Tulum

Buzzy yet controversial Oakland restaurant closes for good

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Tacos served at Calavera in Oakland.  Alex M./Yelp Calavera, a buzzy yet controversial Mexican restaurant in Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood known for its wide assortment of mezcal, toasted chapulines and carnitas tacos, permanently closed on Saturday after just over eight years in business.  “This is not the way we wanted the new year to start, however, … Read more

Mexican army-run airline’s first flight takes off for Caribbean resort, launching new era of government-run tourist flights

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Mexico launched its army-run airline on Tuesday, when the first relaunched Mexicana flight took off from Mexico City for the Caribbean resort of Tulum. It was another sign of the outsized role that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has given to Mexico’s armed forces. The airline’s military-run holding company now also operates about a dozen … Read more