Jalisco health authorities announced favorable allowances for bars and restaurants. It turns out we will have Day of the Dead celebrations after all. Things are stinky at SEAPAL—in more ways than one! Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 21, 2021
Puerto Vallarta, back to the ‘top-ten safest cities in Mexico.’ Local taxi drivers develop their own app. City announces protocols for cemetery visits during Day of the Dead. Hurricane Pamela brings woes to Mexcaltitán Island. PLUS, uh, try driving around the cow! Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 20, 2021
Jalisco begins Covid-19 vaccination campaign for leftovers in Guadalajara. Investigation in the Line 12 subway accident in Mexico City points at 10 ex-employees. What happens when English-speaking immigrants and Mexican nationals don’t see eye to eye? Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 19, 2021
Covid-19 vaccine doses for minors with comorbidity arrive in Jalisco. Mayor Michel supervises progress in several reconstruction projects in the city. Tequila will become the only sustainable spirit in the world. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 18, 2021
Mexico updates the national Covid-19 stoplight indicator. SEAPAL begins cancelling service for delinquent accounts. Did the city deliver payroll yesterday? Businesses close due to high rents. PLUS, we play the locals game! Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 16, 2021
Vendors begin to return to the Cuale Market, gradually. Work continues on the Río Cuale, but to what effect. Seapal intervenes in Aramara. Airlines add illegal surcharges to their ticket prices. PLUS, our neighborhood exploration of Puerto Vallarta’s Hotel Zone! Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 15, 2021
Airline passenger arrival is on the rise. Bishop inaugurates new museum at Guadalupe Church. Puerto Vallarta’s Department of Culture gets restructured. PLUS, it’s been a bad week for Eugenio Derbez. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 14, 2021
Walking Wednesday Special: We present a real-time walk from San Sebastián del Oeste’s scenic entrance to its quaint main plaza. PLUS, who needs headlines when you can watch a handful of respectable English-speaking local men attempts to prance around in high heels? Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 13, 2021
A missing person reappears and we turn the incident into a Spanish lesson. Pamela goes Category 1. Public buses return to Paso Ancho. Covid-related hospitalizations decrease. PLUS, an unexpected update on the Insurgentes Bridge/Isla Río Cuale crossing. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 12, 2021
Alcoholmeter inspections are back. Former government comptroller goes missing. Governor Alfaro gets a new representative in town. Gender identity gets complicated in Spanish. PLUS, brace yourself for Pamela, the new hurricane. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 11, 2021
Surprise! Today’s broadcast is pre-recorded as we’ve enrolled in a crash course to learn how to walk gracefully in high heels. Meanwhile, discover Mexican pink, a few choice Náhuatl words, the origin of the Papantla flyers and a lovely version of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine.’ Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 9, 2021
The city workers union is determined to have their own land to throw their parties. Another croc gets relocated. Improvements and repairs continue throughout the city. Fluvial neighbors get ugly about a new access road. PLUS, it’s Friday and we explore Paso Ancho. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 8, 2021
