By SHERRY SPITSNAUGLE Motorcycles gunned their engines on a busy street of Todos Santos, in Mexico’s coastal state of Baja California Sur, as I bit into a juicy pork taco smothered in tomatillo, followed by a healthy swig of icy Pacifico beer. A friend and I sat at a cardboard table on the small patio of Tacos Isaac, just yards
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO A gala dance performance of Mexico’s Aksenti dance troupe, directed by Detroit-native Duane Cochran, will be presented at the main auditorium of Mexico City’s Fine Arts Palace on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The performance, titled “Traces D1 History,” will mark the 30th anniversary of independent contemporary dance company, which skyrocketed to fame as winner of Mexico’s National Fine
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By RICH GRANT At just 36 miles in length, the Niagara is one of the shortest rivers in the world. And one of the most violent. Almost a million gallons of water cascade down the river every second, reaching speeds of 30 miles per hour. The river is actually not a river at all – it is the drainage runoff
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By RICH GRANT It was a wild, cold, blowing October afternoon in Charlevoix, Michigan, and as I crossed the street I heard a woman say to her friend, “Is that snow? Oh, thank heavens! Now we can finally get our town back.” I knew what she meant. I was a stranger here, but even on a first visit,
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Fashion and Beauty with a Purpose By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS We all want to look gorgeous and stylish in the latest fashions, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The clothes we wear, as well as the makeup and beauty products we use, are a personal expression of who we are and how we feel about ourselves. But in today’s
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