The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Chapala government has given local restaurants a green light to reopen for at-table service, effective as of Monday, May 18.
Merchants and workers on Calle Obregón in downtown Guadalajara this week expressed their concern about the strategy taken by the state government to contain the Covid-19 pan...
FM4 Paso Libre, the Guadalajara facility that aims to assist people moving north from Central America to the United States, celebrated its tenth anniversary May 11, smack in the mi...
Ever since I came to western Mexico, people have been telling me about caves in their area.
The 2020 rainy season will start between June 9 and 15, according to predictions...
Since the start of the pandemic, Covid-19 has claimed the lives of 149 medical p...
It’s been 75 years since the arrival in Mexico of the British Council, a q...
Chapala’s traffic department is revved up for action following the deliver...
The governor of Nayarit , Antonio Echeverria, is upset that despite directives t...
Robert Olaf Soleway
Longtime lakeside resident Robert (Bob) Olaf Soleway died M...
A ten-month-old Benagal tiger that was filmed hot-footing down a Tlaquepaque str...
The United States and Canada have vastly different approaches to making sure tha...
Fed up with watching reruns of famous championship games? Fans might not have to...
Tipping is woven into the fabric of Mexico’s social culture, chiefly becau...
A remarkable English-speaking historian and author is in our midst – &ldqu...
Although their symptoms are similar, the coronavirus differs from flu in that th...
As Guadalajara and Jalisco enter into their warm season, typically between April...
A new Turkish kebab restaurant, Estambul, has opened in a prominent location in ...
Democrats Abroad (DA) Mexico is holding a virtual annual general meeting (AGM) T...
With leisure time no longer at a premium, Soriana supermarkets are offering enti...
Open Circle
Open Circle has suspended its weekly program at the garden at Lake ...
Bocce Ball Tournament
A few weeks after hosting an elegant dinner dance in late...
Dragon dance
Sunday, January 26, experience the Chinese New Year with a present...
Village & Covid-19
Normally at this time in March, the tourists and snowbir...
In the Bahia de Navidad everyone is doing their part to stay safe and help each ...
Jewish Congregation
The Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation is closed until furthe...
La Cruz murals
Colectivo Tomate is an organization created in Puebla in 2004, w...
El Salado
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro last week signed a decree to increase...
On several occasions I have reported on the tall monoliths which stand guard ove...
“When it comes to taking action, the leader needs to judge exactly how muc...
Governments everywhere are pouring money into their economies to cushion the blo...
The dry season here in Jalisco provides us with two different worlds: sere peaks...
I had planned on writing a nice, lengthy, last column worthy of the place I&rsqu...
There is good news and there is bad news, and this is not a joke.
This week I ventured out to cover a Chapala government news happening. It was no...
The Met Opera streams HD Live free
Every day for the duration of New York City&...
Ajijic’s seventh Festival Cultural Sangre Viva celebrates Mexico’s a...
Community cultural events
All events at the Centro Cultural Ajijic, The Antigua...
Culture in Jalisco hasn’t closed down because of the health emergency.
While live cultural happenings have been temporarily suspended, there are many ways to enjoy music, dance, theater and art from the comfort of home during the current lockdown.
Ajijic’s seventh Festival Cultural Sangre Viva celebrates Mexico’s ancestral roots with a program of diverse activities running Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15.
Christy Caldwell’s dream of bringing young Mexican talent onstage with her will be realized on Sunday, March 8 at the Auditorio de la Ribera in Ajijic.
Community cultural events
All events at the Centro Cultural Ajijic, The Antigua Presidencia de Chapala and the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala have been suspended until further notice.
BRAVO! Theatre
“The Book of Will” continues at BRAVO! Theatre. This is the story of William Shakespeare’s friends, who after his death gathered the pieces of his plays together and put them into folios which were formally printed into his plays.
The Met Opera streams HD Live free
Every day for the duration of New York City’s Metropolitan Opera closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series will be made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each ...
Honey Boy
From a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, based on his own experiences, award-winning filmmaker Alma Har’el brings to life a young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father through cinema and dreams; and deal with his mental health.
On several occasions I have reported on the tall monoliths which stand guard over the town of Cuautla, Jalisco, located 100 kilometers due west of Lake Chapala. The word Cuautla means “the place where the eagles land,” and the overlooking mountain is called Las Águilas.
Tejuino was not only popular in pre-Hispanic times, but is still a favorite hot-weather drink in Jalisco, Chihuahua and other places. To find out how it’s made, I had only to drive five minutes from my home outside Guadalajara to the nearest tejuino stand, where brewer Osmar Carmona outlined t...
