In the wake of the violent attack against resident expat Lisa Struss, friend and fellow Canadian Christine Philipson Steadman has launched Lake Chapala Crime Watch, a Facebook page to serve as a community channel for reporting and preventing criminal activity.

A resident Canadian woman suffered a brutal beating Saturday, March 10 during a home invasion at a Chula Vista residence.

The criminal case against a Chapala woman charged with sexual abuse of children enrolled in a local kindergarten appears to be nearing an end following a short hearing held Monday, March 12 that opened the door for a plea bargain deal.

Dozens of cyclists gathered Sunday, March 11 to take a spin along the new stretch of the ciclovía (bike path) bordering the Ajijic highway, created as a part of the urban improvement project carried out by the Chapala government over the past six months.

A recent photograph published in this newspaper of some 20 young students holding up this pamphlet at the reopening of the Alexander Humboldt bird watching trail in San Antonio Tlayacapan made us look into where the young ladies found their birding literature. 

Calling 911 may not be the best way to get quick help in case of an emergency.