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Valentine’s Day: Sweet celebrations shroud bitter origins

It took four tries just to find a place to build Guadalajara. Pedro Beltran Nuño de Guzman, a Spanish lawyer and Caribbean slave trader out of favor with Spain, decided that the best way to redeem himself was to conquer new lands for the Spanish crown, and he headed northwest.


Easy ways to pump up the immune system

Giving health tips in the Covid era can be precarious, as I recall from early in the pandemic when a cantankerous friend—and there are many these days—was incensed that his Facebook post recommending Vitamin C was taken down.

New year surprise: Spaniard to direct state orchestra

There was no drama, as with the transition from the penultimate director of the Jalisco Philharmonic (OFJ), Canadian Marco Parisotto, to the most recent one, Jesus Medina, who began at his post in 2018 at the time Parisotto left.

Pruning season for Poinsettias

If live poinsettias have been a bright addition to your Christmas season holiday décor, it’s now time for you or your garden helper to start maintenance to keep the plants strong and healthy for next winter.

Humble parish refugee shelter welcomes Haitian priests

Haitian Roman Catholic priest May Joseph helped officiate Sunday, January 16, at a Mass at Tlaquepaque’s Nuestra Señora del Refugio (Our Lady of Refuge), as part of an effort to support around 50 Haitian refugees living in a shelter that has been partially constructed at the parish.

Expert questions common Lake Chapala ‘myths’

Now embarking on his 20th year of winter residency and volunteer work as an expert consultant and project supervisor concerning Lake Chapala environmental issues, retired civil engineer Todd Stong is sharing his knowledge to question what may be misconceptions about the state of Mexico’s largest natural water reservoir.