observing san diego-tijuana urban life Why haven’t I heard this song until now? I’ve been listening to trashy 107.3 radio since I got to Tijuana a month ago, and I’m always amazed how the music and popular culture of San Diego & Tijuana can run on completely separate tracks. A big thank you to marketing […]
Collaborative piece in estacionamiento on Sexta
I met Gloria on the Soler bus down by La Linea, and after she gave me permission to take her photograph, we talked on the short ride to downtown. She’s from Tijuana, lived here all her life, and she sings all styles of music. Whatever you want to hear. What […]
It’s official: the border wall has been liberated! According to a report posted today by Bryan Curtis on The Daily Beast, on April 1 in McAllen, Texas, street artist Ron English and a group of compatriots jumped out of their car, afixed a wheatpaste piece on the border wall, and […]
If you spend any time in Tijuana these days, you will notice new signs of life on the old beaten paths. Yesterday I visited for the first time one of a few exciting new clubs on Calle Sexta, La Chupitería, and learned from the owner Victor Rangel that I had […]
Victor Rangel, co-owner of La Chupitería, awesome club on La Sexta
Gay pride is not the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of Tijuana, but today the spirit and depth of this movement in Tijuana was visible in the crowd and participants in the PRIDE parade. Today was the 16th annual PRIDE parade, carrying on a tradition […]
