Monthly Archives: September 2019
Leones win 2nd game in playoff series at CDMX
Mexico City — Alex Liddi and Luis Juarez connected on back-to-back homers in Sunday's first inning to help lead the Leones de Yucatan to...
Fire wrecks food stalls at Lucas de Galvez
Three all-night food stalls were destroyed early Saturday when a gas leak caused a fire at the Lucas de Galvez market.
Not today Satan: Leones conquer Diablos 6-3 in playoff series opener
The South Zone Championship Series got off to a good start for the Leones when Jonathan Jones hit a pair of solo homers and four hits to top the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 6-3.
Merida beefs up law punishing street harassment
Harassing women in the street or on a bus can lead to 36 hours in the clink, under new laws starting today.
Los Trompos joins with indigenous artisan farmers to offer blue corn tortillas
Merida, Yucatan — The Los Trompos restaurant chain has assumed the role of “corn ambassador” by working with the nonprofit group Traspatio Maya and...
Noche Mexicana celebrates 22 years with expanded show
Merida, Yucatan — Noche Mexicana, the free and costume-y Saturday-night program that celebrates the nation's music and dance, celebrates 22 years today.
The weekly...
The magnet test, and other ways to find the right grill in Mexico, Part...
It's essential, and not so difficult, to find a barbecue grill that lasts and fits the needs of your home in Mexico.
Part of Calle 59 to be re-named for Nobel laureate from Mexico
Within the framework of the 17th Nobel Peace Prize Summit in Yucatan, the City Council of Mérida will name a section of Calle 59...
On the market: La Casa Verde in Santa Ana
Beautiful, practical and well-located, this award-winning Santa Ana gem is now on the market.
La Casa Verde is located less than two blocks from...
Airbnb transactions to be monitored by tax collectors in Mexico
Mexico's government will monitor Airbnb payment accounts, making it harder to conceal income from the tax collector.
A new regulation will crack down on tax...
High power bills force towns in Yucatan to give solar energy a try
Faced with huge electric bills, municipalities across Yucatan are going solar. The savings have been immediate.
Weary of urban sprawl, Merida encourages more housing in the Centro
One year into his term as mayor, Renán Barrera Concha says that population growth is one of his main challenges.
‘Pocket Concerts’ bring chamber music to the Palacio de la Música
Guitarist Cecilio Perera kicked off the first season of Conciertos de Bolsillo, or Pocket Concerts, a new chamber-music concept at the Palacio de la Música.
Merida street dog learns to be comfort animal in Colorado
How a maimed dog, abandoned in Merida, made it to the States with a new job.
Housing complex in Sisal will be eco-friendly, mayor vows
Sisal, one of Yucatan's least spoiled coastal villages, has plenty of visitors. Builders are among them.
The beautiful star Vega, can be seen with the naked eye these days in...
Stargazers, look up. The giant star Vega is at its most visible this month in Yucatan.
Shining directly overhead and with a distinctive blue tint...
Leones come from behind in playoff opener
Oaxaca — The Leones de Yucatan scored four runs in the ninth inning to come from behind and beat the Guerreros de Oaxaca 6-5...
Beekeepers in Yucatan face growing crises as boom years fade from memory
Yucatecan beekeepers are looking for new ways to maintain production as they face perhaps their biggest set of crises in memory.
Boom times for honey...
Tips on buying a good grill in Mexico, Part 1
A cheap grill won't cut it in this climate.
Valladolid theater projected to open in 2020
Work has resumed on the first modern performing arts theater in Yucatan to be built outside Merida.
Philly broadcast legend dies in Mexico
Gene Crane, 99, died after a fall in his San Miguel home.
