From today’s broadcast:
HEADLINES
Jalisco has the lowest hospital occupancy percentage in the last nine months: https://www.informador.mx/jalisco/COVID-19-Jalisco-registra-nivel-de-hospitalizacion-mas-bajo-en-nueve-meses-20210314-0057.html
Governor Alfaro looks back at one year of fighting the pandemic in the state of Jalisco: https://contralinea.net/un-ano-de-pandemia-por-covid-19-en-jalisco/
Mayor Dávalos confirms his candidacy as local deputy for Puerto Vallarta: http://www.noticiaspv.com.mx/se-registra-arturo-davalos-como-candidato-a-diputado-local/
A friendly reminder that daylight savings time change hasn’t taken place in most of Mexico yet: https://vallartaindependiente.com/2021/03/13/cambio-de-horario-inicia-este-fin-de-semana-en-la-frontera/
LEISURE
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Performance venues in Guadalajara to begin re-scheduling live events ‘soon’: https://www.informador.mx/cultura/Auditorio-Telmex-y-Teatro-Diana-anuncian-reapertura-20210314-0046.html
Islas Marías, Mexico’s last penal colony, will open for tourism this summer: https://vallartaindependiente.com/2021/03/13/anuncia-amlo-que-desde-san-blas-mazatlan-y-pto-vallarta-se-podra-ir-a-las-islas-marias/
Mexico’s last island penal colony may now host cruise ships (IN ENGLISH): https://news.yahoo.com/mexicos-last-island-penal-colony-164001051.html
Mexico’s Natalia Lafourcade celebrates Grammy win: https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/natalia-lafourcade-y-fito-paez-entre-los-ganadores-latinos-de-los-grammy
2021 Grammy Winners: The Full List (IN ENGLISH): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/arts/music/grammys-winners-list.html
Music Monday: ¡Ay, ay, ay, ay!
In today’s Music Monday we take a look at the unexpected story behind the iconic Mexican song, Cielito Lindo.
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