When Spain suffered an economic meltdown about two years ago, it set off shock waves that are currently pounding Mexico. A wave of young Spanish immigrants and changes in the business landscape are two of the most evident aftereffects here.

Tennis has long been considered a “fresa” sport enjoyed mainly by members of Mexico’s elite country clubs, but now anyone can play for a minimal cost at the Centro Telcel de Tenis in Guadalajara’s Parque Metropolitano.

Thrills, chills and more than a few spills await folks attending Chapala’s Carnaval bash where an outdoor ice skating rink will stand out as a major attraction during the 12-day celebration.

The IRS Web site brims with alarming headlines — “IRS Pays Out Billions in Fraudulent Refunds.”

On Monday, January 28, Al Jazeera will screen a documentary by a Tapatio filmmaker about a group of activists dedicated to promoting bicycle use and tackling Guadalajara’s environmental problems.

This is not going to come as news to many email users, but there is now an absolute epidemic of email hacking sweeping the internet.  There are several different scams crawling their way around cyberspace, but most of them center on having crooks gain access to your email account in order to steal a copy of all the names in your address book and this often includes all the names harvested from your old emails.  Once the crooks know who your friends are, all of their addresses are blasted with spam emails attempting to compromise them too.