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Striking to save the planet

In solidarity with teen activist Greta Thunberg, around 75 lakeside residents showed up for the Climate Strike demonstration held Saturday, September 21, at the main traffic circle in La Floresta.


Chapala parking meter outfit preparing for comeback

MK Ideas Tech and Comers, the sister corporations that inked a 2011 concession deal with the Chapala government to operate a paid parking system in the downtown area, may be back in business after a five-year hiatus thanks to a ruling from an administrative tribunal.

State Medical Risks agency offical gunned down outside workplace

Ana Maria Pandura Gonzalez, an employee of the  Comision Para la Protección Contra Riesgos Sanitarios del Estado de Jalisco (Jalisco Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks or Coprisjal), was shot to death by an unknown assailant as she arrived for work in Colonia Jardines de los Arcos Wednesday morning.

Reinstated Chapala official goes AWOL

Since appearing at Chapala City Hall on September 10 to reclaim his job and payment of a hefty monetary compensation from a labor suit, former Chapala press and public relations director José Guadalupe Vidrio Oliva has failed to report to work.

Ajijic stages awesome balloon spectacle

A throng of spectators crammed the Ajijic soccer field Saturday, September 14 to catch the traditional Regata de Globos where 12 teams of villagers gathered to launch scores of colorful tissue paper hot air balloons hand-crafted in diverse sizes and shapes.