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| Presence of Baja California in the bi-national meeting of governors |
 The mayors of Tecate, Mexicali, Ensenada and Rosarito accompanied by representatives of the business sector and tourism representatives attended the meeting in response to an invitation made by the governor of California where they participated in a roundtable for mayors that to... |
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| BSF, USBC, and BECA Offer Great Services to our Youth |
 By Jack E. George
What is one of the most important contributions we can offer a child? Several local groups have answered that question by generously setting up scholarships to offer a quality education to needy students.
The Baja Scholarship Foundation (BSF) was f... |
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| Artisan Cuisine of Baja California |
 with Carlos Travesi Bosch and Steve Dryden
Ensenada: Mexico’s Wine and Food Capital
This year Ensenada’s culinary wizards and regional winemakers have moved their art-form up several notches by providing local and regional guests with premium wine and go... |
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| LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT |
 “The weather-cock on the church spire, though made of iron,
Would soon be broken by the storm-wind if it . . . did not
Understand the noble art of turning to every wind.”
Heinrich Heine
By Roberta Giesea
STAFF WRITER |
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| New Embassy Suites project in Tijuana |
 Embassy Suites Hotels®, currently with 192 hotels, is experiencing its strongest development pipeline in the brand’s 24-year history. Currently 62 franchised hotels are scheduled to open in the next three years, many of which will be the highly anticipated Design Option III proto... |
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| FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY |
Our goal - $8000 in ‘08 to repair & renovate the Rosarito area libraries.
Won’t you help us by purchasing a raffle ticket or making a donation?
1.1st prize: One week at VILLA DEL PALMAR HOTEL/RESORT in a luxury suite (sleeps 4) in Cabo San Lucas or in Puerta Vallarta,... |
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| Pirates Invade Puerto Salina, La Marina! |
 The invasion occurred on Saturday, August 16, when scores of young piratas (pirates) took to the seas at Puerto Salina, La Marina. But the only prisoners taken were the hearts of spectators who watched from the docks as children from Door of Faith Orphanage in La Mision had a gr... |
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| Hot Goings-on at Los Gordos Chili Cookoff |
 By Connie Ellig & David Hopps
STAFF WRITER
The tip of the Punta Banda peninsula was the hottest spot in Baja during the 13th Annual Los Gordos “Anything Goes” Chili Cookoff & Salsa Contest held on August 16, 2008 at Restaurant-Bar Los Gordos, located at Rancho La Bufado... |
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| Cheers! |
 A regular profile of bars, bartenders and their signature drinks.
The Big ‘Mistake’ at El Nido
Let’s face it…every bartender between San Ysidro and Los Cabos will say that her or his specialty is a margarita. And often that is true—no doubt, there are some mighty... |
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| Stop the Treadmill Balancing Act |
By Jeannine Stein
(c) 2008, Los Angeles Times
Hey, all you multi-taskers! Put down your iPhone and your Crackberry and stop reading the paper and turn off the TV and take your ear buds out and slowly step away from the computer. I need to tell you something.
Now... |
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| Fewer Travelers Are Likely to Fly on Labor Day |
By Peter Pae
(c) 2008, Los Angeles Times
Higher air fares, fewer flights and a slumping economy seem to be keeping travelers closer to home for the Labor Day holiday.
An airline industry group said Monday that only 16 million passengers are expected to board planes ... |
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| Fed Up by Food Prices, Many Grow It Alone |
By Robin Shulman
(c) 2008, The Washington Post
NEW YORK — Just beneath an L train subway platform in Brooklyn, Tanika Gentry fingers the deep green leaves of a collard plant in the black soil of a community garden.
This is dinner.
Gentry, fed up with the spik... |
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| 7th Annual Home and Furniture Expo of Rosarito Beach September 4 - 7 |
ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA--- It is time again for the annual Rosarito Beach Home and Furniture Expo, one of the most well received and attended events of its kind.
This year’s offering is the seventh in a series of successful expos that have consistently attracted t... |
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| Human/Nature: |
Artists Respond to a Changing Planet
Opens August 17, 2008,
at MCASD downtown
Galleries feature new interactive spaces for further exploration; a variety of public programs announced
San Diego, CA—The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) presents H... |
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| Rosarito Beach ConVis Newsletter, August 2008 |
Rosarito/Ensenada Bike Ride September 27 –
Perhaps The Final Ride
The next Rosarito-Ensenada 50-Mile Bike Ride is Sept. 27 and organizers say this is the last one they will do, making it especially histories,
Bike riders have been known to come from all over ... |
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| There will be a Cyclist race from “Rosarito” to “La Mision”. |
With support from the Municipal Government and the State League of mountain biking, the municipal DIF volunteers (Imelda Medina Robles and Esperanza Valdez Castellanos) organized a cyclist’s tour that had a lot of call on the past August 16th.
The goal was to have more tha... |
