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Baja Beer Judges Wanted!
Judges from the BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) organization are the ones who are in charge of judging any professional beer drinking contest. This organization first came to Baja in 2011 for the Baja Beer Fest that was held in Ensenada, and had the author of "How to Brew" John Palmer as a special guest […]
Mexicans : In or Out of the United States?
This past Tuesday an investigative report done by the Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Mexico) and Southern California University Tomas Rivera Institute Policy said that the number of immigrants that crossed the border illegally had increased in 2012. It is estimated that around 11.7 million of Mexicans live in the United States, and that figure […]
Cervical cancer affects mostly Latinas in the U.S.
The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology is stressing the importance of cervical cancer exams for Latinas, since this is the group of women who have the higher rates of cervical cancer, and the yearly exams are very essential for every womans health. Obviously this is not a problem that only affects Latinas, and being […]
Baja California triumphs at Gourmet Awards
For the second year in a row now the magazine Travel + Leisure Mexico conducted its "Gourmet Awards", to present the best cuisine in Mexico. Among the winners were two Baja California restaurants that shined which were: Mission 19 ran by Chef Javier Plascencia and Corazon de Tierra ran by Chef Diego Hernandez. There are […]
A stop to human trafficking and slavery
With 15 days until Election Day throughout the U.S., many people are still not familiar with many propositions, which has been more of a reason for Senator Dianne Feinstein to speak about prop 35, that she is also a big supporter of.The proposition is looking to deal with crimes like human trafficking, and sexual exploitation […]
Bounty hunters in Mexico
Would you like a few thousand dollars for just arresting someone? Certainly anyone would, especially if who you're arresting committed horrible crimes like murder, rape and every other horrific crime in between. Well, apparently this job pays off very well. But it's not as easy as it may sound since many states in the U.S. […]
Apple´s Steve Wozniak closes out Tijuana Innovadora
21 days of celebration of all the great advances of Tijuana culminated this past weekend. As one of the main attractions at this year's event, the conference that was led by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak filled the auditorium at the CECUT to its maximum capacity, and whether the reason for a full house may had […]
Lance Armstrong banned for life from cycling
The International Cycling Union announced their verdict to the doping case against Lance Armstrong issued by the U.S. Anti-doping Agency, in which not only he will be banned from the sport for life, but he was stripped of his 7 titles from the Tour de France. Armstrong is a cancer survivor and the championships were […]
Do you know the new attitude of Tijuana? Are you “Tijuaneado”?
Youth organizations and Tijuana Innovadora joined forces to promote the all the efforts that have been made this past year by these organizations, with the finality to demonstrate that being deeply rooted in this city is not a bad thing, but on the contrary being "Tijuaneado" as it's called, is an attitude that every citizen […]
Fidel Castro reappears in public
Fidel Castro reappeared in public to welcome Venezuelan ex-vice president Elias Jaua to Cuba. This move was to clear up any rumors that the ex-leader of Cuba is in a delicate state of health. Jaua showed a picture to the media of his visit, in which in the picture it shows Fidel Castro. "Yes, he […]
Tijuana’s youth transcend borders with their talent
Last but not least the last speaker from the conference was Edoardo Chavarin, who is also from Tijuana and mostly known for creating the brand NaCo, that was created with a bicultural vision which is one of the strongest values that Tijuana has. His work has reached international levels, and his sales increased when Diego […]
Boxing: Danny Garcia KO’s Erik”El Terrible” Morales
It was a "Terrible" end for one of the greatest Mexican boxers. Erik Morales (52-9, 36K.O's) lost against Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 K.O's) in four rounds at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and announced that he will retire from boxing next year in Tijuana, after saying goodbye to the fans from the United […]
Jorge Hank meets with California Mayors and Leaders
Yesterday after noon the engineer Jorge Hank Rhon met with several political figures and community leaders of California, to show them what a Tijuana citizen is. According to the newspaper Frontera, among the guests were the Mayor of Baldwin Park, Manuel Lozano, Mayor of West Covina, Mike Touhey, the president of the Bar Association of […]
Erik Morales will be in the ring once again against Danny Garcia
After all the trouble from a positive result of an illegal substance, Erik Morales will finally climb up to the ring tonight to dispute the superlight weight titles of the WBC and WBA at Barclays Center arena. On Wednesday night the news of Erik "El Terrible" Morales testing positive for a doping substance ran like […]
Hidden Micro Brew Treasures in Baja
Where can you buy these great craft beers in the city? There are only a handful of places and many are not always stocked. You might want to try La Tasca on blvd Agua Caliente and the infamous party street in downtown Tijuana Sexta ( 6th St. ). La Caza Club is new restaurant right […]
Xolos 2-2 Cruz Azul : A firm step towards the Playoffs
TIJUANA, BC.- With a good performance from the forward Duvier Riascos, and a very outstanding game, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente tied 2-2 with Cruz Azul in week 14 of the Liga MX. The game was played in a really packed stadium at Estadio Caliente, and left Xolos "at walking distance" from qualifying to the […]
Alarming rise in violence by Customs and Border Protection
The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC), informed that the Office of Inspector General in the United States, will begin an investigation regarding several cases of brutality, and the use of excessive force by border patrol agents. Such investigation is the result of a request of 16 members of Congress, who are concerned about the increase […]
The State of California is sued for not protecting agricultural laborers
LOS ANGELES.- The State of California was sued yesterday for failing to protect field workers from the excess exposure to heat, and for not enforcing the corresponding laws including failure to punish any violations. The Legal Public Law Center along with the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson, filed a law suit yesterday against […]
Fidel Castro suffers stroke
Since last March, the ex-president of Cuba, Fidel Castro has not been seen in public, which is something that has had his followers a bit worried, but his son Alejandro had indicated that everything was fine, and even a few days ago the Cuban government had publicized a letter that was signed by Castro. Just […]
TI President: Tijuana Manufacturing “Slave Factories”
On Monday October 15th in the newspaper El Mexicano of Tijuana, a full page insertion appeared directed to Mr. José Galicot Behar, President of "Tijuana Innovadora, the Smart Border 2012." Through an open letter businessman Arturo Gonzalez Cruz, who is also the President of the Board for Sports and Social Club Campestre of Tijuana, BC, […]