Oldest Woman in Baja Dies

If you've ever been to SCORE's BAJA 1000 then you surely knew Mamá Espinoza's restaurant and its delicious food. Mamá Espinoza's founder and oldest living soul in San Quintín, Anita Grosso Peña, died this past Saturday. She was 109 years young. Grosso Peña founded Mamá Espinoza in 1964, she was well known by both the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:31 PM PDT

Rare Albino Gray Whale Back in Baja

GUERRERO NEGRO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR – The rare albino gray whale nicknamed "Gallon of Milk" is back in Baja waters, it was spotted during this season's seventh whale census in the Ojo de Liebre lagoon, where counting whales is performed by the National Protected Areas Committee or CONANP. Via BCS noticias / CONANP There were […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:30 PM PDT

Mexican authorities called sexually assaulted journalist “ungrateful”

MEXICO CITY – Freelance journalist and Vice collaborator, Andrea Noel, shared this past Tuesday on International Women's Day, a video where she was clearly sexually assaulted on the street by a (still unidentified) man in the Condesa neighborhood, on Avenida Mexico between Celaya street and Sonora Mexico street, where the man approached Andrea from behind […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:28 PM PDT

Look at this Historic Snowfall in Mexico

Yesterday, Mexico experienced a lot of rainfall and strong winds that reached up to 12 mph, which brought down 510 trees, 70 billboards and 50 damaged vehicles. However, the same late winter series of storms have brought huge amounts of snow to many major cities in the south-central highlands of the country, as well as […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:27 PM PDT

These Guys Are Bringing Food, Not Bombs, to Tijuana

If you've ever passed by the cathedral in Downtown Tijuana (Calle Segunda) on a Wednesday or Saturday, then you've probably heard someone shouting "Free food! Free food!". Well, that's Food, Not Bombs, a movement that aims at collecting discarded food by restaurants and give it to the neediest. Around a year ago, the news of […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 PM PDT

BUILDING THE NEW FACE OF TIJUANA

Fort the past ten years, we have developed and completed comprehensive projects, that have been planned based on strategic aspects such as location, feasibility, and sales. That is how Urban Living has converted itself into the leading project developer in commercial and hotel real estate in northwestern Mexico. Next, we will present some of the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 PM PDT

Panteón Rococó and El Tri in Tijuana

TIJUANA – So far there's not much information regarding the venue where TJ will receive it's perfect dose of Ska, with Panteón Rococó and El Tri. The news broke out this past Monday night on Tijuana Eventos, stating that this great Mexican punk congregation will take place on June 11 with a general admission price […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:23 PM PDT

Restoring Valor to Deported Veterans in Tijuana

SAN DIEGO – On Wednesday, March 9 from 6 -10PM, San Diegans will have the opportunity to sample the cuisine of Master Chef winner Claudia Sandoval and Master Chef 4th place winner Nick Nappi during RESTORING VALOR, a fundraising dinner and silent auction being held at Border X Brewing in Barrio Logan to benefit the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:22 PM PDT

3DE3 ACT FACES CORRUPTION HEAD ON

The solution has to come from citizens. To move from complaint to action, a diverse group of citizens, civil societies and representatives of the private sector worked on an initiative to create the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities, which they called: Citizens’ Initiative for Act 3de3. This law proposes to establish as an obligation for […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:22 PM PDT

Otay Mesa Road Closed at Night for Construction

SAN DIEGO – Crews will close Otay Mesa Road in both directions between La Media Road and Sanyo Avenue for five consecutive nights beginning Monday, according to Caltrans. The closures will take place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. to place bridge falsework as part of State Route 905 (SR-905)/SR-125/SR-11 Northbound Connectors Project. Westbound traffic […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:21 PM PDT

Dinner in the Sky Now in Tijuana

TIJUANA – This April, 22 people will have the opportunity to feast in a floating table 150 feet above ground in Tijuana, a culinary experience called Dinner in the Sky happening on the Caliente Casino grounds (or should I say air?

April 13, 2017 at 9:20 PM PDT

Hispanic Man Denied Burial at “Whites Only Cemetery” in Texas

TEXAS – A widow was denied the burial of his deceased Hispanic husband in Normanna, Texas because it's a Whites-only cemetery. "I love my husband with all my heart, that was 44 years with him and then all of a sudden this comes out of the woodwork", said Donna Barrera of her deceased husband Pedro. […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:20 PM PDT

Tijuana Paint Factory Fire Possibly Result of Negligence

TIJUANA – The fire that broke out on this past Monday on a Sherwin-Williams paint factory in Tijuana may be the result of a failure in protocol by the company and so it could be fined, depending on the results of the ongoing investigation. According to local newspaper El Frontera, Tijuana mayor Jorge Astiazarán Orcí […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:19 PM PDT

More Foreigners Come to Tijuana for Infertility Treatment

In recent years, more Europeans, Canadians and Americans have come to Tijuana, not for its cultural appeal or night life, but for its medical service industry and now adding to plastic surgery popularity, infertility treatments are among the most requested. According to Horacio Ortega Clavero, head of the Fertility Center at the Prado Hospital in […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:19 PM PDT

Discover Baja on Bike With the Tour of California Celebration

This tour is for all the cyclists in the California and Baja region for them to discover all the Baja California tourist attractions, Baja's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE) is inviting everyone to their "Tour of California Celebration in Baja" event which will take place on the 5th and 6th of March in Rosarito Beach and […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:18 PM PDT

Those New Traffic Lights You’ve Seen Around Tijuana Are for the New BRT System

TIJUANA – Tijuana's local government has been installing new traffic lights all around the main avenues of the city and form part of the new BRT system's route 1. The Ministry of Ecology and Urban Development (SDUE), stated that the construction work being done started back in May 2015 in 9th Street in Downtown Tijuana […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:18 PM PDT

Three People Confirmed Injured from Monday’s Tijuana Fire

TIJUANA –This past Monday morning, a fire broke out at a Sherwin–Williams plant located at the Las Misiones Industrial Park in Tijuana. The company has given a statement regarding the incident. The company, which has been operating there since 1999, has stated that they are continuing their cleaning efforts as well as an investigation to […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:17 PM PDT

Mexicans Living in U.S. To Get Special Voting ID’s

MEXICO –Mexicans living abroad will soon start receiving their official special ID cards for voting in federal elections back home, after a year long process begins to bear fruit. [p]Since the program was announced, some 8, 180 applications for the special voting ID's for Mexican elections have been received so far. The head of Mexico's […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:16 PM PDT

El Niño Awakens: Rain and Thunder May Be Coming Our Way This Weekend

SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA – The weather forecasts for this week and the next indicate that there will be a drop in temperatures. It'll finally feel like the season that we're supposed to be in. We are currently feeling said drop today with current temperatures at 66 ºF, it'll stay like this for the rest of the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:16 PM PDT

Strong Dollar Dooms More Than 250 Businesses in Tijuana

The high cost of rents in Tijuana has severely affected businesses in the city, especially in the tourist area, as the current exchange rate between the dollar and Mexican peso continues to put pressure on the quality of life south of the border. The tourism vice president of Mexico's Chamber of Commerce, Julián Palomo Saucedo, […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:15 PM PDT