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For four decades, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had waited for the narcotics boss they believed responsible for the murder of one of their agents to face justice o...
Two major marches commemorating International Women’s Day (Día Internacional de la Mujer) will draw thousands of participants to Guadalajara on the afternoon of Saturd...
“Movies and Icons: A Dance and Song Extravaganza” promises to deliver bedazzling entertainment at the Centro de la Cultura y las Artes (CCAR) in Ajijic, with three perf...
Many years ago, I told two rockhounds from Texas, Kurt and Kitty, that I had discovered a place in the middle of nowhere abundant with blue obsidian. (Rockhounds are people who sea...
A large explosion at a food court concession at the Forum Tlaquepaque shopping m...
Jalisco is seeing a significant rise in doctor visits and hospitalizations due t...
UK spirits giant Diageo will invest $US500 million to expand its tequila product...
A whimsical scene from Alice in Wonderland was depicted on one of the colorful f...
The Centro de Actividades Culturales (Center for Cultural Activities, or CENAC) ...
A striking new sculpture, “The Bearer of Knowledge,” created by arti...
A distasteful Valentine’s Day meme posted on the White House X account pro...
Basketball fans in Guadalajara are eagerly anticipating the start of the 2025 CI...
Mexico’s Days of the Dead coincide with the Christian All Souls and All Sa...
“The Michael Hogan Reader” by Michael Hogan. US$14.95. San Dieg...
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...
Each Saint Patrick’s Day in Mexico, we celebrate the Irish-Mexican connect...
The Jalisco Health Department (SSJ) has launched its 2025 Lent Sanitary Surveill...
Open Circle
Erika S. Morales presents “Women’s Day in Mexico, Hi...
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...
Lakeside artist Efren González celebrated his 20th Meet the Artist recept...
In the Bahia de Navidad everyone is doing their part to stay safe and help each ...
Jewish Congregation
A Purim celebration will be held Thursday, March 13, 6 p.m. 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...
I am in the pueblo of Casa Blanca, Jalisco, population 600, located seven kilome...
“America is back,” reads a footnote to a video segment of President ...
The name Gulf of Mexico had nothing do with the country we know today, which has...
We got there early. In the corral behind Eustacio Ortiz’s tarpaper shack, ...
I had planned on writing a nice, lengthy, last column worthy of the place I&rsqu...
As we reflect on the tech news of the past 12 months, stories have ranged from v...
The Ex Convento del Carmen’s Martes Musicales (Musical Tuesdays) program f...
Better Man
The meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British...
The next two films in the Movies That Matter Festival shed timely light on new c...
Stepping into the gated plaza in front of the Ex-convento del Carmen from downtown Guadalajara’s gritty streets has always felt like a reprieve—never more so than Tuesday evening for the fourth in a musical series just reincarnated by the incoming state Secretary of Culture: M...
Jalisco Philharmonic
The state orchestra, conducted by José Luis Castillo, performs works by Korngold, Mozart and R. Strauss. Guest violinist Francisco Fullana.
Nine films from the United States and Europe will be screened at 2 p.m. every Sunday and Thursday in March at the Cine+Lago Theater in Plaza Bugambilias, Ajijic.
Bare Stage Theatre presents “A Ton of Bricks and Other Random Sh*t,” a compelling and humorous one-woman show by writer, photographer and storyteller Alexis Steinkamp.
Bare Stage
“His Greatness,” by Daniel MacIvor, is a fictionalized take on a real event in the early 1980s when Tennessee Williams went to Vancouver, Canada to tweak a little known and unsuccessful play that was to be produced there, in hopes of improving it.
LLT
Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) will stage the dark comedy “Man of La Mancha,” February 21 through March 4.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe - just maybe - her son’s science teacher.
Nosferatu
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
I am in the pueblo of Casa Blanca, Jalisco, population 600, located seven kilometers north of Lake Chapala.
Aldo Santana is a member of the Cuzalapa people living in La Pareja, a small village tucked away deep inside some of Mexico’s most picturesque mountains, located along the state line dividing Jalisco from Colima.
We got there early. In the corral behind Eustacio Ortiz’s tarpaper shack, we stacked gunny sacks of chayote, wild camote, jicama, oranges, limones, peanuts and sugared candies.
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.
As we reflect on the tech news of the past 12 months, stories have ranged from virtual reality games to foldable smartphones. Yet, the topic dominating much of the conversation this year has been artificial intelligence (AI), particularly ChatGPT.
As I am starting the process to write this I am visiting New York City where this afternoon I enjoyed sort of a man-on-the-street interview with a local whose attention was attracted by my hat.
