In barely a few hours the comic project Fantasy West reached its target in a crowdfunding campaign to move from digital to paper. It’s a story from Malagan Jacobo Márquez in partnership with the script writer Carlos Correia. More than 300 people from all parts of Spain have contributed to the campaign and they have […]
Month: April 2016
María Orzáez, a master cheesemaker that swapped chemistry for ecology
Just over a decade ago the Sevillian María Orzáez left her job in the chemical industry to live in the country side. Her aim was to then commit to the traditional creation of goat cheese. Following a period of training with cheese experts in the French Provence and overcoming some initial difficulties, this cheese master […]
A startup turns traditional telephone boxes into free phone charging stations
Using old telephone boxes as a free phone charging point and for citizen information. This is the iUrban.es initiative, a startup located in a crowdworking centre in La Farola de Málaga. These new phone boxes can now be found in Málaga and Seville, and very soon will be available in other Spanish cities.
Miguel Ángel Martínez, a swimmer without limits but with world records
Miguel Ángel Martínez Tajuelo began swimming in 2006 on finishing his studies, and he was sure that his aim was to compete. In 2007 he won his first Spanish championship and in 2008 he competed in his first Paralympic games, in Beijing. At Rio 2016 he will take part in 4 individual categories and 2 […]