Budget travelers desiring to venture off the tourist track still hew to the Rough Guides, a book series created in 1982 by a young British man, Mark Ellingham, who wanted a guidebook about Greece appealing to both cost-obsessed students and scholars of the Greek classics.

Many people would like to enjoy a rich, flavorful glass of wine that accompanies food well, but that doesn’t cost the earth.

Paul Washer and Glynis Ellens met in a small theater in Ottawa, Canada. The year was 2005 and the play was “Funny Money.” Washer played the lead role and Ellens worked backstage handling props and costumes.

Nothing ever happens unless somebody makes it happen, and with this brief article I wish to honor Rosemary and John Keeling, two very generous and hard-working people who have been instrumental in the success of the organization Viva la Música, which for many years brought excellent musical concerts to Ajijic and supported many young Mexican music students with scholarships to help in their education.

Barbara Clippinger thought she had drawn her final curtain two years ago after directing “Chicago” at Lakeside Little Theater (LLT) and announcing her retirement.

Lakeside resident Robert Sandels, who turns 86 this year, has racked up plenty of jobs in his lifetime. From restaurant worker to history professor to writer on Latin American issues, the one job that stands out as his all time favorite took place on a U.S. naval base in Key West, Florida.