The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
After more than a week of heated wrangling over the most desirable method to refurbish Ajijic’s central streets, the verdict is in. Municipal authorities have prevailed in their plan to resurface four blocks of roadway with cobblestones fixed in concrete, providing temporary jobs to 40 unemployed local construction workers.
A group of highly qualified registered nurses and educators have designed and developed a physician-sponsored health care assistant program so that bilingual area Mexican men and women can learn professional and health care skills that will prepare them for jobs in private homes, nursing homes and medical offices.
Sports buffs looking for a change-of-pace spectator event should get a kick out of the Lucha Libre wrestling program on the bill for Saturday, November 8, 7:30 p.m., at Chapala’s Municipal Colisuem, located on the north end of Avenida Madero, next door to the main soccer pitch.
An appreciative audience enjoyed a close gander at a fascinating array of 19th- and early 20th- century treasures that were brought for evaluation at the Faux Antiques Roadshow, held Saturday, October 25 as a fundraiser for the Tepehua Community Center education program.
The October 17 ribbon-cutting of a sparsely equipped autopsy theater marked a small but significant step toward transforming Chapala into the future headquarters of Jalisco’s Fifth Judicial District.
The unexpected launch of an infrastructure and street improvement project in the center of Ajijic has provoked heated criticism of the municipal government, a rumpus among the village populace and a brewing debate over the pros and cons of modernization.
Lakeside area tequila producers Sandy Estrada and Daniel Ruiz hosted the October 18 inauguration of their newest blue agave plantation, the first they are cultivating on the north shore corridor. The two men are compadres and business partners in the production of Tequila Sandy y Daniel, a premium, limited-yield brand made from plantings grown in the fertile fields bordering Lake Chapala.
Chapala is decked out for the Dead of the Dead weekend with a fanciful display of giant skeleton figures lined up in the heart of the city.
Representatives of taxi drivers based in Chapala and Ajijic have come on board with local businesses and state agencies to improve customer services, including a commitment to make late night transport more accessible to residents and visitors.
