General News

Officials from the District V Regional Prosecutor’s Office based in Chapala are investigating a probable case of femicide following the September 10 discovery of the body of a 54-year-old woman in her home in the Senderos del Lago development at Chantepec on the eastern outskirts of Jocotepec.

Anavets Mexico Unit 19 threw a celebration to mark its third anniversary on Saturday, September 2, with a full house gathering for an Italian buffet luncheon at Torcello Restaurant in San Antonio Tlayacapan.

Haute couture designer Paul Medina wowed the sellout crowd in attendance at the September 7 Cruz Roja Chapala fashion show benefit.

Héctor España, proprietor of Ajijic’s Manix Restaurant, has announced that the popular dining spot will celebrate its 37-year anniversary with a gala dinner on Wednesday, September 20.

Weary of the lax intervention by federal authorities to attend to environmental and management issues plaguing Lake Chapala and Jalisco as a whole, activist groups from the state converged in the nation’s capital this week to air their grievances directly to pertinent government agencies.

Fiestas Patrias festivities will keep the lakeside area jumping over the coming week in the build-up to the Saturday, September 16 celebration of Mexico’s Independence Day.

Sonoma County wine maker John Windham began his love affair with the grape at an early age. Born into a military family, he lived in 13 different towns around the United States before he finished school, but the one constant in his life was Sunday meals with the family and a glass of wine. (His grandmother on his father’s side was from France.)

An expat resident of Ajijic, reportedly driving under the influence of alcohol, went on a rampage Monday, September 4, colliding with several parked vehicles and attempting to avoid the intervention of traffic police while en route from the Ajijic Malecón to her residence.