With three near-death experiences, three marriages, three art careers, and a passion for walking on fire, Lakeside resident Ted Shaw has got a story or two to tell. 

Jalisco Culture Secretary Myriam Vachez has been drawn into an oddball controversy over a diamond ring created by U.S. conceptual artist Jill Magid from the ashes of Mexico’s most famous architect, Luis Barragan, a native of Guadalajara.

Jocotepec resident Tommy Arnold first learned about fermented foods seven years ago while living in his hometown of Dallas, Texas. 

Phil Rylett began learning Spanish at the same time he started teaching English as a Second Language in California.

There can be no debate about the satisfactory quality of chlorinated water that is pumped out of Mexico’s municipal potabilization plants. 

“Just imagine, we have found women who have given birth to as many as 15 children and never had a pap smear test,” says Silvia Flores, the director of the non-profit Centro de Desarrollo de Jocotepec (Cedejo) who heads the highly effective health care outreach program launched last year in a dozen lakeshore communities.