Improvements at the Regional Hospital are ready. Mexico kisses daylight savings goodbye. Construction of a new airport terminal is set to begin. PLUS, the first Day of the Dead headline we’ve seen this year. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • August 25, 2022
We’ve got sinkholes, local and regional tours, beauty pageants, chiles en nogada, and much more in this TGIF edition of Coffee & Headlines. PLUS, great feedback from many of you after yesterday’s Members-Only broadcast. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • August 19, 2022
SEAPAL concludes improvements in Versalles. Sewage water leaks into restaurants—ew. Marina Vallarta will have its own patron saint fiesta. PLUS, it’s raining cats and dogs at Google! Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • August 17, 2022
OUCH! Local musicians report foreign performers with immigration. Booster shot preregistration is opening for folks 30+. More specific information about trash collection is revealed. Baja announces foreign tourist tax. PLUS, more shade about Diana the Hunter. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • February 15, 2022
Tomorrow’s booster shot campaign for folks in their 50s has been postponed, apparently. SEAPAL begins repairs on Santa Barbara Street. The ceviche Festival is coming back this weekend. PLUS, are you storing your tortillas properly? Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • January 24, 2024
Puerto Vallarta’s ‘reglamentos’ director is fired. The vaccination campaign ran smoother than the previous day. We share echoes from yesterday’s impromptu walk. PLUS, we have a glitchy Taco Tuesday, but that’s ok—it is Wednesday, after all! Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • December 15, 2021
Mayor Michel is under fire for double standards. Today is the last day for the Covid-19 leftover vaccination campaign. Jalisco’s health board finally meets. There’s a new, free neutering clinic you may want to know about. PLUS, today we discuss Amapas!
Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • November 5, 2021
Jalisco is returning to ‘green’ in the national Covid-19 stoplight indicator. City authorizes a patron saint party despite the fact they are forbidden. Details emerge about last-minute Day of the Dead activities. PLUS, on our Friday neighborhood profile, we explore Conchas Chinas. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • October 29, 2021
Covid-19 vaccination strategy for minors with pre-existing conditions to be announced Tuesday. “There are important projects coming for Puerto Vallarta,” says AMLO. Could there be a condo landslide in the works in Conchas Chinas? PLUS, more praise for Whisky Kitchen. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • September 23, 2021
Second Covid-19 vaccine campaign for folks 18-29 began this morning. Puerto Vallarta cases continue to increase, however. Public transportation system increases bus fleet. A second sinking appears along Mascota highway. Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • August 23, 2021
Second vaccine for folks 50+ is coming next week, apparently. Nayarit now has the highest Covid-19 hospital occupancy rate in the country. Local health board meets to confirm the closing of bars and nighttime venues. PLUS, more Tokyo drama and a bit of bar association drama—why not? Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • July 30, 2021
In our first-ever Food for Thought Thursday, we examine the topic of live theater in English in Puerto Vallarta: how it’s developed over the past two decades and how its development compares to that of theater in Spanish. Through a series of 10 questions, we attempt to answer the question: as a community of English-speaking, audience member locals, are we getting what we want when it comes to theater in English in 2021? Continue reading Coffee & Headlines • July 1, 2021
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