, the El Paso Maze, will open in October on the East Side.
Chapman Court has caused more issues than it has fixed — The Panther Newspaper

Sep 19, 2024 | thepanthernewspaper.org | María Gonzalez

As the 2024 fall semester begins, students are grappling with the new addition to Chapman’s housing; Chapman Court. Chapman Court, located in Anaheim across the Angel Stadium, was added to provide more housing for students and aid with overcrowding. However, students have been facing difficulties with the new building and are hoping for effective results soon.
High school seniors in El Paso relive childhood through playful cartoon backpacks

Sep 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Maria Gonzalez |María Gonzalez

Many El Paso high school seniors are excited about milestones like applying to college or starting full-time jobs, yet they hold on to a piece of their childhood. One way they do this is by carrying Disney-themed or playful backpacks, part of a growing national trend. The New York Times reported that kiddie cartoon backpacks are a must for the final year of secondary education.
La Posta de Mesilla celebrates 85 years with lunch specials, parade and fiesta

Sep 12, 2024 | yahoo.com | Maria Gonzalez |María Gonzalez

The colorful and lively atmosphere at La Posta de Mesilla Restaurant gets even more festive as the beloved Mexican restaurant celebrates its 85th anniversary. The restaurant, on a corner of Mesilla Plaza, will offer several events and ways to thank its customers starting the weekend of Sept. 14-15. The restaurant is inside a historic adobe 18th-century stagecoach station that once served as a stop on the Butterfield Stage line in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Facts about 9/11 and how to mark Sept. 11, 2001 anniversary

Sep 11, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Maria Gonzalez |María Gonzalez

Facts about 9/11 and how to mark Sept. 11, 2001 anniversaryMost Americans have a memory of Sept. 11, 2001. For some, it's a mourning of loss of a loved one or someone they knew who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of the Twin Towers buildings in New York City or the Pentagon. Others may still remember where they were 22 years ago when they heard or saw the planes crashing into the towers on the news.