A night of pizza, beer and art in Ensenada

La Stella Pizza and Distrito Barra Pública were the hosts of the night while people gathered at the bar and admired the exhibition of pizza boxes decked by guest visual artists like Acamonchi, Alberto Nájera, Anita Mejía, Cactus, El Juan, Emiliano Barajas, Enrique Alcántar (TR3Z), Esther Gamez, Kathy Pedrín, Kikeino, Roberto Mora and Rodolfo Gutiérrez; […]

April 13, 2017

Facebook to open offices in Mexico

STAFF.- A few hours ago Facebook announced through a press release the opening of Mexican offices. The direction will be in charge of Jorge Ruiz Escamilla who has been working with Google for the last five years. The company’s aim is to provide consultancy and support to publicity agencies besides achieving a closer collaboration with […]

April 13, 2017

The Caravan for Peace reaches Washington

WASHINGTON.- The Caravan for Peace arrived to Washington yesterday, the last stop of a tour across the US in which the families of violence victims from both sides of the border have signaled a "beginning and an end" to their accusation against current policies used by the war on drugs. After traveling for over 10,000 […]

April 13, 2017

New US consul appointed for Tijuana

TIJUANA.- Andrew S. E. Erickson was officially appointed as the new Consul of the United States in Tijuana, the office confirmed this Monday. It was also informed that the Oakland native will be in office for the next three years. With a History degree by the Brown University, Erickson has experience in political, economic, multilateral […]

April 13, 2017

The Blue Moon at Playa Saldamando Campground

All night long we follow its transit overhead, no obstruction gets in the way. Predawn, the moonlight sends a path all the way to the beach. Just before sunrise, I am up in time to see it glowing pink on the horizon, and then disappear into the sea. As we are packing up in the […]

April 13, 2017

Peña Nieto presents initiative to amplify transparency laws in Mexico

MEXICO, Sept 10 (EFE).- Mexico's president elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, presented to senators from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) an initiative to "strengthen" transparency and accountability in Mexico today. The law project, the first one Peña Nieto presents, is looking to "grant full constitutional autonomy to the Federal Institute of Access to Information (IFAI in […]

April 13, 2017

Life of María Elvia Amaya Hank

María Elvia Amaya Hank was born on February 27 of 1954 in Mexicali, Baja California, but lived most of her life in Tijuana. A Psychology graduate, she was the president of the Foundation Por Ayudar, through which she helped low income families in Tijuana. Since its creation, the organization donated food to local civil associations […]

April 13, 2017

The San Diego-Tijuana border goes to Washington

SAN DIEGO.- Approximately 100 elected officers from both sides of the border traveled to Washington on Sunday to push forward border-related issues, one of them being the funds needed to finish the last two stages of the San Ysidro expansion project. The delegation formed by the Mayor of Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante, and his equivalent from […]

April 13, 2017

Taking the Plunge: Diving Adventures in Cabo San Lucas

General Information How to Get There: Dive tours meet at the Cabo Dolphin Center, located near the Cultural Pavilion on the Cabo San Lucas Marina. Check in times are typically at 8:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Tours are three hours in duration, and round-trip ground transportation from your hotel or resort can usually be arranged […]

April 13, 2017

Gray Whales in Guerrero Negro: Now is the Time to Plan Your Trip

About Guerrero Negro February and March are the key months for whale-watching in Guerrero Negro, which is about 440 miles from the San Diego/San Ysidro border crossing and a half-way stop between Tijuana and Cabo San Lucas on the Transpeninsular Highway. Although private planes can be chartered to get there, most people arrive in Guerrero […]

April 13, 2017

Hispanic unemployment rate down to 10.2%

The unemployment rate of Hispanics living in the United States went down a tenth in August regarding the previous month and reaching a 10.2 percent; the national rate is 8.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The institution calculates that from a Hispanic community of 36.9 million, last month 2.5 million were […]

April 13, 2017

Wife of Tijuana Ex Mayor Jorge Hank Dies at Age 57

María Elvia de Hank, wife of former Tijuana Mayor, Jorge Hank Rhon and president of the "Por Ayudar" Foundation passed away in the early hours of this Saturday as a consequence of the cancer she had long battled. She had recently received a bone marrow transplant among other type of treatment. The information was confirmed […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos opens an Initiation Center in Rosarito

ROSARITO, BC.- San Diego, California and Baja California are slowly turning red and black, just this Thursday morning they opened a Xoloitzcuintles Initiation Center (CIX in Spanish) in Rosarito to keep the canine presence growing. The ‘Xoloitzcuintles from Caliente’ Tijuana Club currently has three different CIX campuses, the first behind the Agua Caliente Hippodrome, the […]

April 13, 2017

Marijuana found in cement bags at the border

Around 67 pounds of marijuana hidden inside bags of cement were found by a canine unit when a 19 year old Mexican male tried to smuggle them into San Diego, authorities of Customs and Border Protection confirmed on a press release. The individual arrived last Wednesday at 5:30 am to the San Ysidro port of […]

April 13, 2017

Baja’s best summer of the last 5 years

Tijuana Festiarte: September 7 – 9 Entijuanarte: October 4 – 7 Tijuana Innovadora: October 11 to 21 Rosarito Bike Ride Rosarito-Ensenada: September 29 Baja Sand 2012 and Off Road Expo: September 30 Mariachi Festival: October 3 to 7 Rosarito-Puerto Nuevo Half Marathon: October 13 Lobster Fest: October 14 Quixote Fest: October 27 Mexicali Desert Music […]

April 13, 2017

Ambulante Border Series arrives to Tijuana-San Diego

Ambulante Border Series is a trail of continuous plays followed by panels organized by the Ambulante Itinerant Documentary Festival held for the first time this year and making its base of Tijuana from September 6 to 9. Mexican actor Diego Luna is on the lead, the festival will tackle three of the most immediate topics […]

April 13, 2017

Justice Department goes after Mexican Kingpin´s Wife

WASHINGTON. The US Department of the Treasury informed today that Griselda López Pérez, the second wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquín "Chapo" Guzmán has been included in their "black list" for her participation in the drug cartel. The Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Adam J. Szubin, stated through a press release […]

April 13, 2017

San Diego welcomes Tijuana Innovadora

SAN DIEGO.- San Diego's streets have a new look. From the lamps of the Gaslamp District in Downtown San Diego hang the faces of world famous personalities, some of them highlight aspects of the Tijuana-San Diego area's development as one region; all of this as an effort made to promote Tijuana Innovadora, to have its […]

April 13, 2017

Fun facts about Baja

Did you know… That throughout Baja California, particularly in Ensenada and San Felipe, Carnaval (Mexico's version of Mardi Gras) is celebrated with big festivities? Carnaval dates might change but it always occurs in the days before Ash Wednesday. Photo by 2cycle2gether Did you know… That Loreto, on the Sea of Cortez, Loreto was the setting […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos are back on the field

TIJUANA, BC.- The Tijuana Club Xoloitzcuintles of Caliente are back on the training field getting ready for their next engagement against Atlante after a short break. After defeating 2-0 the Jaguares from Chiapas last week, the hounds got a two-day rest during which some of its team members traveled to their hometowns to visit their […]

April 13, 2017