What to expect this Labor Day weekend

SAN DIEGO. – All city, state and federal offices will be closed on Monday September 3 on observance of Labor Day, just like the Courts and libraries. The postal service won't be running either. Banks will also remain closed due to Labor Day. The Mexican Consulate in San Diego as well as the US Consulates […]

April 13, 2017

Court declares Peña Nieto winner of elections

With a unanimous vote the Mexican Electoral Court validated today the presidential elections held back in July with which Enrique Peña Nieto's victory is made official; the Revolutionary Institutional Party's (PRI) candidate would now be the President Elect. Peña Nieto's success was based on him receiving 19'158,592 votes, a 38.2 percent of the total of […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican businessman fell for Padres’ project

SAN DIEGO.- It wasn't the first Major League of Baseball (MLB) team to catch his eye but it definitely was the one he fell for, having a solid proposal and a squad that met his expectations. Last Tuesday night, businessman Alfredo Harp Helú became the first Mexican to be a part owner of a MLB […]

April 13, 2017

Mexicans concerned over election results

The sun rose. All over the county people went to work and school, it was business as usual. On the surface, Mexico appears the same, but the unresolved election has Mexicans fear possible social unrest by the outcome of the Electoral Court. Many are anxious that the transfer of power in Mexico would suffer because […]

April 13, 2017

Seafood and Wine: Ensenada and San Felipe at their best

"Fiestas del Vino" and "Ceviche Fest 2012" are two great options to celebrate this weekend south of Ensenada and in San Felipe, Baja California. Next Saturday, September 01, an event titled "Fiestas del Vino" (Wine Fest) will be held at the Antigua Ruta del Vino cellar, in the Ejido Uruapan, south of Ensenada's Port. Attendees […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico awaiting resolution on new president

MEXICO.- The Electoral Court of the Federation's Judiciary (TEPJF in Spanish) will analyze today in a plenary session the challenging claim filed by Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the left-wing parties he represents in which they asked for the annulment of the presidential elections held back in July 01. If this claim is rejected in […]

April 13, 2017

Spain had Picasso. France had Monet. Italy, Michelangelo. And Tijuana had Benjamin Serrano

An extended residency in Paris sharpened his avant-garde eye, while his travels to Oaxaca deepened his connection with Mexican artisan culture. But it was Tijuana's physical and cultural proximity to the United States that allowed him access to Los Angeles and San Francisco, a key ingredient in his trademark fusion of surrealism and pop. Among […]

April 13, 2017

Harp Helú, first Mexican entrepreneur to co-own a MLB team

SAN DIEGO.- Entrepreneur Alfredo Harp Helú become the first Mexican to be a part-owner of a Major League Baseball team today by belonging to the group that bought the San Diego Padres. Harp Helú will be one of the shareholders while the Seidler and O'Malley families along with businessman Ron Fowler will be the major […]

April 13, 2017

Main Mexican TV network denies the 18 people arrested in Nicaragua are their employees

MEXICO. -The Televisa group has stated that none of the 18 detainees accused of money laundering and organized crime in Nicaragua posing as journalists "have worked" for the network, and also separated itself from the vehicles seized from them, according to a recent press release. The media group declared that it had "formally separated" from […]

April 13, 2017

Film industry to have starring role in conference

Moviemaking will play a leading role in Tijuana in the next few days as well as this fall's innovation conference. This week, a short film festival returns for its ninth edition. And on Oct. 12, the conference Tijuana Innovadora will explore innovation in the film industry in general and in Baja California. Industry leaders from […]

April 13, 2017

Rosarito-Ensenada Bike Ride, September 2012

Just south of La Fonda (one of Baja's most famously funky hotels and restaurants overlooking the ocean), the road turns inland, heading into El Tigre. This is where the wheat separates from the chaff. The course begins an uphill climb, passing through the working village of La Mision and heading up the steep El Tigre […]

April 13, 2017

Tahuilan’s injury time goal earns point for Xolos

Alfredo Gonzalez Tahuilan scored in injury time of the second half to save a point for Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles and play to a 2-2 draw against Pumas UNAM Tuesday night in a Copa MX Week 5 match up. Tahuilan took a Raul Enriquez corner kick and sent in the tying goal via header after the […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican President committed to clarify attack of US agents

MEXICO –The President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, lamented today the attacked against two United States' officers by Mexican policemen last august 24; he also pledged to conduct a "thorough" investigation of the actions. In front of US Ambassador Anthony Wayne, Calderón "deeply" regretted the attack and reminded him that the PGR (Attorney General's Office) is […]

April 13, 2017

Food journalists are also Baja California`s tourist advocates

According to the Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia, "Food critic" can be used to describe a writer who analyzes food or restaurants and then publishes the result f their findings. To be a food critic, food writer, and restaurant critic, one needs endless curiosity, understand the art in food preparation and have the sensibility to see […]

April 13, 2017

Jedi vs Sith in 3D

"Attack of the Clones" will be back in theaters on September 20 of 2013, "Revenge of the Sith" will follow shortly in October 11. The Star Wars team announced the dates in their Facebook official page. Not only will the films be in a 3D format, which will make for an interesting experience, they will […]

April 13, 2017

Caesar’s Restaurant in Tijuana: one of the world’s 101 best Hotel Restaurants

The Caesar's hotel and restaurant located in downtown Tijuana is one of the "101 best Hotel Restaurants in the World" according to a list by The Daily Meal, a website focused on food and drinks throughout the world. Of the 101 spaces only two are occupied by Mexican venues, the other one is La Marea […]

April 13, 2017

A choosing game for Xolos’ Mohamed

Antonio Mohamed has a decision to make. And he has to make it soon. He probably already has. The Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles coach has to sift through his roster and choose which players he will keep in Mexico City and use them against Pumas UNAM in a Copa MX match Tuesday night. Mohamed could go […]

April 13, 2017

Baja California, beer’s new frontier

One of the biggest obstacles for local brewers has been the taxes issue. Added to the control the two mayor brewers have over the permits (they take up 90 percent of them) the tax charge makes it even harder to sell a product that by its own nature tends to be pricier. "If there is […]

April 13, 2017

Manzanilla Restaurant: Where the ingredients of Baja California and cuisine truly shine

The second dish, two different styles of clams and oysters, presented in a line with instructions on which side to start from. We started with a raw Kumamoto oyster that had a salsa Migonette. The second was a Clam with basil pesto. This I have to say was my favorite out of the four. The […]

April 13, 2017

How to save time at the San Ysidro border gate!

Year after year, it seems to be more difficult to avoid the long lines that are made to cross the border between Mexico and the United States. For most residents of the state of Baja California, the city of San Diego is definitely a shopping paradise. These Mexican visitors that cross to California usually spend […]

April 13, 2017