Though he shares a name with a well known conservative American author, his legacy in Buenos Aires is more like that of English convict of the same name. In another tale of a foreign convict who escaped to Argentina, William Paul Buckley alias, Michael Nemetski (DOB: 5/10/1984), an American who ripped off dozens of foreigners […]
Archives for 2013
Palermo’s Most High-Profile Street Person has Died
Alejandro ‘Pechito’ Ferreiro, Buenos Aires’ most recognizable homeless person has died. The 40 year-old man lived next to the entrance of a Banco Frances at Scalabrini Ortiz and Santa Fe in the well-off Palermo neighborhood for 12 years. There, he etched out a personalized living space on the sidewalk, complete with a mattress, lounge […]
Buenos Aires Rolls Out the New ‘Metrobus’ on 9 de Julio
Some Buenos Aires residents are resting a little easier these days now that the city’s Metrobus along 9 de Julio was inaugurated on July 24, after six months of construction. The new rapid transit bus-only lanes divert colectivos that previously ran down the narrow streets of San Telmo, Monserrat and Microcentro along Chacabuco/Maipu and Piedras/Esmeralda […]
‘Angelina Jolie Breast Cancer Test’ Free in Argentina
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie made history in May this year when she published an op-ed in the New York Times revealing that she had a double mastectomy and subsequent reconstructive surgery after testing positive for a BRCA gene mutation associated with high rates of breast cancer. The mainstream press hailed Jolie’s revelation as a […]
Get Ready for the 3rd Annual Buenos Aires Chili Cook-Off
The Third Annual Buenos Aires Chile Cook-Off is set to take place on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16. The event attracts hundreds of food lovers looking for a little spice in their life and is a chance to meet new people, gorge on chili and help raise funds for a good cause. Chili, or chile […]
