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The first signs of spring

Lakeside residents are seeing clusters of bright yellow trumpet-shaped blossoms burst out at the tops of tall trees growing along local roadsides and in private gardens.


Chapala holds off enforcement of smoking ban

Although local non-smokers and persons with an aversion to second-hand smoke may be heartened by the recent enactment of strict regulations under Mexico’s General Law for Tobacco Control, they won’t want to holding their breath for an imminent crackdown.

City Hall Adios for Angie

Officials and staff of the Chapala government gathered to bid a heartfelt farewell to City Hall employee Angelina Flores Solano, surrounding her coffin displayed in the lobby prior to her funeral service at the San Francisco parish church on Wednesday, February 1.

Chapala bus depot street reopened

Calle Miguel Martínez, the street that runs off Chapala’s Avenida Madero past the parking area of the local bus depot, was partially reopened last week after completion of the first phase of a major rehabilitation project.