Ajijic resident Oswaldo Muñoz Pozos, age 29, has been put behind bars to face criminal charges as the presumed murderer of his girlfriend Eustolia Ramirez Reyes, 28.

A recent Facebook posting on pedestrian safety shared by Ajijic native Denis Arrabi quickly snowballed into a citizen initiative to repaint several of the town’s most perilous highway crosswalks. Over the past week volunteer crews have spread out to touch up the yellow and white roadway markings, with added artistic touches, at the street intersections with Revolucion, Colon and Alvaro Obregon. 

Asked for their views on the controversial Lake City megaproject, Chapala’s leading mayoral candidates are sitting on the fence, being cautious not to take a firm posture until they can take a look at the fully finished plan to weigh in on all the pros and cons. None, however, has expressed outright rejection of the proposal. 

After nearly two decades in limbo, Chapala’s former town hall in the heart of the city is finally on the verge of starting a new life as a cultural center.

Expo Ganadera, Chapala’s second annual livestock show, opens Friday, April 24 for an 11-day run featuring exhibitions of horses, cattle and other farm animals, varied entertainment spectacles and plenty of family-oriented activity. 

As predicted in the article on the hotly-debated Lake City project published in the Guadalajara Reporter’s April 11 edition, a technical finding issued last year by Chapala’s Department of Urban Development (DDU) is loaded with caveats and conditions the developers must adhere to in order to obtain final approval and a building license from the city government.