The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
As the cycle of regular summer rains gets started this month, Lake Chapala is standing well below the water levels registered over the past several years.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro took advantage of the unveiling of a commemorative plaque marking the 200th anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of the Province...
Several years ago, I heard about a vast forest located southeast of Tapalpa.
A Lamborghini driven by an unknown person burst into flames after hitting a wall...
Arturo Sarukhán, the former Mexican ambassador to the United States and a...
It’s been 75 years since the arrival in Mexico of the British Council, a q...
The Chapala police force is marching forward with strengthened staff after 11 of...
Just over two years ago, alarm bells rang when all of a sudden, residents on and...
Susan Dale Wright
Susan (Susy) Dale Wright, a long-time resident of Riberas del...
Jalisco this week passed the two million mark for Covid shots administered to re...
Doubts are being raised in Chile over the effectiveness of the Chinese-made Sino...
At the age of 58, Mexican boxing great Julio César Chávez will ste...
Mexico’s Days of the Dead coincide with the Christian All Souls and All Sa...
“Living is no Laughing Matter” came to me like a message from God &m...
The Mexican Senate has approved reforms to the General Law of National Assets, i...
As Guadalajara and Jalisco enter into their warm season, typically between April...
Scallion Ajijic Bistro has become Social Centro at Lakeside.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez continues his quest for boxing immortality Sat...
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our February ed...
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...
Village & Covid-19
Normally at this time in March, the tourists and snowbir...
In the Bahia de Navidad everyone is doing their part to stay safe and help each ...
Jewish Congregation
The Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation holds Friday services ...
As my last official article for this 2020/2021 season, I want to thank my reader...
Officials in Jalisco and Puerto Vallarta, in the face of Covid-19, are hoping fo...
My first and last names have only four letters each. Who could ever get them wro...
With insurrection in Washington D.C. and Covid-19 vaccinations lagging around th...
Is murder now a commonplace news item we don’t even pay much attention to ...
The stiff-backed mountains surrounding Guadalajara have long ago turned southern...
I had planned on writing a nice, lengthy, last column worthy of the place I&rsqu...
My friend Sally received an urgent message from her free email provider, Google ...
Resident expats are inclined to warn prospective newcomers that the worst of wea...
As expected, the first program of the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra’s sum...
F9: The Fast Saga
Cipher enlists the help of Jakob, Dom’s younger brother...
Besides its links with locales that travel-hungry photographer Larry Orinovsky h...
Classical guitar
Eddie Lara offers a classical concert at the Centro Cultural G...
The newly formed Metropolitan Ballet of Guadalajara will present two performances at a gala featuring 40 dancers, scheduled Saturday, July 3, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Teatro “Ignacio López Tarso” in Guadalajara.
Expat opera buffs starved of a fix in these culturally bereft times, should go online Saturday evening to watch – and support – a local version of “Madame Butterfly,” the first original production sponsored by the Universidad de Guadalajara’s Conjunto Santander.
Besides its links with locales that travel-hungry photographer Larry Orinovsky has visited or called home, perhaps his work’s most outstanding feature is its frequent depiction of beauty in the creations of others, be it carpentry, sculpture, architecture, handicrafts or even a row of colorful...
The BRAVO! and Bare Stage theaters present “Giving and Taking Direction: with Bernadette Jones” from May 7 to June 25.
Art exhibit
Hotel Galeria Sol y Luna will host an exhibition of contemporary art featuring the work of 12 artists from Lakeside and Guadalajara, Saturday, June 12, 5 to 7 p.m.
Red Cross concert
Since last week’s edition, some changes in talent have been made to the Red Cross “Sponsor a Brick” concert scheduled Wednesday, June 9, 4 to 7 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society.
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
The bodyguard Michael Bryce continues his friendship with assassin Darius Kincaid as they try to save Darius’s wife Sonia.
Boss Level
A retired Special Forces officer is trapped in a never-ending time loop on the day of his death. Director: Joe Carnahan. Cast: Rank Gillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts. Rated: TV-MA. Time: 1:34.
My first and last names have only four letters each. Who could ever get them wrong?
“Birds fly, bears growl and dogs bark. That’s how things are!”
The stiff-backed mountains surrounding Guadalajara have long ago turned southern California tan — since December the humpback flanks have been shedding green, turning brown.
March is a time when trees full of lavender and blue explode along many avenues of Guadalajara and stain certain rural roadsides like the magical blood of ancient Nahua gods.
My friend Sally received an urgent message from her free email provider, Google Gmail, saying she needed to immediately change her password.
Internet users have a really hard time understanding URLs. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the protocol used to specify addresses on the internet. Typically a URL begins with “https://www” and includes a domain name such as “google.com” then can continue for dozens, hundred...
With insurrection in Washington D.C. and Covid-19 vaccinations lagging around the world, only a fervent optimist can cherish January hopes that 2021 will be a year of golden good fortune.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has generally earned praise for the robust and no-nonsense way in which he has handled the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
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...
Resident expats are inclined to warn prospective newcomers that the worst of weather in the world’s best climate comes on with a vengeance in the month the May.
