By Jose Alejos
4.8
66 ratings
The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.
Today I had the please of talking to owner and chef at Ursa, chef Aaron Lopez. We talked about what it was like growing up in Calexico and how food was never something he envisioned himself doing as a career but at the same time his artist side has helped him be creative in the kitchen as well. Aaron left Calexico pretty much right after high school and spent the last 20 years working in Los Angeles, Hawaii and Austin working in fine dinning restaurants. During his stay in Austin he and his wife had some time to travel and they spent it exploring the Southwest and this is where Ursa became an idea that 5 years later became a thing.
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This week I had the pleasure of talking to some of the amazing women from women SHINE. Women SHINE is a research study hosted by the University of California San Diego for women living with HIV. The study is aimed at helping women living with HIV to access and stay engaged in HIV care. If you are interested or know someone who might be interested please share with information with them. Listen to episode 198 for more information in Women SHINE and this study!
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Esta semana tuve el placer de hablar con algunas de las mujeres increíbles de Women SHINE. Women SHINE es un estudio de investigación organizado por la Universidad de California en San Diego para mujeres que viven con VIH. El estudio tiene como objetivo ayudar a las mujeres que viven con el VIH a acceder y seguir participando en la atención del VIH. Si está interesado o conoce a alguien que pueda estar interesado, comparta información con él. Escucha el episodio 198 para mas informacion de Women SHINE!
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Today I had the please of talking to a life long Caleciano, amazing photographer, author and returning guest, Jimmy Dorantes. Recently Jimmy was selected to write the 2nd part of Calexico's book, the first book focused on the 1900 to 1929 and Jimmy is tasked on writing from 1930 to 1969. The last two weeks Jimmy has been meeting at the Carmen Durazo Cultural Arts Center with local residents listening to stories and collecting artifacts to include on this book. He will no longer meet at the cultural arts center but he will meet with you in person if you have any stories or items you would like to share and maybe be part of the book give Jimmy a call or send him a text at 619-368-4486 or send him an email at
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If you grew up in the 90's and early 2000's here in Calexico you probably remember the name TacoMex. The Arellano's and their food have been a staple in our community since 1992 when they first opened TacoMex. For most people who are in the restaurant business they know that owning a restaurant is a family affair and most of the time the younger members of the family end up hating it and don't see it as a future career, but not for Martin Arellano Jr. After being away for a while and running 3 successful food trucks in the San Antonio area he's come back to help his parents with Birria Red but only with one condition, if they let him bring back TacoMex to life and after having a successful soft open this past weekend the future looks bright for this new TacoMex era!
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Today I had a really interesting conversation with Jonathan Angulo an El Centro native who is in the process of researching some of our local swap meets and open aired markets like Las Palmas, Santo Thomas and even the Price Center. Although he's in the early process of research and the writing of his book I learned a lot from some our local shops and local personalities.
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It's election season once again and today I had the pleasure of talking to a returning guest, she is currently on the Central Union High School Board of Trustees and has been an elected official for the last 27 years and is now running for Imperial County Supervisor District 2, my guest today is Diahna Garcia-Ruiz.
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Hoy tube el plaser de visitar Imperial Valley Colectivo y platicar con Ana Vazquez la creadora y duena del colectivo. Me conto un poco de sus experiencias que a vivido en los casi 3 anos de tener el colectivo. Tambien platicamos de los articolos que venden en el colectivo y como es que funciona ser parte del colectivo.
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The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.