This year marked the 11th annual January Jam that began as an impromptu jam session by RCPM at JJ’s Cantina back in ’08 to celebrate after a grueling, revolutionary recording session in Cholla Bay during which they not only created and completed eight songs in eight days for their famed Turbo Ocho album, but broadcast […]
It has been less than two years since Mayor Kiko Munro inaugurated the unique Tourist Assistance Unit in Puerto Peñasco and their reputation for service to visitors has garnered accolades from both Mexican and American tourists who have benefitted from interaction with these courteous, bilingual agents. It’s amazing how they seem to appear out of […]
Following is a poignant piece by Jack Hecker, a good friend to Puerto Peñasco, and to many expatriots and locals living in our little slice of paradise by the sea. Enjoy…. It was with a heavy heart that I headed the car north toward the border that early September morning. The end of a great […]
“He is Risen!”, proclaims Pastor Tab Gray into the microphone. “Amen!” responds the excited standing room only crowd on the beach along with the dozens observing from the pool deck and balconies of Puerta Privada condominiums. Thus begins the moving sunrise Easter service held each year by Family of God Christian Fellowship at 8:00am—that’s sunrise […]
Mountain View Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale has sponsored an outreach mission trip to Puerto Peñasco each November and April since 2014, the year Cyndi Connelly began serving her three year term as a Mission Elder. As condo owners, Cyndi and her husband, Gordon were familiar with the poverty stricken neighborhoods in this friendly little sea […]
Semana Santa (Holy Week), the week leading up to Easter Sunday, is a Mexican national vacation week and traditionally brings the largest number of tourists into our otherwise peaceful little paradise by the sea. This year certainly kept the tradition alive with an estimated 135,000 visitors merging with the local population of around 60,000, pouring […]
If you felt some withdrawal pangs last January when a schedule conflict kept RCPM from their annual Jan Jam at JJ’s, you probably weren’t alone. In fact, it’s a good bet that Roger Clyne and his Peacemakers missed their annual opportunity to unwind in Rocky Point between tours last January as much as you did. […]
Each June Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers bring more entertainment to their four-day Circus Mexicus Rock and Roll Festival. Peacemaker fans have come to anticipate a greater experience each year. This year the organizers have raised the bar to a level that is going to be hard to follow. This year could be the breakthrough […]
Shortly after taking over his new position as Mayor of Puerto Peñasco last September, the young, dynamic leader made what seemed to some as lofty promises of projects and actions he was going to implement within his first 100 days in office. We listed 12 of the projects on his list that were most relevant […]
Successes tallied by the well selected and trained group of mostly young professionals that make up the TAU are mounting daily in diverse areas from first responders at accident sites to roadside assistance and much more. No matter where they help, their presence is a much appreciated addition to the city’s service corps. You can […]
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