The dry season here in Jalisco provides us with two different worlds: sere peaks and dusty upland valleys contrasting with the relatively watered cities and lake shores.
In the Jalisco highlands, that alarming visitor the alacran (scorpion) usually shows up indoors in largest numbers during the rainy season and during the breezy months of February and March.
There is good news and there is bad news, and this is not a joke.
Crooks have created thousands upon thousands of fraudulent web domains related to coronavirus COVID-19 to prey on fearful and vulnerable internet users.
“When it comes to taking action, the leader needs to judge exactly how much they can rely on individual co-operation through persuasion, and when they need to cross over into more rigid “command and control” (a choice that can quickly backfire if it is not taken with suitable cauti...
How quickly is the virus actually spreading in Mexico? Due to painfully slow testing, the true number of cases here is almost certainly much higher than official statistics, which over the past week have risen at the non-alarming rate of around 60-70 a day.
I had planned on writing a nice, lengthy, last column worthy of the place I’ve had the pleasure of living in for the past two years.
The wool coat looks worse for the non-wear. It is wrinkled from being unworn and crammed in the back of a closet for two years; dotted with dust and dog hair from a dog that departed the family a year ago; in need of a lint brush that can’t be found in the pile of things to be thrown away, don...
This week I ventured out to cover a Chapala government news happening. It was not exactly an earth-shaking event, but there was a sense of urgency to be on hand afterwards for a press gaggle with the mayor to get clarifications on how City Hall will handle the shift to the Covid-19 new normal scheme...
Anybody else out there feeling confused and overwhelmed by all the uproar about the Corona virus?
Governments everywhere are pouring money into their economies to cushion the blow from the coronavirus.
It’s May, time to welcome the May fly, and then say goodbye, since it only lives for as short a time as five minutes, while its gestation period is two years.
With leisure time no longer at a premium, Soriana supermarkets are offering enticing discounts in their gardening and outdoor section, although you won’t be able to discuss any purchases with your partner, because only one family member at a time may enter the stores.
The American Society of Jalisco (Amsoc) turns 75 this month. Celebrations, however, will have to be put on ice, as the community organization is closed due to the coronavirus threat.
Dragon dance
Sunday, January 26, experience the Chinese New Year with a presentation of the dragon dance, and other rituals, by the students and professors of Kung-Fu Dragón Inmortal, one of the most acclaimed Kung Fu schools in Guadalajara. The Chinese New Year falls on Saturday, January 25...
American School race
Think green – the sixth annual Eco Race and Green Market are scheduled for Sunday, March 31 at Guadalajara’s American School Foundation. Everyone is welcomed to this event meant to raise awareness about conserving the planet’s resources. Expect to learn a lot ...
Jewish Congregation
The Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation is closed until further notice, but now holds Friday services at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
Feria Maestros del Arte, the artisan fair that has brought Mexico’s top folk art craftsmen and women to Chapala for almost two decades, may not happen this November, organizers say.
Open Circle
Open Circle has suspended its weekly program at the garden at Lake Chapala Society. Each week it highlights a different video of a past presentation. This week, Rich Clucas presents “Breaking Children Out of the Cycle of Poverty.” It will be available for view Sunday, May 24...
Open Circle
Open Circle has suspended its weekly program at Lake Chapala Society. In lieu of a personal presentation, each week the group will highlight a different video of a past presentation.
Village & Covid-19
Normally at this time in March, the tourists and snowbirds are trickling northward as fundraisers and community events are winding down, ending the high season at a leisurely pace.
At this time of year, as the snowbirds return and tourists are everywhere, it’s paradise … for scammers.
La Cruz murals
Colectivo Tomate is an organization created in Puebla in 2004, with a mission to inspire action for social transformation. In 2009 it created the Ciudad Mural project, which aims to generate an encounter and connection experience between people through dialogue and art. The project i...
Veg Fest
The second edition of Vegfest Bucerías will be held in the Bucerias centro plaza Friday, February 28 and Saturday, February 29.
Bocce Ball Tournament
A few weeks after hosting an elegant dinner dance in late January, the Bocce Ball Committee and aficionados of the sport donned shorts and t-shirts to face off in the 6th annual Bocce Ball Tournament on February 15.
Otra Vez
Last November, a little thrift store named Otra Vez opened its doors to the residents of La Manzanilla and became an instant hit with both the Mexican and expat communities. Operating solely with donations and dedicated volunteers, it is now in its second year with no signs of slowin...
In the Bahia de Navidad everyone is doing their part to stay safe and help each other. As some businesses close down, others stay open to keep the community safe and supplied with basic essentials and information regarding Covid-19.
