General News

After eight years of extensive demolition and reconstruction, Centro Educativo Jaltepec, Lakeside’s hospitality school for young women, is delighted to revive one of its cherished traditions: Christmas at Jaltepec.

Garden Guild

Tickets are still available for the Lakeside Garden Guild’s 2024 Floral Art and Design Show, Saturday, November 16, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Privada Revolución 1 in Upper Ajijic, hosted on the beautiful estate of Jack Talerico and Justo Ramirez, featuring gardens adorned with stunning floral arrangements.

The Chapala municipal government is facing a financial crisis after federal tax authorities (SAT) froze at least three of its bank accounts.

Next week’s kickoff of festivities in honor of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Ajijic’s spiritual patron, marks the beginning of an extended celebration that runs through the end of the month.

The Lakeside Charities Grant Program A.C. exemplifies the best of our community values—supporting one another, fostering connections, and sharing resources to build healthier, more affirming lives in the Lakeside region.

Platoons of local students, athletes and Charro equestrians will take over the main streets of Chapala, Ajijic and Jocotepec on the morning of Monday, November 18 for action-packed parades commemorating the anniversary of the 1910 outbreak of the Mexican Revolution.

“I had a surreal, synchronicity-filled experience at Bar El Camaleón in Ajijic—one of those moments you’ll remember for the rest of your life, maybe even one that flashes before your eyes when you die,” wrote Alejandro Wagner on his Facebook page last Friday.

The 14th edition of Thrill the World Ajijic, held October 26 at the waterfront Malecón, brought out dozens of zombies, witches and warlocks and a large audience for this year’s ghoulish charity fun-raiser benefiting Rotary Club of Ajijic.