The annual Día de Muertos altar at Mercado Hidalgo is a beloved Tijuana tradition honoring the deceased.
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The KPBS Day of the Dead Digital Altar is back this year. Submit a memory or message to a loved one who's passed with a photo, video or audio. -
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Two venerable San Diego organizations — the San Diego Blood Bank and Father Joe's Villages — will turn 75 in 2025, with both opening new facilities in the new year, it was announced Friday. -
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The tribes’ campaign comes amid a broader effort to return control of more lands and waters to Indigenous people in California. -
An altar in Tijuana honoring journalists killed in Mexico features broken cameras, a bullet-ridden laptop and a typewriter. -
Towards the end of October, the flower of the dead will take its place on altars to celebrate Day of the Dead. Here's a guide on how to plant, grow, care for and eat the marigolds.
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