El Paso is trying to create a safer, cohesive social scene. Will tougher rules work?

El Paso is trying to create a safer, cohesive social scene. Will tougher rules work?

It’s a windy El Paso Friday night, but that doesn’t stop party goers from dancing under disco balls and fluorescent lights or sitting with friends for a bite to eat and some cocktails before heading down an alley to their next evening stop. This is nightlife in El Paso’s Cincinnati Entertainment District – electric, lively and lately, under the eye of city planners. City leaders want El Pasoans and visitors to have a good time and enjoy the nigh…