General News

Marking 56 years since the iconic final Beatles “rooftop” concert at the Apple Corps headquarters on London’s Savile Row, the “Rooftop Romeos” will perform music from the Fab Four and more on Monday, January 27, on the shaded, second-floor deck at El Bar Co. restaurant. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the show starts at 3 p.m. 

December is pegged as a time for merriment and joy. But is also the season when elders among us are especially vulnerable to perils that can spoil holiday spirits.

A brilliant run of form in the second half of the season has catapulted the Charros de Jalisco into third place in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) standings and secured them a guaranteed playoff spot. The postseason is set to begin on January 1, 2025.

You’ve likely been to or heard of the Feria Maestros del Arte, an essential, festive and unmissable annual event at Lakeside, bringing artisans from all corners of Mexico to our shores.

This year, the Jalisco citizen collective Proa31 installed 200 new community coat racks (percheros) across the state’s 125 municipalities, bringing the total to 1,212.

“This year’s RIC (International Canyoning Reunion)  had its setbacks,” stated French canyoneer Anaïs Boulay, shrugging her shoulders.

Since December 1, Chapala’s Civil Protection and Fire Department (PCyB) has launched a campaign to detect the illegal sale of fireworks, which are in high demand during the Christmas and New Year season. 

Employers in Mexico are required under labor laws to pay salaried workers, including domestic help, an annual year-end “bonus” called the aguinaldo.