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Rare 1935 Footage of Charlie Chaplin in Tijuana
TIJUANA.- Look what we found online: A video shot by members of the Canadian Rotary Club, where it shows Charlie Chaplin enjoying a literal horse race in the long forgotten Agua Caliente Racetrack. Apparently, this video was almost never recovered and quite extraordinary (even though it has been on YouTube for over two years), uploaded […]
City’s Former First Lady Taken To Maximum Security Prison In Mexico
MEXICO.- After complying with an additional 20 days deadline requested by the Attorney General's Office for Iguala's former First Lady, María de los Ángeles Pineda, alleged author of the Ayotzinapa incident, in regards towards her second restriction order, the "Reforma" news agency reports that she has been transferred to "El Rincon" Federal Prison in Nayarit, […]
Peso pummeled by surging U.S. dollar
MEXICO.- This morning, the Aztec currency has suffer a drop of .77%, falling to 14.9325 units per dollar, according to banking company Banamex. At banks in the country's capital, the dollar is now trading at 15.22 pesos. The peso's downfall is followed by Mexican Stock Exchange drop also, which today fell 2% reaching the 42,000 […]
Ten New Year’s Resolutions You’ll Probably Forget
WORLD.- Every time New Year's comes along we set out to be better people, hence the popular New Year's resolutions, that according to some investigations almost nobody gets around to do. According to several statistics, a 90 to 95% of people who make said resolutions dont actually go through with them, given that maybe they […]
What face do we show society?
UNITED STATES. – It´s probable that more than once our alarm doesn't go off and we are rushing out the door because we are running late for school or work. Our appearance is different from when we wake up in comparison to when we get ready to do our daily activities. We always want to […]
Obama Increases Punishments against North Korea for Sony Attack
UNITED STATES.- The incident between North Korea and Sony over the last few weeks, all thanks to "The Interview" movie, has made President Barack Obama to intervene with further punishments against de hermit reign of Kim Jong-Un. The U.S Treasury Department announced that Obama signed new measures against three companies and ten government officials of […]
Number of Mexicans Apprehended at the Border Decreases
UNITED STATES.- As we've already written about, there are now more non-Mexicans than Mexicans being apprehended at the country's borders, mostly due to the fact that there are now less Mexicans deciding to embark on the trip north. In 2014, 229,000 Mexicans were apprehended, with the previous figure being 257,000 in 2013, according to a […]
You’ll need an ID now to exchange pesos to dollars in Tijuana
TIJUANA.- To avoid illicit acts in currency exchange locations, new security measures are being taken at the federal level regarding monetary transactions. But they will probably just motivate Mexican residents to take their pesos north of the border and exchange them for dollars, where no ID is required Yolanda Caballero, writing for "Frontera" brings the […]
Cuban Actress Ninón Sevilla Has Passed Away
MEXICO CITY.- Born as Emelia Pérez Castellanos, cuban dancer and actress Ninón Sevilla passed away at the age of 85 on Thursday, January 1st, due to a heart attack, according to Mexican state news agency Notimex. Ninón, who was once a great figure in the "Rumbera" Movies from the Golden Years in Mexican Films, had […]
Here’s how the world welcomes the New Year
Last year, we showed some of the traditions used to welcome New Year's in Latin America, so this year we have some traditions that people around the globe do to welcome it. Argentina Using pink underwear If your searching for you Prince Charming, your other half, or the future father/mother of your child, you just […]
Renowned Mexican Journalist Has Credit Cards Stolen; More Than $10,000 Spent By Thieves
MEXICO.- One of Mexico's most influential journalists and fierce establishment critic, Denise Dresser, reported being robbed yesterday afternoon at a shopping mall in Coyoacan, Mexico City, while she rested on a bench. According to "Sin Embargo's" report, a group of burglars approached the journalist, got her purse, and unrestrainedly purchased a total of $150,000 pesos […]
SanDiegoRed Staff choose their “Best Of Baja 2014”
You voted and chose who were Baja California's best for this 2014 on our annual "Best Of Baja" poll, however, there were some things in Baja that didn't quite fit into some of the categories, like chefs, notable restaurants and even some important events that transpired this 2014 that are worth mentioning. Our writing and […]
Pollution Study made in the Sea Baja California
BAJA CALIFORNIA.- With the purpose of analyzing the negative effects created by human beings, as well as their impact on environmental damage, the Pacific Coast Environmental Conservancy Organization (PCEC), conducted a six week research on the Pacific Ocean´s coastline that impacts Baja California. President of the PCEC, Jesus A. Reyes, said the since July 1st, […]
Tony Tee’s New Year’s Eve party picks for Tijuana, San Diego and L.A.
It's that wonderful time of the year again. The time to remind us of our broken promises to go to the gym five times a week, to eat healthy and to be a overall better person have ended but we somehow think 2015 can be different and look to finally fulfill them. Like your shabby […]
Here are our Best Of Baja 2014 winners!
Baja California isn't just known for its wide array of innovative culinary venues. It's also well known for the great, open minded, non-conformist people who frequent them, patrons with excellent taste looking for what's the best new thing in town. So, before we go on to congratulate our winners of the Best of Baja 2014, […]
Get to know the Tijuana Cultural Center
TIJUANA.- For nice way to relax and enjoy an afternoon with friends or family, you should check out CECUT, the Tijuana Cultural Center, located in the heart of Tijuana's Zona Rio. VIDEO: A quick tour of CECUT The round and most prominent structure of the CECUT is affectionately named "La Bola" or "The Ball," an […]
Meager minimum wage in Baja will go up next year
MEXICO.- It's now well known in Mexico that the daily minimum wage will increase starting next year. Enough to buy five more tortillas, apparently, as it was announced last week. This almost symbolic increase per day will supposedly dampen new prices as a result of inflation and gasoline pricing. Unlike the U.S., the minimum wage […]
Possible remains of AirAsia’s flight QZ8501 are found
INDONESIA.- Two days after AirAsia's Airbus A320-200 went missing without any distress call or other messages, new reports from several sources in Indonesian aviation have revealed a possible reason for the planes disappearance and crash. The flight had 162 people aboard and it could be at the bottom at the sea, as it was confirmed […]
AirAsia QZ8501 Flight Search suspended until dawn
INDONESIA. – An Airbus A320-200 plane from AirAsia flying from Singapore to Surabaya apparently suffered an aerial accident and has gone missing along with 162 people over the Java sea, unfortunately its search had to be suspended until dawn in Indonesia due to weather conditions, although authorities will continue the search at sea with ships. […]
How much does it cost to attend the Oscars?
The Oscars are known for their glamour, and their before and after parties. Vanity Fair´s party is one of the most famous ones, want to go? Said party includes: three nights at the Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel, several tours around Hollywood for two people, cocktails at Sunset Tower, dinning the high quality restaurants, dinner at […]