General News

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. 

The American Legion and Nacho Daddy’s won bragging rights by sharing the top prizes at the 5th Annual Charity Chili Cook-Off at beautiful El Rio BBQ. 

The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board is sponsoring a training program developed in conjunction with the Mexico Tourism Board and Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism aimed at “strengthening LGBT offerings in the destination with quality, inclusive and respectful products and service.”  The course takes place on May 25 and is for local hoteliers and tour operators.

The Puerto Vallarta Chamber Orchestra and the Instituto de Artes Musicales Puerto Vallarta present concerts on Sunday, March 26 and Monday, March 27 at two venues.

The first, 54-kilometer section of the new Guadalajara-Puerto Vallarta “Via Corta” (Short Route) toll road opened at the start of the Easter holidays. 

The Jala to Compostela section of the new highway/toll road to Puerto Vallarta, often referred to as the Via Corta, will be completed in time for the Semana Santa (Easter) holidays, Mexico’s Communications and Transportation (SCT) Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Esparza announced last week. 

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week gave a four-day course in sea search and rescue to 20 members of Jalisco and Michoacan Civil Protection units. 

The Jala to Compostela section of the new highway/toll road to Puerto Vallarta, often referred to as the Via Corta, will be completed in time for the Semana Santa (Easter) holidays, Mexico’s Communications and Transportation (SCT) Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Esparza announced this week.