It’s tough to make a living in Marfa; as the saying goes in this Texas town, where I’ve lived on and off since 2015, most people wear several hats. Someone may give tours at the Chinati or Judd ...

The desire for outdoor living in wide open spaces has, let’s just say, a certain allure in 2020. So I recently decided to check in with my Marfa friends to see what a journey to the once-sleepy west ...

The Blackwell School sits alone on a block on Marfa’s south side, surrounded by modest adobe homes, an orderly sprawl of public housing apartments, and the Border Patrol’s sector headquarters. The ...

Ever wish you could text the most stylish people in the world to ask them for their lists of things to do in the places they know best? Here are insider travel tips for those who would never be caught ...

MARFA — They have perplexed travelers for nearly 150 years. The Marfa mystery lights sparkle through the West Texas night sky and attract visitors from around the world. Erica Wiggins is a third-grade ...

Marfa Public Radio continues to win praise for its April coverage of massive wildfires, the latest coming via a Texas Tribune story in today’s (May 22) New York Times. “Had MPR not been around on ...

If you’re on any form of social media, it’s likely that you’ve seen this image more than once: a stand-alone Prada store in the middle of a desert, no other building in sight. It’s in fact a piece of ...

A visiting friend waited for me at a bar. “Hurry up,” she texted. “Marfa hipsters intimidate me.” She needn’t have worried; hipsters are gentle, nonconfrontational folk. Besides, I’m not convinced the ...

El Cosmico, one of Marfa's well-known destination hotels, is getting an upgrade when 3D printing machines break ground on a new project in 2024. On March 9, hotelier Liz Lambert announced she and her ...

Rugged, magical Marfa has fascinated Texans for generations. Houstonians visit for art-filled vacations and wide-open skies. Author Helen Thompson has captured the West Texas town's burgeoning scene ...