Wedding Gown On eBay For Sale: Sad Love Story Included

UNITED KINGDOM.- A woman who got stood up before reaching the altar is selling her wedding dress on eBay. This isn't weird at all, people sell everything on eBay these days. But, what was unorthodox is the story attached to it. The owner, whose identity remains anonymous, wrote a heartbreaking story in order to describe […]

April 13, 2017

“Titanic” Composer Dies In Plane Crash

ESTADOS UNIDOS.- According to his personal assistant, Sylvia Patrycja, James Horner, the composer behind several of the most memorable soundtracks in the history of film passed away yesterday, after his plane crashed while flying over Santa Barbara, California. "We have lost a brilliant person, with a great heart and incredible talent. He passed away doing […]

April 13, 2017

4th Wine Gala Will Take Place At Culinary Art School

With the purpose of strengthening the culinary and wine scene in Baja, as well as making it one of the main anchor for touristic promotion, this upcoming Friday, July 3rd starting at 7:00, the 4th 'Wine Gala' will take place. During a press conference, Ives Gabriel Lelevier Ramos, Undersecretary of State Tourism, reinstated the importance […]

April 13, 2017

First Ever Adoption By Mexican Gay Couple Finalized

SALTILLO, MEXICO.- Today, two women in a same sex marriage were able to adopt a baby girl, a process which was concluded personally by the state of Coahuila's Governor, Ruben Moreira Valdés. [sidebar] States that allow adoption among same sex couples: -Distrito Federal -Coahuila[/sidebar] The process took a period of 8 months, a time in […]

April 13, 2017

Over A 100 People Die In India Due To Adulterated Alcohol

BOMBAY, INDIA.- Throughout the week, several people have passed away due to one of the most tragic and massive intoxications the country has ever seen. Initially, 84 deceased were reported and 31 people were admitted to the hospital, however, it has now been reported that deaths are up to 102 and 48 people are under […]

April 13, 2017

Expo Cocinarte 2015 Takes Place In Tecate

TECATE.- With over 20 exhibitors that joined the 11th edition of Tecate's traditional event, Expo Cocinarte 2015, organized by CANACO and SERVYTUR Tecate, this event was able to take place thanks to the City of Tecate and de Direction for Economical Development and Tourism. Mayor Cesar Moreno was present during the event's inauguration alongside DIF's […]

April 13, 2017

Author Don Miguel Ruiz And His Children Come Home For The Tijuana Book Fair

TIJUANA.- The 33rd edition of Tijuana's Book Fair is here, taking place at the Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT). From June 19th through 28th, this event will feature several world renowned writers with strong Tijuana roots; such is the case of Don Miguel Ruiz, author of the global bestseller, "The Four Agreements", and the heirs to […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico Is The Second Most Violent Country In Latin America

Mexico went down six positions on the Global Peace Survey, ranking on 144 out of 162 nations, making it the most violent country in Central America and the Caribbean, and the second most violent out of all Latin America, after Colombia. This survey features Mexico among the 10 nations which have a major costs regarding […]

April 13, 2017

What Is There To Do This Weekend In Tijuana And San Diego?

TIJUANA/SAN DIEGO.- Tijuana may not be as populous as Mexico City, nevertheless, there is always something to do at this "corner of the world" as Mexicans call it. Artists and local promoters are constantly seeking ways to keep their followers entertained with different events that revolve around the city's night life. Craft beer and independent […]

April 13, 2017

CECUT Recieved National “Pakal de Oro” Award

Pedro Ochoa Palacio, Director of the Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), and part of the National Council for Arts and Culture, thanked the recognition made by the Hernán Becerra Pino Foundation when he received the National 'Pakal de Oro' Award in the category of Northen Border Interculturality, thanks to the impact of the cultural work being […]

April 13, 2017

Finally! A Women To Be The New Face Of The $10 bill

UNITED STATES.- In merely five 5 years, we will get to see the new printings of $10 bills, which will now show the face of a woman. Until today, the image of Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of Finance of the United States, in 1789, and a member of George Washington's cabinet, used to be the […]

April 13, 2017

Amazon Could Become The ‘Uber’ Of Delivery Services

UNITED STATES.- According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Amazon is hiring people to deliver packages that carry products other people buy. Of course, anyone who joins this new logistics model will receive a compensation. At the moment, sources don't have information regarding the availability if the service, all they know is that […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Holds Its “Mini Olympics” For Schoolchildren

With the purpose of promoting physical activity among the children and teenagers of the City's Educational System (SEM), Mayor Jorge Astiazarán alongside Tijuana's Municipal Institute of Sports (IMDET) inaugurated today the 2015 Mini-Olympics, which will have approximately 1,500 athletes. During the event, which took place at Unidad Deportiva CREA, Mayor Astiazarán mentioned that these Mini-Olympics […]

April 13, 2017

Tecate Opens “Puerta Norte” For 2015

TECATE.- On Saturday June 13th, Ruta del Vino's 'Puerta Norte' officially started its wine tasting season, as part of the efforts of the City of Tecate and the Authority of Economical Development and Tourism to promote tourism in the city. This event took place at Veramendi's wine producer, located on Tecate-Mexicali's 117.5 km scenic road. […]

April 13, 2017

It’s Summer! Three “Cool” Baja Weekend Trips

If the heat of summer has you pining for the cool ocean or mountain breezes, check out or rediscover these three easy weekend destinations where the temperatures stay moderately cool even if the hottest months of the year. Ensenada Who's it for: families, couples, anyone looking for a fun or relaxing weekend in the city […]

April 13, 2017

June Baja Fishing Report

The weather seems to be more of the same as it was last month – exactly where we left it – a thick marine layer on the Pacific side of Baja Norte resulting in windbreakers at the very least. On my drive down the Peninsula earlier this month, every place I stopped the locals were […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico May Increase Taxes On Soft Drinks Even More

MEXICO.- After last year's tax reform, when Congress approved the increase of tax fees on sweetened beverages despite fierce opposition from soft drink manufactures and even citizen complaints, the policy has apparently worked to lower consumption of soda, juice and flavored sweetened water down 17%. Thinking that this percentage could lower itself even more, and […]

April 13, 2017

Navio Seafood & Drinks: Sonoran Blood. Tijuanense Heart

TIJUANA.- "My father is from Chihuahua, but my mother and grandmother are Sonoran," chef Julio Rodríguez began as he welcomed us into Navio Seafood & Drinks. Navio is a bright, smartly designed restaurant located in an otherwise nondescript strip mall on bustling Agua Caliente Boulevard. Rodríguez showed us to our seats and continued, "My grandmother […]

April 13, 2017

TEST: How Good Is Your Eyesight? A GIF Tells You

Technology is awesome, and according to the Daily Mail a few years ago, students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created an optical illusion that can determine if your eyesight is either good or bad. This image portrays Marilyn Monroe overlaid on a slightly drawn Albert Einstein. People with good eyesight will be […]

April 13, 2017

FIDEM: A fund to be reconsidered or a fund to disappear

The Private Initiative of Mexicali has made clear that it will pursue the abolition of both the payroll tax (ISN), and the Business Trust of the State of Baja California (FIDEM), since according to Mario Garcia Franco, president of the Business Coordinating Council of Mexicali, this fund "became a pirate booty that has lost the […]

April 13, 2017