downtown arena

City Council members are saying what I’ve been saying for at least five years: hold another vote and see if it’s still something people want

It’s been so long since El Paso voters approved a plan for a downtown arena, one would think they’ve changed their mind.

After nearly 10 years, the idea of building a downtown arena or multipurpose performing arts and entertainment center in El Paso will soon be non-existent.

Following Steve's column that suggested the proposed downtown arena be a soccer-specific stadium, UTEP Associate Professor and local historian Dr. Max Grossman joined Sportstalk on Wednesday afternoon to discuss his alternative point of view for the stadium, while fielding phone calls and questions from listeners.

It's time El Paso's political difference makers get on board with replacing the downtown arena with a multi-purpose outdoor stadium to house the Locomotive.

Despite the good news that sports can be held in the proposed multi-purpose arena in Downtown El Paso, there are still plenty of unanswered questions left.

Instead of wasting millions of dollars on court and attorney fees, El Paso should renovate the Don Haskins Center and build a state of the art outdoor pavilion in Duranguito.

Despite passing in 2012, confusion persists as to whether or not sports can be part of the $180 million multi-purpose performing arts and entertainment facility in downtown El Paso.

¡Puro desmadre! This downtown arena business is getting downright nuts! Actually, it has always been nuts. El Paso has gone round-and-round on a new arena forever. How big should it be? How will we pay for it? Where should we build it ...

When news broke yesterday that El Paso City Council voted 4-2 in favor of scrapping plans for building a new $180 million multipurpose arena in the Duranguito neighborhood, some people were surprised. Just weeks before, City Council unanimously approved the area, but local residents and historical society officials protested the site from the get go...