This Week’s Rundown sponsored by Giuseppi’s – Blvd. Fremont Following a week of Independence day festivities, lessons in storm alert colors, a rainbow or two, and spectacular sunsets brought on with the help of gathering clouds, Puerto Peñasco was barely impacted by Odile’s recent path up from Baja California. With the sun shining brightly once […]
This week’s Rundown sponsored by our amigos at Capone’s June is nearly upon us. This means warmer and longer days, a rise in humidity, families strolling along the malecón, and lots of music, remembrance, and celebration. Let’s rundown the weekend and see what’s coming up this summer. 20th Marina Fest through June 1st – With […]
This week’s Rundown sponsored by Puerta Privada. May! May 1st is Labor Day across Mexico, which leads us into basically a three day weekend here at the beach. May includes numerous celebrations, including that of May 3rd – Día de la Santa Cruz (honoring builders), 5 de Mayo – Celebration of the Battle of Puebla, […]
This weekend’s rundown sponsored by John & Kathy Witt This is a week to put Puerto Peñasco on the map! On Tuesday, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto visited the Natural World Heritage Site of the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve just north of town and this weekend we welcome world championship boxing, with hometown WBO/WBA flyweight champion […]
This Weekend’s Rundown sponsored by Giuseppi’s on Blvd. Fremont It’s Semana Santa! This is definitely the busiest time around town, the beaches, and of course down in the malecón. Along with religious traditions celebrating Easter, Semana Santa and the following week “Semana de Pasqua” are filled with family, music, friends, and here in Sonora…banda! Schools […]
This week’s Rundown sponsored by John & Kathy Witt Welcome to April! With Spring Break under our belts, we now turn to the anticipation of Semana Santa, indeed the busiest two weeks for tourism in Puerto Peñasco (or at least it sure feels like it). Semana Santa begins April 13th (the week leading up to […]
This week’s Rundown sponsored by Peñasco Recreation Company! Let’s do something! Whether you enjoy softball with sand in your toes, running through the mud, or bursts of color, the end of March is going out with a boost of energy in Puerto Peñasco! After a certain increase in numbers from Spring Break, reported to be […]
This week’s Rundown sponsored by RPR Mexico. Host sponsor to events including SADR Races, and Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers. It’s been a busy week around town! Numerous activities and conferences have been marking the days leading up to International Women’s Day (March 8th), Gonzalo Vega as “La Señora Presidenta” performed to two sell-out crowds, […]
This Weekend Rundown sponsored by RPRMexico – Home of the Sonoran Spa & Sonoran Sea Resorts March! In like a lion they say… our lions this weekend can be found at the Municipal Gym where they’ll host the inaugural tournament of the Sonoran Wheelchair Basketball League. Viva Los Rolling Rockies! On a side note, given […]
We’ve had a busy week over at Rocky Point 360 as we’re moving into a new office! After nearly two years at our spot in Plaza Fremont, we’ve moved along the boulevard and found a new casa next to Plaza del Camarón in the relatively new Plaza Pelicano (or, as more commonly known, where Yummi […]
This week’s rundown sponsored by Rocky Point 360’s new Business Directory. Like Rocky Point 360? Be a part of it! It’s the end of January and we’re launching into February full force! If you haven’t heard, near the Reef there’s a pile of rocks extending about 600 ft. out to sea. Construction of this breakwater, […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero This weekend marks the first full moon of 2014, and throws us right into the MLK, Jr. Holiday. Work on the Home Port is advancing with more than 100 meters of rock fill going out to sea, and there’s plenty of roadwork going on just about everywhere you look in town. This […]
Friday the 13th. If you were up near dawn this morning, or in the coming days, you may have caught the 2013 Geminid meteor shower with the best viewing times during a moonlit sky between moonset and dawn on Saturday, the 14th. Sounds like a perfect evening to stay up and enjoy holiday fiestas in […]
This Weekend Rundown is brought to you by the NEW Rocky Point 360 Business Directory! We are well into October’s activities in Puerto Peñasco! Shrimp boats are making their way back and forth into the harbor as the season marches on, road work around town is advancing, and it’s time to once again rundown the […]
While in the southeastern part of Sonora the colonial town of Alamos gets ready to hold their 29th international cultural celebration known as the Alfonso Ortiz Tirade Festival (FAOT), our little corner of Sonora is preparing for music to sweep over the beaches from Wrecked to JJ’s with tunes of the 6th edition of January […]
The recent cold front that shivered through much of Mexico (including Puerto Peñasco), bringing with it bitter temperatures and school closings, is on its way out and warmer air can be felt blowing through town. Mornings and evenings are still chilly and though we see a brave tourist or two donning shorts from time to […]