The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Seventeen people were injured on Saturday, October 26, when a suspected drugged carjacker drove an SUV into a pro-life demonstration outside the Guadalajara Cathedral.
With Day of the Dead falling on a Saturday this year and dengue cases surging, health authorities are concerned about the possibility of a “perfect storm” scenario unfo...
The remarkable surge in Lake Chapala’s water level this rainy season has coincided with a boost in local tourism, Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre reports.
The 2024 Feria Maestros del Arte kicks off on Friday, November 8, and runs for three days at the Hotel Real de Chapala, located at Paseo del Prado 20 in lower La Floresta.
This week, Mexican discount airline Volaris launched a twice weekly nonstop flig...
Mexican Education Minister Mario Delgado last week unveiled the “Vida Salu...
UK spirits giant Diageo will invest $US500 million to expand its tequila product...
The Lake Chapala Orchestra’s final concert of the 2024 season will take pl...
As residents of Florida, the Carolinas and other southeastern U.S. states recove...
Lotus (Sherry) Lee Miller
Lotus (Sherry) Lee Miller passed away on September 10...
The federal government is hiring 800 doctors and nurses in Jalisco to provide ho...
Nerves are starting to fray as the U.S. election on Tuesday, November 5 draws ev...
After a disappointing return to the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) this past summ...
Mexico’s Days of the Dead coincide with the Christian All Souls and All Sa...
It is not always easy to find an alternative take on historical events that is a...
The Centro Educativo Jaltepec’s new tequila tour to benefit its students i...
As Guadalajara and Jalisco enter into their warm season, typically between April...
If you’re looking for a place to visit over Easter but don’t want to...
For those who believe in magic, this is a 100-percent true story of real magic i...
Mozambican writer Mia Couto, one of the most important contemporary authors writ...
Open Circle
Greg Kemp presents “Learning Love” at the next meeting ...
Bocce Ball Tournament
A few weeks after hosting an elegant dinner dance in late...
Dragon dance
Sunday, January 26, experience the Chinese New Year with a present...
Tucked away in Puerto Vallarta’s Colonia El Remance, nestled next to touri...
In the Bahia de Navidad everyone is doing their part to stay safe and help each ...
Spring has a special vibe around Banderas Bay. This time of year, I live in deni...
Officials in Jalisco and Puerto Vallarta, in the face of Covid-19, are hoping fo...
The state of San Luis Potosí is famed for its breathtaking landscapes, es...
A concerned reader has pointed out the frequent use of the airport code GDL in o...
We have just adopted a new robot vacuum cleaner. The frisky little cakepan-shape...
Two recent explosions at small fireworks workshops in the Ciénega region ...
I had planned on writing a nice, lengthy, last column worthy of the place I&rsqu...
Software as a Service (SaaS) is the direction in which the software industry wan...
It was bound to happen. As assorted religious celebrations are observed this tim...
After a sold-out performance of her first solo album “One Wing” on O...
Smile 2
About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins...
World got you down? News driving you crazy? The BRAVO! Theatre offers the perfec...
Events
You can still get that last-minute Dia de Muertos item at November&rsquo...
After a sold-out performance of her first solo album “One Wing” on October 10 at Guadalajara’s Conjunto Santander, Maria Camarena appears to be at a point in her career where she is recognized more for her voice and creativity than for the novelty of being a blind singer.
Chamber Orchestra
The Universidad de Guadalajara’s Higinio Ruvalcaba Chamber Orchestra presents a recital before heading to Guanajuato to perform at the 52nd Cervantino Festival.
World got you down? News driving you crazy? The BRAVO! Theatre offers the perfect antidote with its November production of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
Conversations with deceased loved ones—thanks (or not) to Artificial Intelligence (AI)—explore the intersection of healing and truth in “Marjorie Prime,” Lakeside Little Theatre’s (LLT) second play of its 60th season, staged November 1 to 10.
Events
You can still get that last-minute Dia de Muertos item at November’s Art in the Plaza, located at Centro Laguna Mall Saturday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy live music while shopping under shaded tents.
Comedy
Lakeside Laughs Comedy Improv and Skitz-o-Funnia Sketch Comedy present a comedy show at BRAVO Theatre on Friday, October 25, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 26, 4 p.m.
Smile 2
About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events.
Joker: Folie a Deux
Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital.
The state of San Luis Potosí is famed for its breathtaking landscapes, especially its fantastic waterfalls, rivers and cliffs — not to mention some surrealistic sculpture gardens.
Getting a head’s start on Guadalajara’s 27th Festival Cultural de Mayo on May 2 was the opening of “Acuarelas Ancestrales” (Ancestral Watercolors), an exhibition of paintings by local muralist Jorge Monroy, to be displayed at the Casa Feria in the city’s historic ...