Four years ago, a small team of big-hearted Canadian and Americans decided they wanted to give something substantial back to the community.
El Salado
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro last week signed a decree to increase the size of the protected area of El Salado marshland by 23 percent.
Chili Cook-off
The eighth annual Puerto Vallarta Chili Cook-Off is scheduled for Saturday, February 22 at Parque Parota (in front of Hotel Puerto de Luna and across the street from the Fiesta Americana Hotel).
Tipping is woven into the fabric of Mexico’s social culture, chiefly because of its informal, cash-driven economy.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our August editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
Although their symptoms are similar, the coronavirus differs from flu in that there is no widespread immunity to it – the only people likely to have immunity are those who have already had it.
The Pacific Coast town and port of San Blas has been itching for a tourist boom ever since the opening of a speedy toll road from Tepic almost three years ago.
A new Turkish kebab restaurant, Estambul, has opened in a prominent location in Plaza del Sol, Guadalajara’s first shopping mall, which marked its 50th anniversary last year.
It’s not often that a Starbucks closes its doors to make way for a more traditionally-focused cafe. But that’s exactly what has happened on Avenida Guadalupe in Colonia Chapalita.
A remarkable English-speaking historian and author is in our midst – “the real thing,” as one commentator put it – and residents of Ajijic and Guadalajara have a chance to witness him present his latest publishing project on its official release date, Sunday, March 8, in Ajij...
“Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border Around the World” by Todd Miller. Verso: London/New York, 2019.
As Guadalajara and Jalisco enter into their warm season, typically between April and June of each year, residents and seasonal visitors should take precautions to avoid heat stress. What’s more, the University of Guadalajara’s Institute of Astronomy and Meteorology reports that eve...
Returning snowbirds should not be fooled by the warmer winter weather in this region. Big swings in temperature can play havoc with a person’s health and bring on cold symptoms in a flash.
The 2020 rainy season will start between June 9 and 15, according to predictions made by the University of Guadalajara’s Institute of Astronomy and Meteorology (IAM).
The Cinemex chain has announced that it will be screening movies at a drive-in (autocine) set to open in the car park of the Plaza Patria mall on June 1.
Chapala’s traffic department is revved up for action following the delivery of 12 second-hand motorcycles acquired by the municipal government at no cost through a loan arrangement with the state government’s Administration Secretariat.
Open Circle has suspended its weekly program at the garden at Lake Chapala Society. Each week it highlights a different video of a past presentation.
A ten-month-old Benagal tiger that was filmed hot-footing down a Tlaquepaque street last week has been impounded by the Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa).
For everyone living in or visiting the state of Jalisco, wearing a face mask in public looks likely to become a regular part of everyday life – at least for the foreseeable future.
Since the start of the pandemic, Covid-19 has claimed the lives of 149 medical personnel in Mexico – 122 of them doctors, according to Jose Luis Alomia, the federal health ministry’s director general of epidemiology.
Violence in Mexico showed no sign of slacking during April, with 3,020 homicides reported throughout the nation – 100 every 24 hours.
The governor of Nayarit , Antonio Echeverria, is upset that despite directives to stay at home, “irresponsible” tourists from neighboring Jalisco, and Guadalajara in particular, are heading to the state’s coastal resorts and putting the health of locals at risk.
A female journalist reporting on people sunbathing on a Puerto Vallarta beach this week was assaulted and verbally abused by two English-speaking vacationers who objected to being filmed.
The United States and Canada have vastly different approaches to making sure that travelers self-isolate after returning home from time abroad.
The U.S. consul general in Guadalajara is taking on board guidelines issued by Mexico’s federal government and is working from home during these challenging times.
It’s been 75 years since the arrival in Mexico of the British Council, a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization that promotes a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language, while encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational understanding and co-ope...
Data released this week by the National Statistics Agency (Inegi) showed the consumer price index to have risen by 0.59 percent in December, leaving inflation for 2017 at 6.77 percent – the highest level since 2000, when the rate was 8.96 percent.
Robert Olaf Soleway
Longtime lakeside resident Robert (Bob) Olaf Soleway died May 2 at the age of 85.
Suzanne Forrest
Dr. Suzanne Forrest, a beloved resident of Ajijic, passed away on April 25 at the San Antonio Hospital from complications after a successful surgery to repair her fractured leg.
Fed up with watching reruns of famous championship games? Fans might not have to wait too long for live sports to return, reports suggest.
The 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship, to determine which men’s under-23 national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games soccer tournament, will be held in Guadalajara from March 20 to April 1.
