The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
After more than 20 years as a pillar in the local assisted living facility industry, Casa Nostra Nursing Home is the first of the existing homes to move into brand new buildings designed specifically for the care of the aging.
The fifth annual Festival de Aves del Lago de Chapala takes flight this weekend, putting a spotlight on Lake Chapala’s abundant winged wild life with educational, cultural and recreational activities scheduled to run through Sunday, November 30.
A throng of students from lakeside’s Instituto Tecnológico Superior (ITS) and various higher learning institutions in the Guadalajara metro area packed shoulder to shoulder in the filmmaking studio at Chapala Media Park Wednesday, November 19, to hone their skills in digital visual arts at a training workshop on the application of the Assimilate Scratch platform.
The rehabilitation of one-block sections of Ajijic’s Calles Marcos Castellanos and Parroquia, including the replacement of worn out sewage and water lines and resurfacing with decorative fixed cobblestones, was completed late Wednesday, November 19, exactly as promised by the Chapala municipal government.
Ajijic’s boisterous salute to spiritual patron Saint Andrew the Apostle kicks off Friday, November 21, continuing on a festive roll for the rest of the month.
Personnel assigned to several lakeside-based district attorney agencies (Ministerio Público or MP) will stay in their jobs after successfully passing the state’s control and confidence screening process.
Moisés Torres Ramírez has been appointed to act as interim commander of the Chapala police force following the November 10 resignation of Public Security Director Ramón del Arco Pérez.
Festival organizers have selected the black-crowned night-heron as this year’s signature bird.
In sync with thousands of migratory birds that have started winging in from Canada and the United States for the winter season, the fifth annual Festival de las Aves del Lago de Chapala will take flight on Friday, November 21, with ten days of diverse cultural, educational, academic activities aimed at raising public awareness and appreciation for the preservation of Lake Chapala’s rich natural bounty.