Our collective obsession with Covid-19 reached a fevered pitch last week as word spread that dates had finally been set to run the second round of inoculations for Chapala’s over-60 population.
Is murder now a commonplace news item we don’t even pay much attention to or show much outrage over anymore? The bloody version of Whack-a-Mole?
According to the Center for Disease Control, vaccinations in the U.S. were averaging 2.19 million doses per week over the last few months but are dropping off precipitously to an average of only 988,000 vaccinations recently.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our February editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
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Reporter marks seven years
Founder and publisher of the Colony Reporter, Bob Thurston, writes in his Potpourri column: With last week’s issue of the Reporter we finis...
AstraZeneca vaccine not for sale
Mexico’s health regulator, Cofepris, has issued a warning about the illegal sale of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Mexico.
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 ...
Lakeside Presbyterian
Sunday, June 13, Dr. Wayne Cook returns to the pulpit. His sermon is entitled “The Sand and the Rock.” Psalm 90:10 says we should expect to live about three score and 10 years (70).
St. Andrew’s Anglican
On the second Sunday after Pentecost, June 6, St. Andrews is open for in-person worship.
Open Circle
CREM Music School presents “Changing Lives Through Music” at the Open Circle gathering at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) on Sunday, June 13, 10:30 a.m.
Open Circle
Ilona de Borhegyi presents “Living with the Vatican” at the Open Circle gathering at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) on Sunday, June 6, 10:30 a.m.
Village & Covid-19
Normally at this time in March, the tourists and snowbirds are trickling northward as fundraisers and community events are winding down, ending the high season at a leisurely pace.
At this time of year, as the snowbirds return and tourists are everywhere, it’s paradise … for scammers.
As my last official article for this 2020/2021 season, I want to thank my readers, and the publishers, for allowing me to use my voice to support the area I love and am proud to call home.
Wellbeing
Typically, this is the time of year when folks get crazed about getting beach body fit. For me, it’s about checking in on how I’m feeling.
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 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.
Despite the recent renovations to the Highway 554 linking the Jalisco town of Mascota with Puerto Vallarta (reported in last week’s edition), the U.S. State Department believes the road is far from safe for travel.
Scallion Ajijic Bistro has become Social Centro at Lakeside.
Although Guadalajara’s Boulangerie Central has been open long enough to receive the city’s highest rating on Trip Advisor for its breakfasts, for some reason I had never been there until this week.
“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.
“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.
Lakeside residents thirsting for live culture have been signing up for a trip to see the inaugural gala of the newly created independent company, Ballet Metropolitano de Guadalajara, on Saturday, July 3.
Guadalajara’s largest cultural space, the Auditorio Telmex, is reopening next month with a performance by singer Luis Ángel Franco “El Flaco,” a former member of the well-know Mazatlan ranchera group Banda Los Recoditos, on July 16.
Staff of the local branch of Jalisco’s Tourism Department were surprised to find signs of a break-in that occurred sometime over the past weekend at the office located at the west end of the Chapala Malecón.
The 35 local students receiving support through the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) financial aid program were invited to a conference on entrepreneurship on Saturday, June 5.
Denizens of the United States and Mexico get on well most of the time, although the chumminess is usually put on ice when soccer players from both nations take to the playing field.
Former independent Jalisco legislator Pedro Kumamoto, 30, was unable to repeat his extraordinary result of 2015, failing in his bid to win the race for Zapopan mayor,
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador greeted U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the National Palace in Mexico City Tuesday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that the federal government will focus on “fully vaccinated” Canadians when the time comes to begin relaxing travel and other restrictions.
Just over two years ago, alarm bells rang when all of a sudden, residents on and near Los Horcones River, south of Puerto Vallarta, saw a dozen or so workers and earth-moving equipment, and then heard dynamite blasts.
It is literally an oasis in the middle of the busy city of Puerto Vallarta, the sparkling gem of a tourist town hugging the Bay of Banderas, from the Marina district marking the northern border, curving and stretching south to Conchas Chinas and beyond to the road to Mismaloya.
Doubts are being raised in Chile over the effectiveness of the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, which has already been applied to half of that nation’s adult population, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
As rich nations ramp up their Covid vaccination programs, many low-income and developing countries have yet to administer a single jab.
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...
Data released this week by the National Statistics Agency (Inegi) showed the consumer price index to have risen by 0.59 percent in December, leaving inflation for 2017 at 6.77 percent – the highest level since 2000, when the rate was 8.96 percent.
Susan Dale Wright
Susan (Susy) Dale Wright, a long-time resident of Riberas del Pilar, died unexpectedly on the evening of June 29.
Mary Alice Sargent
Mary Alice Sargent, a former resident of Ajijic and San Antonio Tlayacapan, died peacefully during the evening of April 21, in Jacksonville, Alabama. She was 86.
Mexican Baseball League newcomers, the Mariachis de Guadalajara, sit proudly atop the Northern Division table.
The Mariachis de Guadalajara debut season in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) gets under way Friday, May 21, 9 p.m., with the home opener against the Durango Generals at the Estadio Panamericano (Charros) on the northern rim of the metro area.