Two recent explosions at small fireworks workshops in the Ciénega region of Jalisco which claimed the lives of eight people have focused attention on this long-standing craft activity.
On the cusp of May, the hottest month of the Jalisco highlands, campesinos are making a last push to burn off their fields, mend toppled fences of rock, barbed wire and long-spined huisache branches, readying milpas (corn fields) for hand planting before mid-June rains arrive.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is the direction in which the software industry wants to move so that everyone is required to pay a recurring fee (every month or every year) to keep using their software.
As I write this I have just looked over my calendar to confirm I do have just a few plans for the coming holidays and for the most part I will be enjoying some time off, socializing, and some time just being lazy.
A concerned reader has pointed out the frequent use of the airport code GDL in our article headlines, instead of the full name of the vibrant city it represents: Guadalajara.
As an expat Brit for more than three decades, one thing had always irritated me. Why could I not vote in the U.K. elections? Why was this not a default right for all citizens? I kept asking.
I had planned on writing a nice, lengthy, last column worthy of the place I’ve had the pleasure of living in for the past two years.
The wool coat looks worse for the non-wear. It is wrinkled from being unworn and crammed in the back of a closet for two years; dotted with dust and dog hair from a dog that departed the family a year ago; in need of a lint brush that can’t be found in the pile of things to be thrown away, don...
It was bound to happen. As assorted religious celebrations are observed this time of year, perpetual squabbles over cohetes (sky rockets) have blasted off on social networks.
Everybody who comes to live at lakeside will eventually hear the name Neill James.
We have just adopted a new robot vacuum cleaner. The frisky little cakepan-shaped stud has taken me into the dazzling era of our technological future. It works soldierly and quietly, like an English butler.
Mexico has been found to have one of the highest rates of workplace stress in the world over the last few years, which suggests a booming future for manufacturing here. But beyond this underrated work ethic, there’s also a creative drive that’s deeply woven into Mexican culture.
Mozambican writer Mia Couto, one of the most important contemporary authors writing in Portuguese, will receive the prestigious 2024 FIL Literature Prize at the opening of the annual Guadalajara International Book Fair on November 30.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our September editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
Dragon dance
Sunday, January 26, experience the Chinese New Year with a presentation of the dragon dance, and other rituals, by the students and professors of Kung-Fu Dragón Inmortal, one of the most acclaimed Kung Fu schools in Guadalajara. The Chinese New Year falls on Saturday, January 25...
American School race
Think green – the sixth annual Eco Race and Green Market are scheduled for Sunday, March 31 at Guadalajara’s American School Foundation. Everyone is welcomed to this event meant to raise awareness about conserving the planet’s resources. Expect to learn a lot ...
One of the most distinctive aspects of Mexico’s Día de Muertos happenings is the ubiquitous practice of mounting altars dedicated to persons counted among the dead.
Lake Chapala Baptist
As Mexico celebrates the afterlife this week, there’s so much to catch the eye. To those of us used to formal eulogies and cold headstones, the bright marigolds and joyfully decorated ofrendas are fascinating though almost jarring.
Open Circle
Greg Kemp presents “Learning Love” at the next meeting of Open Circle at the Lake Chapala Society, on Sunday, November 3, 10:30 a.m. Kemp will outline the five levels of love; the Spectrum of Love and its opposites; read mystical poetry from Rumi and Hafiz; discuss fal...
Open Circle
Dale Palfrey presents “Tales from the Tomb” at the next meeting of Open Circle at the Lake Chapala Society, Sunday, October 20, 10:30 a.m.
Tucked away in Puerto Vallarta’s Colonia El Remance, nestled next to tourist favorite Zona Romantica, is ARTe Vallarta Museo, showcasing an art genre unique to the city: Arte Vallarta.
I’m forever in awe of folks who do what seems a zillion things in a day, not only to make a buck but because it ignites their passions.
Spring has a special vibe around Banderas Bay. This time of year, I live in denial, as others speak of the season ending, I dig in my heals, “NO”!
Sometimes living in paradise feels like a fairytale and other times it feels like magic.
Bocce Ball Tournament
A few weeks after hosting an elegant dinner dance in late January, the Bocce Ball Committee and aficionados of the sport donned shorts and t-shirts to face off in the 6th annual Bocce Ball Tournament on February 15.
Otra Vez
Last November, a little thrift store named Otra Vez opened its doors to the residents of La Manzanilla and became an instant hit with both the Mexican and expat communities. Operating solely with donations and dedicated volunteers, it is now in its second year with no signs of slowin...
In the Bahia de Navidad everyone is doing their part to stay safe and help each other. As some businesses close down, others stay open to keep the community safe and supplied with basic essentials and information regarding Covid-19.
Four years ago, a small team of big-hearted Canadian and Americans decided they wanted to give something substantial back to the community.
