Contributor: Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers It’s time for the annual Jan Jam in Rocky Point on Jan 24th & 25th! Friday night’s show will open at 8pm with Jim Dalton & The Lawbreakers which includes PH, Nick and Harley Husbands from Shurman. Then RCPM take the stage for a set of all cover songs…a first! […]
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 […]
The year is winding down. The days are getting chilly and evidence of the holiday season has begun to pop up around the city. Plaza de la Madre near the baseball stadium already has a crèche scene set up, replete with a stable and animals, and Christmas trees can be found across plazas and in […]
Now that the Turkey has settled, let’s take a look at what’s going on around town this weekend and into December. Nov. 29th 1 p.m. Auction @ JJ’s Cantina to benefit the Santa Claus Club 5 p.m. Mark Mulligan @ Caribbean Parrot! ONE NIGHT ONLY! All profits from donations at the door (no cover) go […]
Every now and then we get a little rain in Puerto Peñasco. What better way to warm up than racing around the dunes at the Cholla 250, set to take off from in front of the Fire Department this Saturday. There’s will also be a FUNdraiser over at Shrimp Plaza on Saturday, with proceeds going […]
The rumbling roar of motorcycles rolling through town last week has pretty much subsided. Rocky Point 360 was a proud sponsor of this year’s Rocky Point Rally! Reports are there were approximately 5500 to 6000 bikes in town, and the local Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) details with both the rally and other events around […]
November is upon us and we’re revving up for the 13th edition of the Rocky Point Rally! Looking off the streets and out to the beach, however, we can see it’s not all about bikes this weekend as there will be bikini bods taking over 26 sand volleyball courts at Las Palomas for Rocky Point […]
This week’s Rundown sponsored by FMI Rentals November is here! Yeah, we can’t believe it either. November 1st and 2nd in Mexico honor the traditional Day of the Dead, the 1st being dedicated to young children who have gone before us and November 2nd is Día de los Muertos when families and friends flock to […]
This Weekend Rundown is brought to you by RPR Mexico. (Spots still available for Rally) How can this be? We are just days away from the end of October! GASP! Let’s get right to it and rundown the weekend. Get your engines going because there’s still lots in store for November! Today – Friday, Oct. […]
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 […]
Music continues this weekend in Rocky Point at the 5th Annual Jazz & Art Festival. Plus, look to the sea for catamarans darting about for the Piñata Regatta, and you may also catch runners taking on obstacle courses at the InSANDity course set up in front of Playa Bonita. Fall activities are here and it’s […]
Once again, October brings with it a fanfare of music and we are ready to get started! In addition to Trop-Rock and Rock this weekend, on Sunday the local Music Academy will be performing at Plaza la Madre, and the 5th Jazz & Art Festival is just around the corner. Let’s get right to it, […]
Across town, various government offices, schools, businesses, and organizations have come together to collect donated goods to send to those in other parts of Mexico impacted by the recent storms of Ingrid and Manuel. A collection drive through Grupo Vidanta (Mayan Palace), the local Tourism Office, and the Convention and Visitors Bureau gathered items earlier […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero If you speak to many old-timers in town, they can tell you in addition to the festive Independence Day fireworks of September 15th and the beginning of shrimp season, a change of temperature often graces Puerto Peñasco right around mid-September. This is not a promise, mind you, just a common experience. Under […]
This week’s Rocky Point Weekend Rundown brought to you by: Giuseppi’s (Blvd. Freemont) By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Shrimp boats touting fresh layers of paint line up along city docks, awaiting the official launch of shrimp season. This year, smaller boats will be able to start their search on Sept. 6th while those headed for deeper seas […]
This week’s Rundown brought to you by: The Club at Laguna del Mar By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero The Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau reports an ever increasing number of visitors graced the beaches of Puerto Peñasco this summer. Indeed, from late June through mid-August, visitors from across Mexico and the US spilled out onto city […]