Puerto Vallarta now has eight beaches with Blue Flag “cleanliness” certification and a ninth is on the way, according to Mayor Arturo Davalos.

A new convention center, able to comfortably hold 2,400 people, is open for business in Nuevo Vallarta. 

Mango, that ever-popular oblong fruit, is at the center of an eponymous festival taking place in Plaza Lazaro Cardenas,  in the Los Muerto neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta, Saturday, July 1, 4-9 p.m.  

The seventh National Clean Beaches Convention will take place Tuesday to Thursday, June 8-10 at the Marival Resort hotel in Nuevo Vallarta. 

Steve’s Sports Bar in Puerto Vallarta will host a free Memorial Day event, offering a hot dog, hamburger, chips and one free drink to every military veteran who wishes to attend.