Two months after closing the doors of Manix Restaurant in central Ajijic, proprietor Héctor España Ramos is on the threshold of getting back in business at a new location.

A 25-man work crew is going full steam ahead to finish phase one of the construction of the new headquarters for Cruz Roja Delegación Chapala (CRC) before the end of May.

The race is now on for election of the person who will next hold the reins at Chapala City Hall. The field recently expanded to six contenders, with two female runners added to the starting lineup.

A GoFundMe campaign organized by Richard Nagy and Mike Platt aims to support the dedicated team of surgeons and medical staff from Smile Network International lined up to perform life-changing cleft palate and lip surgeries from May 10 through 18 at the Ribera Medical Center hospital.

Some 140 firefighters from several state and municipal agencies have been working around the clock to douse a wildfire in the Cerro Viejo/Chupinaya/Los Sabinos protected forest area in the hills between Ixtlahuacán de Membrillos and Chapala.

Nighttime life at the Ajijic Plaza will be all lit up once the installation of new street lighting is completed.