The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Two armed men made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after holding up the bank branch located inside Chapala’s Coppel department store on Wednesday, July 23.
The second annual Festival del Tequila is scheduled to run Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 3 at Chapala’s waterfront Malecon.
The Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club (LCDBC) selected the University Vocational Assistance program (UVA) to be the beneficiary of 7,000 pesos the bridge players raised during their April “charity month.”
Free parking in downtown Chapala was reinstated as of Wednesday, July 9 when officials from the city’s Regulations Office slapped closure seals on the 21 electronic meters installed on Avenida Madero, Paseo Ramón Corona and Avenida Hidalgo.
After barely a month on the job, Ezechiel Alvarez has gained a firm handle on his duties as head officer at the Chapala branch of the Instituto Nacional de Immigración (INM).
Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta has confirmed that completion of the Ajijic plaza renovation project and improvements to various village streets are included in the public works funding packages that have been approved for this year.
This newspaper received a warning this week from a reliable Chapala area resident who prefers to remain anonymous. It’s important information that may help residents and visitors from finding themselves in the same unpleasant situation.
Recognizing that Lake Chapala is no longer apt for employing the traditional fishing methods learned from their forefathers, 35 local families have united to venture into the modern day business of fish farming.
The student chorus from Chapala’s Encarnación Rosas primary school (Escuela Urbana 1066) has earned a field trip to the Guadalajara Zoo sponsored by the local government in recognition for winning first place in Jalisco’s 2014 competition for the best interpretation of the Mexican National Anthem (Himno Nacional Mexicano).
