General News

Cruz Roja Chapala Administrator Víctor Javier Benitez and board president Yolanda Martinez (at left) presented a certificate of appreciation to Dona Hall and Martha Cervantes in grateful acknowledgment for the generous cash donation received from residents of El Parque Condominiums.

The Chapala government’s Acquisitions Committee has awarded contracts for the initial stages of a major overhaul of the Auditorio de la Ribera, under plans drawn up by Jalisco’s Secretaria de Cultura.

An  Ajijic man is on the lam after shooting his estranged partner and her brother in a domesticdisputethat occurred at the woman’s San Antonio home around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, August 3.

Early risers witnessed a rare weather phenomena Tuesday, August 4, when several waterspouts appeared over Lake Chapala.

If you have noticed that the summer greening of the Chapala area can be chalked up to more than just rainy season weather, say gracias to Sembradores de Vida (Sowers of Life), a loose-knit pro-environment group that has engaged in widespread reforestation over the past month.

In response to weekend visitors and local inhabitants who ignore Covid-19 prevention protocols, the Chapala municipal government has instigated a program of foot patrols to keep watch on the waterfront boardwalk zones in Chapala and Ajijic where people tend to congregate.

Incumbent Chapala city councilor and former mayor Alejandro Aguirre is back on the job following the 45-day leave of absence he took after being diagnosed with the Sars-CoV-2 virus.

The excavation of a huge swath of land hovering over Chapala’s Barrio de Lourdes and the Hotel Montecarlo has caused alarm and public protest after photographs of the chewed-up site recently circulated on social media.