Officials in Jalisco and Puerto Vallarta, in the face of Covid-19, are hoping for a little-quieter-than-normal Semana Santa, but that doesn’t mean Tapatios will resist the lure of the beaches of the Bay of Banderas.
Races
To celebrate the Día de Amor y Amistad (Valentine’s Day), two races, sponsored by the Municipal Sports Advisory Committee (Comude), will be held on Sunday, February 14 along two areas: the Malecon and the Rio Pitillal linear parkway.
Mexico’s Days of the Dead coincide with the Christian All Souls and All Saints Day, November 1 and November 2.
Tipping is woven into the fabric of Mexico’s social culture, chiefly because of its informal, cash-driven economy.
The Centro Educativo Jaltepec’s new tequila tour to benefit its students is far and away something beyond the typical tours to the agave regions.
The Mexican Senate has approved reforms to the General Law of National Assets, increasing the fines for establishments or individuals that restrict access to Mexico’s beaches, to more than one million pesos.
If you’re looking for a place to visit over Easter but don’t want to find yourself surrounded by loud, drunken hordes, skip the beach and consider Mexico City. The traffic will be less frenetic, the air cleaner, the museums and restaurants less crowded.
In a naked move to capitalize on the current interest in AI, I decided to accept an invitation to eat at El Gato in Guadalajara, and to write about the experience.
It is not always easy to find an alternative take on historical events that is also wise.
“Living is no Laughing Matter” came to me like a message from God — seriously — delivered to me in the middle of my morning sun, reading and coffee ritual, which never fails to turn my mind to higher things.
As Guadalajara and Jalisco enter into their warm season, typically between April and June of each year, residents and seasonal visitors should take precautions to avoid heat stress. What’s more, the University of Guadalajara’s Institute of Astronomy and Meteorology reports that eve...
Returning snowbirds should not be fooled by the warmer winter weather in this region. Big swings in temperature can play havoc with a person’s health and bring on cold symptoms in a flash.
This week, Mexican discount airline Volaris launched a twice weekly nonstop flight from Guadalajara to San José, Costa Rica.
In an enticing show that could sell out early, the creative genius of iconic American composer George Gershwin will be showcased in a unique fusion of music, dance and multimedia art.
The Lake Chapala Orchestra’s final concert of the 2024 season will take place on Saturday, November 30, 2 p.m. at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, located at San Jorge 250 in Riberas del Pilar. (The 4:30 p.m. concert is already sold out.)
James Andrew, an architect and artist living in San Juan Cosalá for the past eight years, brings a cross-cultural depth to his art, informed by his extensive design work across the globe on projects from resorts to orphanages.
The federal government is hiring 800 doctors and nurses in Jalisco to provide home visits for senior citizens starting in 2025.
Around 500 members of animal rights groups demonstrated last weekend outside the Jalisco Congress building.
Mexican Education Minister Mario Delgado last week unveiled the “Vida Saludable” (Healthy Living) strategy, a program aimed at improving the diets of schoolchildren across the country.
In her early musings on international affairs, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has set a tone that will probably define her approach to taking sides in conflicts: neutrality, or to put it more crudely, fence-sitting.
As residents of Florida, the Carolinas and other southeastern U.S. states recover from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, Mexico’s Pacific coast is facing similar challenges in the aftermath of Hurricane John, which left 22 people dead.
Puerto Vallarta can expect a significant increase in U.S. and Canadian visitors during the upcoming winter “high” season.
Nerves are starting to fray as the U.S. election on Tuesday, November 5 draws ever closer.
Attention all U.S. Citizens! It’s time to return your 2024 election ballot. If you requested it, it should be in your email by Saturday, September 21.
UK spirits giant Diageo will invest $US500 million to expand its tequila production center located in the Jalisco municipality of Atotonilco El Alto and build one new distillery in La Barca, generating more than 1,000 direct jobs for Jalisco, company executives and Governor Enrique Alfaro announced ...
It’s been 75 years since the arrival in Mexico of the British Council, a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization that promotes a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language, while encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational understanding and co-ope...
Lotus (Sherry) Lee Miller
Lotus (Sherry) Lee Miller passed away on September 10 at Lakeside’s Hospital San Antonio, at the age of 70, after a courageous battle following a stroke in 2023.
Sigrid Metzger
Ajijic resident Sigrid Metzger (née Knab) died on August 17 at the age of 83, due to complications following hip replacement surgery.
After a disappointing return to the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) this past summer, the Charros de Jalisco will be glad to be back in more familiar territory as the 2024/25 Pacific Baseball League (LMP) season kicks off this weekend.
Poland’s Magdalena Fręch won the 2024 Akron Guadalajara Open at the Pan American Tennis Center on Sunday.
