A well-attended Fiesta Mexicana held June 15 at the Ajijic plaza pulled in around 20,000 pesos that will go towards the bronze casting of a work of art donated to Ajijic by renowned Mexican sculptor Miguel Miramontes.  

Two criminal suspects were killed and a police officer seriously injured in a shootout that took place Monday, June 17 in San Juan Cosala.

Irked by a sense that Chapala authorities are making no progress in ridding the downtown area of a reviled paid parking system, a throng of citizens took to the streets early Tuesday, June 11 to once again raise their voices.

After failing to meet his objective of convincing scores of municipal employees to quit their jobs, Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta this week announced a “Plan B” to avoid bringing down the axe with outright dismissals to reduce payroll expenses.

An expatriate well-known for his ceaseless fundraising for the Chapala Red Cross needed help from that very institution after he became the victim of a hit-and-run driver on the morning of Sunday, June 2.

Chapala’s Captania de Puerto (Harbormaster’s office) marked the June 1 commemoration of the Dia de la Marina (Navy Day) with a traditional ceremony held at the waterfront Malecon, followed by boating excursion to pay tribute to local men who have lost their lives in the waters of Lake Chapala.