Ajijic alderman reaches out to constituents
“Most folks have the idea that their regidores (municipal councilors) don’t do much of anything except attend bimonthly council sessions and show up to collect their pay,“ says Ajijic alderman Carlos Soto Perez.

Small solar-powered boats will take to the waters of Lake Chapala on Saturday, October 27, in the lead up to Jalisco’s Global Green Forum 2012.
The townspeople of San Antonio Tlayacapan are up in arms over a new snag in the construction of their waterfront malecon.
Miguel Miramontes Carmona, regarded as one of Mexico’s greatest living artists, will come into the spotlight for a public tribute to be held Thursday, October 18, 7 p.m., at the La Vela Plaza, on the far west end of Chapala’s waterfront Malecon.
In an effort to encourage parent involvement in the Department of Education’s School Security Program, the Community Safety Initiative (CSI) is providing local schools with the essentials tools for activating volunteer safety patrols to help guide students at admission and dismissal times.
Daily life in Ajijic shifts gears throughout October for traditional religious festivities dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary, the town’s most cherished spiritual icon.