The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
While continuing to philosophically duke it out with municipal officials and a faction of discontented locals, Guadalajara entrepreneur Hector Fabio Rizzo has more grandiose plans in mind beyond simply the resuscitation of the restaurant attached to the Ajijic pier.
Chapala parish priest Enrique Monteón Curiel reported the theft of valuables from the sacristy of the San Francisco Church discovered early Monday, August 19.
The third annual Chapala Festival del Tequila is scheduled to run Friday, August 14 through Sunday, August 16 at the waterfront Malecón.
Chapala’s Nueva Vida rehab center recently celebrated its 17th anniversary as a local safe haven for individuals battling addictions and substance abuse, particularly those from families of limited means.
Ixtlahuacan de Los Membrillos was the venue for last weekend’s Campeonato Nacional de Ciclismo Infantil y Juvenil, in which more than 400 young cyclists from across the country tested their mettle in races for competitors aged five to 14.
The 19th Chapala Model Railroad Convention takes place at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo (old Chapala train station), Friday through Sunday, August 7-9.
Chapala’s Urban Development department (DDU) has ordered the suspension of the renovation of the Ajijic pier and remodeling of adjacent restaurant bar until the building’s owner, Héctor Fabio Rizzo Jasso, obtains written authorization from the National Water Commission (Conagua), the federal agency responsible for supervising Lake Chapala’s federal zone.
As Lake Chapala continues on a steady rise, Chapala Mayor Joaquín Huerta went into the muck last Sunday to lead a team of 50 volunteers in a clean-up of aquatic weeds that are creeping up on the town’s waterfront.
Two elderly expatriates who lived alone have been found dead in their homes over the past two weeks. Both apparently expired due to natural causes.
