Moda Urbana 7.21.09: Fun with scarves

A scarf in the dead of summer is a very bold fashion statement. Kudos to Cynthia the intern who chose to wear her grandmother’s scarf as an accent to an otherwise inappropriate office dress, the tube top dress. See how Cynthia drapes the scarf in a long circular way, blocking the eye from cleavage while dressing up a very casual outfit. This girl has fashion sense and elegance.-Lisa Degliantoni

My El Paso Garden Facebook Group

This week a new Facebook group was born: My El Paso Garden. The function of the group is to work as an online food coop, where users list harvest items they are willing to swap and then meet in physical locales to trade food. Also listed on the group page is photos from El Paso gardens that will inspire just about anyone to plant some seeds in some dirt! Pictured below is a recent harvest from my garden, lettuce.-Lisa Degliantoni

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El Paso Media Group has recently chosen food/food agriculture/edible gardens as a beat and it’s been so rewarding. Check out Elizabeth Ruiz’s “go local” challenge on www.newspapertree.com and the Dining section on www.epmediagroup.com for food news and content about El Paso.

Moda Urbana: El Paso’s Great Gatsby

It’s that time of year when boys wear light suits, but white suits? Our very ambitious intern, Victoria Molinar, grabbed this photo of City Council Rep. Beto O’Rourke during today’s City Council meeting lunch break. We have only one thing to say about this outfit: what’s up with the shoes, Mr. Gatsby?

6.24.09: correction: our facebook friends pointed out that city rep beto o’rourke’s suit is a butter cream, not white. will update blog and apologies to global fashionistas and fbfs.

Moda Urbana photographers search the El Paso streets, armed only with a camera, to photograph smartly-dressed citizens and post the photos on this blog.

Moda Urbana 6.15.09 Crinoline+Rhinestones

by Jessica Escalante

I spotted these two sisters downtown on Saturday night. I thought they looked like dolls. I love how they kept their tops basic and let the skirts give the WOW factor. I also love the rhinestone detailing on the gray skirt. Crinoline+Rhinestones=F-U-N!

Moda Urbana photographers search the El Paso streets, armed only with a camera, to photograph smartly-dressed citizens and post the photos on this blog

Best of El Paso Winners 2009

For those of you that have been waiting, here is the list for the Best of El Paso Magazine Reader Survey for 2009. Every part of this survey is done online, thanks to surveymonkey.com and the staff at El Paso Media Group. Thank you EVERYONE for voting and winning, your plaques will be delivered this summer in July!

Best of El Paso 2009 Winners List

Moda Urbana 6.1.09: Cute Moms

I totally believe that staying cute and stylish after you have children is very difficult, if not darn near impossible. So how excited was I when I stumbled upon this cute mom at a school picnic! She topped off her outfit with a hat that has been run over “more times than my heart.” The pants are a cotton, linen blend from Chico’s $19! Kudos to this mom of two that is keeping it real and leaving the house looking chic! -Lisa Degliantoni

Moda Urbana photographers search the El Paso streets, armed only with a camera, to photograph smartly-dressed citizens and post the photos on this blog.

Moda Urbana 5.29.09: Pant Suits

So at a recent funder, I stumbled upon this jewel of a pant suit! Check out that blue and check out that blonde! Ladies, don’t be jealous!

Moda Urbana photographers search the El Paso streets, armed only with a camera, to photograph smartly-dressed citizens and post the photos on this blog.

DavidK Hosts Charlando Mondays and Friday

This went up on www.epmediagroup.com Sunday, Aug. 17: Starting August 18th, DavidK will host Charlando con La Gringa on Mondays and Fridays from 4-6 p.m. giving listeners the best political commentary this market has to offer.

DavidK is a long-time contributor to Newspaper Tree and works as a consultant for local and national political campaigns. His wit and insight make him an excellent host for Charlando con La Gringa. Listeners can look forward to interviews with some of the leading newsmakers and players in El Paso politics.

Charlando con La Gringa airs weekdays from 4-6 p.m. By tuning into 750 AM, or streaming live from www.epmediagroup.com.

On “Charlando con La Gringa,” listeners can also expect to hear news at the top of the hour in Spanish (to be sponsored by leading Spanish media news outlets); regular radio personalities such as Newspaper Tree Editor Sito Negron, Newspaper Tree columnist David K, media consultant Felipa Solis and star investigative reporter David Crowder; conversations with the top business owners, artists, politicians and decision makers in our community.

Mi Vida en Radio KAMA 8.14.08

Today was super fun in the radio studio as both Melina Castro and Emma Acosta, City Representative for District 4 and District 3, joined me to talk about life on the 10th floor at City Hall.

That’s Melina Castro on the lower left and this is Emma Acosta on the right. Both representatives were very conversational,  smart and fun. As you know, on Charlando con La Gringa, we ask elected officials to imitate animals. Melina imitated a cat and Emma couldn’t think of animal to imitate, so she promised to do that next time.

David K on KAMA

David K has been on Charlando con la Gringa lately and he is funny, for a white guy. Although he mostly likes to talk about politics, I like to talk about hot politicians, like Beto O’Rourke, who I admitted yesterday (on live radio) is very hot, for a white guy. (Speaking of hot politicans, City Representative Beto O’Rourke will be on Charlando this Friday with County Commissioner Veronica Escobar.)

David K is a frequent guest and I’ll blog more on him later, I’ve got to get to the studio.