“America is back,” reads a footnote to a video segment of President Donald Trump reposted this week on the Guadalajara U.S. Consulate General’s Facebook page.
Why is the U.S. election so important to Mexico? Will the election of either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump have vastly different outcomes for Mexico’s future?
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’s been something like ten years since the Chapala-Jocotepec Ciclovia cycling trail was introduced as an alternative to motorized transportation. Back then government officials took plenty of flak from folks who thought it was a harebrained scheme.
The name Gulf of Mexico had nothing do with the country we know today, which has the same name.
I get a lot of people asking me how I learned creative writing. My comment is always the same, “I dropped out of school and played touch-football on campus.” This made me dumber.
Christmas festivities may be long over in many parts of the world, but Mexico adds a postscript to the holiday season with the celebration of Día de la Candelaria on February 2.
Plane crash in Jalisco leaves seven dead
Seven people died aboard a Cessna 207 that crashed on Sunday, December 22, in a wooded area of Jalisco, near the border of the municipalities of Quitupan and Santa María del Oro, the Jalisco Civil Protection Unit reported.
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 ...
Lake ChapalaJewish Congregation
A Purim celebration will be held Thursday, March 13, 6 p.m. at LCJC. Featuring megillah, spiel, hamentasche and cash bar. For more information contact: general @lakechapalajewishcongregation.com.
Contrary to what you might have read in the February edition of El Ojo del Lago, Jacque Bouchard is very much alive and well.
Michicihualli Festival
The Michicihualli Festival takes place March 6 to 8 at La Cochera Cultura located at Javier Mina 49 in Ajijic.
Garage sale fundraiser
Alejandro Luis Perez Landero’s daughter Sarah and her friends are holding a garage sale to help fund her father’s 150,000 pesos surgery for stage two colon cancer.
Lakeside artist Efren González celebrated his 20th Meet the Artist reception at Galería La Manzanilla on Friday, January 17.
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.
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.
“The Michael Hogan Reader” by Michael Hogan. US$14.95. San Diego: Egret Books.
Reviewed by ColinCarberry
It is not always easy to find an alternative take on historical events that is also wise.
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.
Jalisco is set to become the first state in Mexico to introduce mandatory music classes in all public schools, from preschool through secondary levels, Governor Pablo Lemus announced this week.
There’s a new option in Zapopan for freelancers and remote workers who prefer not to work from home or a coffee shop.
Hijos Ausentes de Chapala-Los Cabos and Carreras Chapala are sponsoring Carnaval Run 2025, a race series for children and adolescents, scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, starting at 8 a.m. at the Chapala Malecón.
Motorists, beware: Chapala’s traffic department is stepping up enforcement of the no-parking ban on the north side of Calle Ramón Corona in San Antonio Tlayacapan. This restriction applies to the block between San José and Independencia.
A striking new sculpture, “The Bearer of Knowledge,” created by artists Omark Vázquez and Alejandro Zapata, has been installed at the Juan José Arreola State Library in Guadalajara.
The first heatwaves of 2025 are expected to hit Central Mexico this week, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN). Temperatures could reach up to 40°C in parts of Guerrero and Michoacán, while some areas of Jalisco are expected to see temperatures surpassing 35°C.
Jalisco is seeing a significant rise in doctor visits and hospitalizations due to flu-like symptoms, although the full extent of the current influenza surge is difficult to determine due to limited surveillance reporting data.
The “hugs, not bullets” slogan that defined Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s security policy during his six years in office seems to have been retired for good.
The Centro de Actividades Culturales (Center for Cultural Activities, or CENAC) in the coastal town of Melaque is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a fundraising Street Festival on Wednesday, March 5, starting at 5 p.m.
A man and a woman, described only as being of “foreign origin,” were arrested this week in Puerto Vallarta in an operation involving the Mexican Navy, the National Guard and municipal police.
A distasteful Valentine’s Day meme posted on the White House X account probably had Trump supporters chuckling, but for many others, it prompted nothing more than head-shaking disbelief.
It’s almost certain that U.S. President Donald Trump will impose a 25 percent tariff on most imports from Mexico and Canada on February 1—a promise he made just a day after taking office on January 20.
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...
Joseph Lukasiewich
Joseph Lukasiewich passed away on January 21 at the age of 93.
Millicent Brandow
Peacefully, with her family by her side, Millicent Brandow passed away on October 9, 2024, at the age of 96.
Amy Scanlon (3rd from right, back row), the U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara, participated in the fourth Collegiate Invitational Women’s Golf Tournament hosted by the University of Virginia at the Guadalajara Country Club.
Just over a month after completing his six-year term as governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez is as far removed from local politics as one could imagine!
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.
