The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Across much of the American continent, October 12 marks Día de la Raza (or Columbus Day), a holiday commemorating the culture-altering day when Cristobal Colón set fo...
After a ten-hour session on October 6, Jalisco legislators finally approved the decriminalization of abortion for women who terminate their pregnancy up to 12 weeks, as well as for...
It is almost hard to express what a surprise my first visit to the new Estación MAZ was.
You are likely to see more horses than cars on the cobblestone streets of Navidad, Jalisco—a pueblito nestled among the high mountains above Mascota, some 130 kilometers west o...
A Chinese-manufactured train completed its first test run along Line Four of Gua...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Security and Citizen Protection Minister...
UK spirits giant Diageo will invest $US500 million to expand its tequila product...
Toastmasters International is celebrating a historic milestone: its 100th annive...
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 a...
Attention all U.S. Citizens! It’s time to return your 2024 election ballot...
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...
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he failed to find the gold he...
Mozambican writer Mia Couto, one of the most important contemporary authors writ...
Open Circle
Tran N. Dang presents “Thank You for Your Service: Protection o...
Bocce Ball Tournament
A few weeks after hosting an elegant dinner dance in late J...
Dragon dance
Sunday, January 26, experience the Chinese New Year with a presentat...
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 ...
Heritage Baptist Church
Consider the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., a...
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...
One question that haunts everyone in their retirement years is: How do I get the...
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...
Everybody who comes to live at lakeside will eventually hear the name Neill Jame...
The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ) is offering the public free access to i...
Joker: Folie a Deux
Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fle...
CASA, the Culinary Arts Society of Ajijic, has been offering an exclusive &ldquo...
The BRAVO! Theatre
How do you carry around a heart that has been broken into 19 p...
The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ) is offering the public free access to its final rehearsals ahead of its winter season performances.
Cirque du Soleil
Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil presents Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities.
CASA, the Culinary Arts Society of Ajijic, has been offering an exclusive “over-the-top dinner for eight” as a fundraiser for Niños Incapacitados for over 20 years.
“The World Goes Round” opened to a receptive crowd on September 27 at Lakeside Little Theatre.
The BRAVO! Theatre
How do you carry around a heart that has been broken into 19 pieces? Does getting closer actually mean moving farther apart? What does it mean to “fall” in love?
Chapala Harp Festival
Musicians will converge in Chapala next week for the 22nd Encuentro de Arpas, Salterios y Más, a marathon of traditional Mexican and Latin American music scheduled for Wednesday, October 9, from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo (CCGG) in Chapala.
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.
Fast Charlie
For twenty years, Charlie Swift has been a fixer and hitman for a mob boss named Stan. After a rival boss puts a hit on Stan and his crew, Charlie is the sole survivor. Charlie decides to avenge his friend.
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...
Everybody who comes to live at lakeside will eventually hear the name Neill James.
Last November I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with one of our community’s longest-living expat residents who wanted to tell me her life story.
One question that haunts everyone in their retirement years is: How do I get the most out of my remaining future? And will it ever again include my indulgences? Here are some tips on how to find out.
Sad to say, but serious investigation into conspiracy theories hasn’t really taken off, even though we all know there are things happening behind our backs—hidden or disguised—and we’re not being included in the loop.
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 ...
Heritage Baptist Church
Consider the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., according to William Shakespeare. Mark Antony, delivered his funeral address.
Christian Science Group
You are invited to attend our Testimony Meetings every first and third Wednesday of the month at noon at Cinco de Mayo 3, Ajijic.
Open Circle
Tran N. Dang presents “Thank You for Your Service: Protection of Immigrant Veterans and Military Spouses: Successful Cases from Jalisco” at the next meeting of Open Circle at the Lake Chapala Society, Sunday, October 13, 10:30 a.m.
Open Circle
Lillie Mae Henley presents “A talk on Family System Theory” at the next meeting of Open Circle at the Lake Chapala Society, Sunday, October 6, 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.
A Chinese-manufactured train completed its first test run along Line Four of Guadalajara’s subway network (Tren Ligero) last week.
Zapopan City Hall is hiring 200 employees to form a new civilian traffic unit to manage traffic at the municipality’s most problematic intersections.
Toastmasters International is celebrating a historic milestone: its 100th anniversary.
Anyone with sisters can imagine what would happen when they get together every other Friday night to play bridge.
A highlight of the 22nd Encuentro de Arpas, Salterios y Más was the performance by Dueto Los Centenarios, originally formed by father and son, Gustavo Sánchez Ramírez and Gustavo Sánchez Bautista.
Hugo David García Vargas was sworn in as Jocotepec’s presidente municipal during a public ceremony held on September 30 at the town plaza.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Security and Citizen Protection Minister Omar García Harfuch teamed up this week to outline the federal government’s new National Security Strategy, which has the chief aim of reducing the 200,000 homicides that cast a dark shadow over former Pres...
Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández, the 99-year-old pioneer of the Mexican left, passed away just three days after presiding over the congressional session in which Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico’s first female president.
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.
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.
The U.S. State Department has announced that many American citizens will be able to renew passports online.
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.
Catholics in Guadalajara seemed stunned Monday after learning that Pope Benedict XVI has become the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to resign his position as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
