The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The first phase of the total overhaul of Chapala’s Avenida Madero is due for completion by mid-December, according to a progress report that Mayor Alejandro Aguirre shared with local news media this week.
Jalisco’s Department of Public Security (SSE) announced that three young boys reported as missing under amber alerts in California were found in the municipality of Chapala and subsequently entrusted to U.S. authorities to be repatriated.
Calle Parroquia, the short block located between Calles Marcos Castellanos and Colón adjacent to the south side of the Ajijic plaza, has been designated as a pedestrian-only zone on Saturdays and Sundays, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Congratulations are in order for Ajijic native son Francisco Rojas Miramontes, who was named an award-winner in Italy’s prestigious Premio Mestre di Pittura art competition.
A local business professional was assaulted by an armed bandit as he exited the HSBC bank at Centro Laguna on Tuesday, October 11 after making a substantial cash withdrawal.
Under its current leadership, the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) is making strides in bridging cultural gaps between the community’s Mexican and expatriate residents.
The Chapala government is continuing street improvement projects in Ajijic, with a work crew dispatched this week to begin rehabilitation of Calle Ocampo, the western leg of the only thoroughfare that runs uninterrupted end-to-end across the village.
There seems to be an overwhelming need and accommodation at Lakeside for live entertainment—a Mexican Hat Dance of endless gringo entertainment possibilities. All this, plus adventuring the cryptic crossword of intersections at Walmart.
In celebration of her 100th birthday Tuesday, October 3, Ajijic matriarch Francisca Rochín Carranza was wrapped in the loving embrace of her extended family to be honored with a thanksgiving mass at the San Andrés church and luncheon party that followed.
