EXCLUSIVE: First Look at Buffalo BBQ Ensenada

LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. Those in the industry often hotly contest the title of "chef". Many believe that the reverent nomenclature is earned only through intensive study at a major culinary institution and the awarding of a degree. Others argue that the entitlement belongs to anyone who designs a menu and effectively runs most […]

April 13, 2017

Adults Need Vaccines Too in California, Not Just Kids

The word "immunization" has long evoked images of nervous children wincing as they get injections to protect them from measles, mumps and other diseases. Now California's doctors are turning their attention to adults, who haven't been as diligent about getting their own shots. The California Medical Association Foundation, the charitable arm of the Sacramento-based physicians' […]

April 13, 2017

Rosarito On The Cheap: A Brand New Fest for Feasting

If you have not been to Rosarito lately, I suggest you plan a trip. Our quiet little town is growing up…big time! We just had a brand new cultural/arts center open. In the middle of the tourist zone there is a brand new Rosarito arch. This is not reminiscent of the St. Louis arch, as […]

April 13, 2017

Someone Destroyed a Man’s Plane in California but Three Years Later, No One Has Been Arrested for It

Imaging having your $140,000 USD airplane damaged by a BMW taken out for a joy ride during a blizzard at night in Northern California, a small but treasured medical airplane you have used for years during emergency missions to rural areas of Baja, Mexico, never doing it for profit, only for the satisfaction of helping […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican Families Separated by the Border Fence Reunited on the 4th of July Weekend

TIJUANA. Several Mexican families were finally reunited, even if just for a few hours, after gathering at both sides of the border fence between Mexico and the U.S., some of them for the first time in years. Mexican newspaper El Sol de Tijuana interviewed the Hernandez family, who had not been together for over 30 […]

April 13, 2017

Beer of the Week: The Sospeso IPA, from Insurgente brewery

This week’s BOTW is perfect for the city’s changing weather, and one of the beers from the Tap Room line offered by Insurgente, a local Tijuana brewery: The Sospeso IPA, product of a collaboration with a specialized coffee shop of the same name, Sospeso Café, known for its quality and infamous with some because of […]

April 13, 2017

Everything You Need to Know About PedWest, San Ysidro’s New Pedestrian Port of Entry

Starting on July 15 on this year, the San Ysidro port of entry will look completely different to those who used it every day to cross into the United States on foot, because now they'll be able to use a new pedestrian crossing that sits less than a mile west of the old facilities, called […]

April 13, 2017

7 Great Things to do This 4th of July Weekend in San Diego and Tijuana

The weekend has come once again, and what most of us are waiting with bated breath is the moment when we can run away from work and having some well-deserved fun. If you're unsure about what to do or where to go these two-and-a-half days, these might just be up your alley. Saturday, July 2 […]

April 13, 2017

Certified Clinic Mexico Surgery Center Offers Free Wieght Loss Operation

According to the latest state of obesity report by the trust for America's Health fund, the state of obesity amongst Latino, White and Black Americans is at an all-time high exceeding 35% in three states Arkansas, Virginia and Mississippi. California, although amongst the lowest overall, becomes the highest when only looking at low-income families and […]

April 13, 2017

Hispanics Least Prepared For A Major Disaster In Los Angeles

In Los Angeles County the question is not whether a major disaster will happen, but when. Experts expect an earthquake measuring 7.0 or greater in the next 30 years. The area is prone to wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters. Infectious disease outbreaks and terrorist attacks are also possible. Though aware of the risks, less […]

April 13, 2017

Mexicans on Social Media Celebrate Obama’s “Putdown” of Enrique Peña Nieto

OTTAWA.-During the North American Leader's Summit closing ceremony, the Mexican and U.S. presidents both expressed very differing opinions about "populism", but people in social media (especially from Mexico) are applauding the way president Obama "rebutted" Peña Nieto for having a negative opinion on populism. According to Peña, politicians who embrace populist ideologies are merely "selling […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana’s New Public Transit System at 65% Completion

The new Tijuana Comprehensive Transit System (SITT, in Spanish) the Bus Rapid Transit project better known as the Ruta Troncal is now at 65% completion, said Roberto Sánchez Martínez, Tijuana's Secretary of Urban Development and Environment. Sánchez said that the necessary infrastructure to launch the first bus will be done by August, before preliminary tests […]

April 13, 2017

250 Runners Expected at Rosarito’s Beach Desert Challenge

For the first time ever, Score International will host the Beach Desert Challenge at Rosarito Beach. The race will be held on September, and 250 people have registered to participate so far, and 40,000 visitors are expected to attend. According to Score International’s director, José Abelardo Grijalva, the Baja region has become one of the […]

April 13, 2017

Six Flags in Talks for Theme Park in Rosarito, Baja California

ROSARITO.In an exclusive interview with the La Jornada Baja California, the Mayor-elect of Rosarito, Mirna Rincón Vargas, revealed that American investors have huge plans to develop land along the coast, which includes a Six Flags ammusement park near the Playas de Rosarito Convention Center. The plan not only includes the Six Flags project, but also […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican Pop Singer Blasts ‘Doritos Rainbow’ on Twitter, Gets Backlash

Mexican pop star Kalimba became a trending topic yesterday on Twitter after sharing his point of view about the Doritos Rainbow, a product from the Doritos line that debuted in Mexico little over a week ago, described as a "gay friendly" product that openly supports the LGBT community. "Christians, women, Jews and children all die […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana and Mexico Will Soon Adopt the 9-1-1 Emergency Number trb4

BAJA CALIFORNIA. Some time ago, there were talks in Baja California about changing the emergency number for the state, but now there is an official date to implement this plan. According to Mexican news outlet Uniradio Informa, the current 066 emergency number will be replaced by the 911 code between July and October of this […]

April 13, 2017

Uber Drivers Arrested in Coahuila for Human Traffic

COAHUILA. Agents of the Fuerza Coahuila corps uncovered a network of alleged human traffickers that illegally transported immigrants using Uber cars. Around four vehicles were pulled over by the police while they were going through Saltillo’s countryside, a dirt road that connects the Mexican states of Zacatecas and Nuevo León. The drivers claimed to work […]

April 13, 2017

Inversionistas proponen una gigantesca auditorio de espectáculos en San Diego

Cuando el gigante del entretenimiento AEG inauguró el Staples Center en 1999, el más grande lugar para conciertos en Los Ángeles con su capacidad para 19,000 personas, se volvió uno de los catalizadores para la revitalización del centro de la ciudad. Ahora, AEG espera construir otro vanguardista centro deportivo y de entretenimiento en el sitio […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Journalist Protest Violent Acts Against Members of the Mexican Press

After the recent wave of attacks on Mexican journalists from Oacaxa, Tamaulipas, and Ciudad Juarez, a group of Tijuana journalists expressed their solidarity with these reporters and photojournalists that have been harassed or murdered for doing their job. "Killing journalists won't kill the truth" is one of the phrases that could be read in this […]

April 13, 2017

Beer of the Week: La Calaña’s “Huapango”

Huapango. No, we're not talking about the folk dance from Veracruz, but the beer that has been on my mind since I first tasted it at Ensenada's Summer Beer Fest, one that must be on everyone's list for the season. "If you don't like it, you come back and tell me, and I'll give you […]

April 13, 2017