Explaining TJ: Drugs

In Tijuana, you don't go looking for drugs, the drugs come looking for you. In almost any dive bar in the downtown area, street vendors will come offer you anything. It ranges from your basic convenient store commodities (cigarettes, bags of chips, chocolates), to full meals (pizza slices, tortas, burritos, sushi and spring rolls), to […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:33 AM PDT

“Belga Sicótica” from Border Psycho Brewery

It's finally feeling a bit like winter, or at least not unseasonably warm like in January (although that is supposed to change in the next couple of days). But the cooler weather has me savoring only one thing: a dark beer. Normally, I would go for a Porter or a Stout, but, I'll stay with […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:33 AM PDT

Tijuana mayor promotes city at medical industry event in Anaheim

ANAHEIM.- Tijuana mayor Jorge Astiazarán Orcí attended the Medical Design & Manufacturing Executive Summit today, to give a lecture about the Tijuana Medical Manufacturing Outlook and as a way to promote investment into the city's medical manufacturing industry. "We already went to see some of the companies that are already in the city. We also […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:33 AM PDT

Porn maker with roots in Tijuana on mission to protect Mexican porn industry

MEXICO.- This week could see the approval of a new bill aimed to combat human trafficking whose impact could, indirectly, harm the production and distribution of pornographic material in Mexico. [/p] Fernando Deira, producer and director of SexMex, the most important adult content producer in the country, wrote on social media a statement warning that […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:33 AM PDT

Baja officials use tortilla packaging to prevent violence against women

TIJUANA.- "Campaña de Papel Tortilla" (Tortilla wrapping paper campaign) is the name of a new public awareness campaign carried out by the Baja California state government aimed at raising awareness among female homemakers about the issue of domestic abuse and overall violence against women. The campaign is a collaborative work between the Baja California Women […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:32 AM PDT

Latino vote will decide if Alvarez makes history…or not

SAN DIEGO.- Last year, the conventional wisdom running-up to the first round of voting of this special election for mayor was that the Faulconer campaign, and his allies in general, were going for a strategy based on the idea that facing the young, Latino "inexperienced" David Alvarez in the second and definite round of voting […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:32 AM PDT

Tijuana Xolos face their 100th match in first division

Versión Español TIJUANA – It was Saturday July 23rd of 2011 when the Club Tijuana xoloitzcuintles de Caliente faced Monarcas Morelia in their first ever first division match. Come next Friday at 7:30pm (pacific time) Xolos will play their 100th match as a top division team. The witness: Goalkeeper Cirilo Saucedo has been there for […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:32 AM PDT

Home Sweet Home for Xolos, 2-1 win over Monterrey

TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuinltes de Caliente once again relayed on their home field advantage to take the three points of the match. They continue their impressive unbeaten streak at home, and have now won all three home matches this season. The first half saw each team have it's moments of dominance and each have […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:31 AM PDT

Baja unveils plans for major “underwater park” off its coast

Pedro Ramírez Campuzano, one of the project's benefactors and a local businessman, talked about how the project will bring scientific, environmental and economic benefits for Rosarito and Baja California. Óscar Escobedo Carignan, Baja California State tourism Minister, highlighted the creation of the Underwater Park as a way to add value to the state's tourism industry, […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:31 AM PDT

Only two weeks to go until fourth annual ‘Renew U Super Seminar’

LOS ANGELES.- The fourth edition of the "Renew U Super Seminar" is just around the corner. It is an annual event that brings together the best specialist on matters of spiritual health. "Renew U Super Seminar" is a unique opportunity to connect, experiment, have fun and learn about yourself and simply be a better version […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:31 AM PDT

Xolos to call upon dominant home form against Monterrey

TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente look to put their road troubles behind them as they come back home to host Monterrey in week six action of the Clausura 2014 season of LIGA Bancomer MX. The match is scheduled for today Friday, February 7 at 7:30pm local time from the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:30 AM PDT

El Grill: An Early 40’s themed steakhouse in the center of Tijuana’s Gastronomic District

Owner Hector Kabande opened El Grill steakhouse and raw bar in September 2011. He was born into a family of hoteliers, and spent his life growing up in the hospitality industry. His father opened the first Lucerna Hotel in Mexicali. Prior to the opening of El Grill, Hector also owned, La Avenida, Nellos, as well […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:30 AM PDT

Explaining TJ: Tacos Varios La Sexta

TIJUANA.- To call Tijuana a bizarre city is an understatement. Even if you come from other cities in Mexico, Tijuana or "TJ" is different in many ways than the rest of the country. The food is unlike any other in California or other cities in Mexico, but a combination of both, it has a strange […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:29 AM PDT

Israeli entrepreneurs get a taste of business on the border

Closing the event was Ramón Toledo, President of Busca Corp; and Alan Sánchez, Project Manager for 3D Robotics, who shared their experiences with creating and developing cross-border businesses. Ramón Toledo noted that in his case, he opted to take advantage of technological development in the region, employing programing and design specialist for creating virtual solutions, […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:29 AM PDT

San Diego-Tijuana engineers develop “solar parasols” for cafés in Paris

SAN DIEGO.- Global climate change has mande green-solutions to almost everything we do in our daily lives a priority for many local governments around the world, so it shouldn't be surprising that café owners in Paris, France, were looking for a sustainable solution to the increasing problem of smoking-bans inside their establishments, and laws curbing […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:29 AM PDT

Pumas 3-0 Xolos: Tijuana still suffering from homesickness

MEXICO CITY – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de caliente continue their road woes with another loss away from home; this time 3-0 against Pumas UNAM in week 5 of the Clausura 2014 season of LIGA Bancomer MX. Tijuana had a disastrous first half in which they were never able to keep control of the ball and […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:28 AM PDT

Tijuana mayor and U.S. Embassy in Mexico strengthen ties

TIJUANA.- Improving relationships between the United States and the dozens of border cities and towns seems to be mostly a job left to local officials on both sides of the divide, but sometimes, it helps to have a national representative strengthen those relationships with mayors, like U.S .Ambassador to Mexico Earl Anthony Wayne did when […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:28 AM PDT

Tijuana slips back on list of most violent cities in the world

TIJUANA.- The Citizen's Council for Public Safety and Penal Justice (Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y Justicia Penal in Spanish) has compiled a list of the 50 most violent cities in the world, based on the homicide rate of more than 180 nations. Sadly, Tijuana has made its way back into the list, at […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:28 AM PDT

Alvarez wants to ‘shock’ San Diego’s political system

SAN DIEGO.- There are only 13 days left in this special-election campaign for a new mayor of San Diego, and the latest polls show the race going into the dead heat, according to one poll out by Public Policy Polling, and a 5 point race in another one. In the end it will come down […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:27 AM PDT

Liga MX more popular than Premier League in USA

UNITED STATES – Football (soccer) keeps growing in popularity each an every day in the United States. Football has all types of different flavors for everyone to enjoy; and it seems that in the United States (according to television ratings) that the Mexican LIGA Bancomer MX is the most popular flavor. According to this article […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:25 AM PDT