While continuing to philosophically duke it out with municipal officials and a faction of discontented locals, Guadalajara entrepreneur Hector Fabio Rizzo has more grandiose plans in mind beyond simply the resuscitation of the restaurant attached to the Ajijic pier. 

Chapala parish priest Enrique Monteón Curiel reported the theft of valuables from the sacristy of the San Francisco Church discovered early Monday, August 19. 

Chapala’s Nueva Vida rehab center recently celebrated its 17th anniversary as a local safe haven for individuals battling addictions and substance abuse, particularly those from families of limited means.

The 19th Chapala Model Railroad Convention takes place at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo (old Chapala train station), Friday through Sunday, August 7-9. 

As Lake Chapala continues on a steady rise, Chapala Mayor Joaquín Huerta went into the muck last Sunday to lead a team of 50 volunteers in a clean-up of aquatic weeds that are creeping up on the town’s waterfront. 

The third annual Chapala Festival del Tequila is scheduled to run Friday, August 14 through Sunday, August 16 at the waterfront Malecón.