Among the numerous groups and organizations in Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) working toward the goal of helping others, perhaps one of the most important of these is the local DIF office. Across the country, the national system of the Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) is a social assistance branch of the government and, according to its […]
Photo: Alonso López Trasviña In the Rocky Point sports world and on the heels of the 3rd Annual Baseball Coaches Clinic, Puerto Peñasco’s young athletes are once again representing the city at the State Olympics being held principally in Hermosillo. Fernando López Trasviña of the Municipal Sports Institute reports that 169 athletes, along with 23 coaches, from 8 […]
Each year there is always buzz about the possibility of exciting projects coming to Puerto Peñasco. Some of this excitement in the past was stirred up with the development of the Coastal Highway, which has offered a wonderful “short-cut” to Baja California (and subsequently Yuma, AZ and parts Northwest of the city), the inauguration of […]
For 28 years, the colonial Sonoran town of Alamos, located in the southeastern part of the state rings out with opera, jazz, rock, art and more cultural expression during the Alfonso Ortiz Tirade Cultural Festival, also known as FAOT. The 2012 FAOT, to be held from Jan. 20 – 28, will bring together more than […]
In a sure sign of growing confidence in the local economy, not to mention a welcome return to the list of dining options in Rocky Point, we are pleased to announce that Los Juanes in the Mirador will be reopening its doors on Sunday, Jan. 22!! To start off, they will be offering daily breakfast buffet service from […]
This past Saturday, Jan. 14, the 3rd edition of the YSF/IMDP “Puerto Peñasco in the Major Leagues” baseball clinic was a true hit! More than 150 children and young baseball players from Puerto Peñasco joined either the morning or afternoon sessions where they honed up their skills, learning techniques and tips from a group of professional baseball players. […]
Updated Jan. 13, 2012 Around the Christmas/New Year’s holidays we ran a short article about driving tips in and around Rocky Point. As we prepare for another holiday weekend, we’d like to note that there is still plenty of work going on to help improve the city streets though this may mean creative detours through […]
On Wednesday, Jan. 11th a fairly substantial number of people from the U.S. residing in Puerto Peñasco gathered within the Santa Fe Salón of Hotel Peñasco del Sol in order to meet and greet Chad Cummins, the Consul General from the U.S. Consulate in Nogales. Cummins, who has been serving in Nogales for the past 5 months, […]
From the Consulate of the United States in Nogales: The United States Consulate in Nogales, Mexico is pleased to invite you to a Town Hall meeting with U.S. Consul Chad Cummins on his visit to Puerto Peñasco. We look forward to this opportunity to get to know you and your community, as well as to […]
The City’s Office of Social Communication recently released a press bulletin reminding property owners they will receive a 15% discount on property taxes paid in January. In addition, everyone who pays property taxes during this time will be entered into a raffle for a 2012 Ford Courier pick-up. Those who pay in January will receive […]
You never know who you’ll meet over a cup of coffee in Rocky Point. Morning coffee at Mario’s on the way to the Old Port always brings special surprises, great conversation with the “regulars”, plus insightful visits with folk who frequent Mario’s each time they come to town or even discover the coffee shop for […]
The American Legion Post MX 15 has moved into its new home in the Mirador, settling into the bottom part of the former Los Juanes restaurant. Rob Baylor, who is co-manager along with Ardi Harris, gave us a quick tour through the welcoming dining area, bar, office, and kitchen and said American Legion members are thrilled with the new space! […]
Reports this morning online from the Arizona Republic, and the local Spanish news agency numerounoonline.com announced a 4.7 earthquake shook Rocky Point early on Friday, Dec. 23. The U.S. Geological Observatory, located in Golden, CO, registered the quake as having taken place at 5:32 a.m. in the Gulf of California about 40 miles south of Puerto Peñasco. Other than […]
Local Rocky Point boxer Juan “Gallito” Estrada, who we reported on in mid-November, was triumphant in the Campeon Azteca 3rd Round reality show and on hand at the Municipal Auditorium in Puerto Peñasco for the airing of the bout on Friday, Dec. 16. The fight, which actually took place a couple weeks prior to being aired, put […]
The Cultura Arte Group in Puerto Peñasco shares with us that on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 19th and 20th, people will be coming together to build the largest Christmas Tree they can with recycled products, particularly with use of plastic bottles. The Green tree building event is being put on by Community Centers of City’s Social Development […]
In 2010 the DIF Toy Drive collected 3140 toys, and received $50,750 pesos in donations to assist with neighborhood Christmas posadas in some of Rocky Point’s neediest areas. This year, DIF Director Imelda Zamudio Sanchez told us, the goal was to reach at least 3141 toys. On Sunday, Dec. 11, toys, blankets, and cash donations helped the DIF surpass this […]