The plan to have a children’s home within the city itself, run and operated by the DIF (Office for Integral Family Development) has come to fruition and, though children moved into the home in August last year, “Amores de Peñasco” was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, March 28th. Sonora’s First Lady, Iveth Dagnino de Padrés, joined Puerto Peñasco’s First […]
Now on Fridays and Saturdays there’s a new tasty option in town for the palette, authentic German Sausage at “Walter’s Brats”. German Chef Walter Malchow, originally from Frankfurt and a recent newcomer to the area after he moved to Puerto Peñasco from Chihuahua, sets up shop from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on the corner […]
Contributor: Rosie Glover Think of a 17-yr old high school senior…a beautiful girl who’s never been to Mexico before…being offered the opportunity to come for Spring Break. Undoubtedly you’ll envision this person partying all night and spending most days preparing for the next night’s round of the same. Well, let me tell you about Acacia Andrews […]
From the time it was initially built in New York, the once popular Fiesta Cruiser sailed over many oceans, and spent a number of years touring around the waters of the Sea of Cortez, before finding itself prey to intense winds and uncanny local weather over the past 6 months. After being built in New […]
The local Convention and Visitors’ Bureau (OCV), located accessibly within Plaza Fremont (look for the logo with a seal), brings us the following info regarding Spring Break numbers! The number of visitors to Puerto Peñasco during the 2012 Spring Break season points to significant and sustained recovery of tourism to the area. During the busiest […]
Following a recent meeting with staff the Secretary of Health, Puerto Peñasco Mayor Alejandro Zepeda Munro announced they would be holding a Cat & Dog Rabies Vaccine clinic in town from March 17 – 23. The goal is to vaccinate approximately 6000 pets during the campaign and there will be various spots set up at […]
At a towering 6’4″, and with sights set on one day becoming one of the best university volleyball players in the U.S. – and possibly even with aspirations to the Olympics – Colorado State University volleyball recruit Acacia Andrews is happy to find herself in Puerto Peñasco for the first time, leading a 3-day volleyball […]
Following months of anticipation, planning, and promotion, the Sta. Patricia’s Peñasco Palooza had one last hurdle to overcome on the evening of March 17th: the weather. Wild winds swept through Puerto Peñasco precisely as the first group, Mariachi Duran, took the stage. Sets by Alan Munro and Riband were both cut short due to the wind. While initially the […]
The Municipal Sports Institute of Puerto Peñasco (IMD) reports that promising volleyball player Acacia Andrews, recruited to play at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO, will be leading a three-day volleyball clinic beginning Monday, 3/19, through Wednesday 3/21. The clinic, aimed at promoting the sport of volleyball among Puerto Peñasco’s youth, will be open […]
In his tenth year of trekking from just outside Phoenix to Puerto Penasco, and across approximately 200 miles, Steve Schwab of SeaSide Reservations successfully completed his 2012 fundraising walk for the Peñasco Children’s Foundation on Monday, March 12. We caught up with Steve about mid-morning around KM 75 on the Peñasco-Sonoyta highway as he was preparing for the “final sprint” […]
On Saturday, March 3rd over one hundred people made it out to the annual Las Conchas/CEDO Home Tour where five beautiful houses, as well as CEDO, opened their doors to the public as part of the Center’s annual fundraising activities. Alycia Nelson, a Field Education Intern at the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts […]
Looking out into Puerto Peñasco’s harbor, the attractive EcoFun1 catamaran is a welcome addition to the boats docked just beyond the towering masts of the city’s shrimping fleet. Following the boat’s exciting voyage earlier this year across the seas from Puerto Vallarta, the boat’s captain, crew, and the entire local Rocky Point staff from EcoFun […]
Local businessman Steve Schwab of SeaSide Reservations, and the heart behind the Peñasco Children’s Foundation, is once again making the approx. 200 mile trek on foot from Phoenix to Puerto Peñasco as one of the foundation’s yearly charitable actions to help raise funds for PCF. Schwab has asked people to help sponsor him, as well as to […]
In having been residents of Puerto Peñasco , Sonora (a.k.a Rocky Point) for nearly 11 years – and numerous years in central Mexico prior to that, we have been somewhat accustomed to periodic “Spring” travel alerts about wandering into Mexico…kind of like knowing the tides are coming in and nearly as predictable. As lifelong travelers we […]
As we march into March, we invite all who know and have come to enjoy Rocky Point to view this ireport filed on CNN by a Peoria, AZ resident who has been visiting the area for over 20 years, along with his wife. Their remarks have sparked excitement among many Rocky Point residents, as well as […]
The city recently announced they would be extending the 10% discount period for property tax payments through March 15th. Those who pay property taxes by March 15th will still be eligible to receive raffle tickets for a car to be raffled off. Beginning March 16 through April 15, the discount rate on property taxes will […]