Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre Curiel announced recent staff changes within his government this week.

Academic institutions are set to play a central role in “Axixic Vive 2025,” the local program of activities tied into Day of the Dead festivities.

With the 2025 edition of Feria Maestros del Arte opening in just four weeks, it’s the perfect time to explain why organizers describe the event as “A heart show, not just another art show.”

El Hospitalito, the former Catholic chapel at the heart of San Juan Cosalá, was officially reopened as a cultural center on Saturday, October 5, following a restoration project that began in 2016.

A segment of Calle Zaragoza, an interior south-north street running through downtown Chapala, has been closed to through traffic while a major upgrade is in progress.

Students and parents from Ajijic’s Escuela Saúl Rodiles Piña appear to have spurred state and local authorities into action after staging a protest during the September 16 Independence Day parade. Their hand-lettered signs carried messages such as “We demand the reconstruction of our school,” “The budget is approved. Why haven’t they started?” and “Without the school, there is no future.”