When Ieva Jusionyte came from Lithuania for advanced studies in anthropology at Brandeis University, she had nagging memories of the Soviet Union’s threat to reoccupy her homeland and the resulting need some people there felt for firearms.

On July 1, the Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation welcomes a new rabbi as service leader. Rabbi Jonathan Case, an eminent rabbi, scholar, educator, author and local media personality, has picked up stakes from Columbia, South Carolina and moved to Lakeside in semi-retirement to begin his next adventure of an impressive career.

An “English tradition beating with the heart of an Asian dragon” is how one Mexican automotive journal described the impact of MG Motor Mexico in this country over the past four years.

Many employees from the United States Consulate General in Guadalajara turned out for last weekend’s (second) Pride March this June. The high-spirited and colorful event was enjoyed by several thousand Tapatios and visitors.

Amy Scanlon was once a small-town Vermont girl fascinated by a high school student’s report on his experience as an exchange student in Japan.

If you have lived in the United States, especially in Arizona, New Mexico, or California, you probably have seen plenty of festivities surrounding May 5, or Cinco de Mayo.