Among the hundreds of tequilas on the local market nowadays (not to mention the international brands), how can a novice taster select the best?  Trust a chemical engineer to know the secrets of the trade, from agave planting to final labeling – as I learned on a recent boozy afternoon in the Tlaquepaque tequila boutique “El Buho.”

“Connections lead to connections,” muses tequila producer and tourism entrepreneur-turned-film producer David Ruiz as he thumbs through the pages of his latest project:  a script for a film documentary focusing on Jalisco’s iconic contributions to Mexican identity. 

Research by Spanish-language daily Mural has revealed that motorists in Guadalajara are being shortchanged by Pemex gas stations pretty much every other time they fill up their tanks.

With a tiny herb garden along one wall and well designed signage and parking out front, a family bakery, Roggenbrot, that produces artisan bread opened three months ago on a quiet street a few blocks from Plaza Mexico in Guadalajara.

Hundreds of revelers flocked to the Cerro de la Riena in Tonala on July 25 to witness the traditional Danza de los Tastoanes honoring Saint James the Apostle and commemorating an indigenous insurgence during the Spanish invasion of western Mexico.

The new board members of Jocotepec’s School for Special Needs Children (formerly School for the Deaf) are ready to launch a new mission, programs and fundraising plans for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year and season.