General News

The new stamped concrete surface at the intersection of Chapala’s Avenidas Madero and Hidalgo was completed and reopened to traffic almost on schedule Sunday, November 13.

American Legion Post 7, Anavets Mexico Branch 19 and the Canadian Veteran’s Support Association (CVSA) held simultaneous events on Friday, November 11 to commemorate U.S. Veterans Day and Canada’s Remembrance Day.

Frustrated with the failure of the National Water Commission (Conagua) to take action against unlawful incursions along Lake Chapala’s shoreline federal zone, local activists demanded entry to the session of the Operation and Oversight Commission (COVI) of the Lerma-Chapala Basin Council held Thursday, November 10 at Ajijic’s Hotel Real.

Many Lakeside restaurants putting on the ritz for Thanksgiving are already totally booked, some with three seatings. At press time these include Bobby’s Escondido, Manix, Simply Joyful and Casa Linda.

The Chapala government has taken over management of the canine refuge in Hacienda de la Labor following the resignation of Flower Fowler, the independent dog rescue activist who took charge of the facility last July.

Local school kids will take to the streets of Chapala and Ajijic on Sunday, November 20 to commemorate the anniversary of the 1910 outbreak of the Mexican Revolution.

The lakeside branch of Walmart, located at the intersection of the Chapala-Jocotepec highway and Libramiento bypass, recently introduced a self-checkout system as a remedy for a shortage of cashier personnel.

Mario Avalos Gutiérrez, president of the  Jalisco branch of the  National Chamber of Restaurants and Seasoned Food Industry (CANIRAC),