Ingredients: 4 guajillo chiles, 4 ancho chiles, 1 cup hot water, 1 pound top round, cubed for stew,

On Sunday, April 30, Rector Bryan Beveridge happened to be one of the guests at a farewell potluck, given for interim Rector Robbin del Nagro at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church.

What happens when you unite dozens of musicians in a single place to share their knowledge, talents and love of traditional tunes?  

Donald Trump began his trip to Saudi Arabia this week with a record $US110 billion armaments sale and pundits note that he is not the first U.S. leader to hold that “what’s good for General Motors is good for the country.”

Astute observers of urban milieus, be they dilettantes or professional urbanists, can’t have failed to noticed the proliferation in the past few years of a specific trope which could be described as a haute bourgeois mutation of the classic suburban strip mall, within whose confines are found, say, a collection of boutiques, a variety of vendors hawking whichever foods are currently the hotness  (Korean tacos, pork belly Bao, fried ants), and a couple of guilt-expiating temples of self-flagellation (pilates, yoga, weight-lifting), all unified by a shared design aesthetic.  The Via Libertad complex in Guadalajara’s Zona Rosa (Pink Zone) – composed of Torre Libertad, A La Libertad and Mercado Mexico – could be said to be of this ilk.  

Drop-in classes focusing on the practical benefits of the Kadampa Buddhist tradition of philosophy and meditation have begun at the American Society of Jalisco (Amsoc) in Guadalajara on Thursday mornings.