Candy sales down by half at sweet shops
Christmas means candy in Mexico, but downtown sweet shops are reporting a 50 percent decline in sales this season.
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Mérida police crack down on holiday drunk driving
Mérida police are vowing zero tolerance for drunk driving this holiday season. And they have doubled their supply of breathalyzers to enforce the law.
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Investor cheers Mexico’s ‘Donald Trump victory sale’
While Mexico has always been an affordable place to visit, “the last two years have taken that dynamic to an extreme,” writes a financial writer who just spent five weeks in Yucatán and Central Mexico.
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Restaurant prices will increase as peso slides
Prices are increasing for restaurateurs who will be passing the cost on to diners in 2017.
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Lights out for hundreds of accused electricity thieves
The CFE has suspended service to hundreds of businesses and private homes in recent weeks for alleged energy theft.
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Public funds to help struggling corner stores
To address the stiff competition from modern supermarket chains and convenience chains, struggling mom-and-pop corner grocery stores are receiving funding of up to 50,000 pesos.
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Model Nina Agdal, film crew, stir up the Centro
Danish model Nina Agdal, who happens to be the girlfriend of actor Leonardo Dicaprio, caused a stir Thursday morning after being spotted in the Centro.
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Caregivers hope for looser marijuana laws in Mexico
A 20-year-old Yucatecan epilepsy patient, and her caregiver parents, hope that Mexico’s legislature will continue advancing a bill to legalize medical marijuana.
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Ellen singles out Mérida vlogger Gwabir on talk show
Gwabir’s exuberant dancing in the aisles got Ellen’s attention during “What in the Box,” a “Let’s Make a Deal”-type segment.
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Seaweed doesn’t dampen huge cruise-ship day at port
Two huge cruise ships docked here Tuesday, bringing 5,720 passengers and 2,000 crew, shortly after an unsightly tide of seaweed littered the beaches.
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AA’s Miami-Mérida flight cleared for takeoff
American Airlines says it has received the paperwork it needed to begin service between Miami and Mérida, according to the Associated Press.
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Piñatas endure as a Christmastime tradition
The holidays have come, and with them are the traditional piñatas, whose origins are both Chinese and Mayan.
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Crafts sales soar, despite haggling foreign tourists
Things are looking up for crafts vendors in the Centro, says one seller who explains the difference between domestic and foreign tourists.
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It’s hard to see, but Via Montejo is rising fast
Driving by the Via Montejo, it is hard to detect a flurry of activity, but developers insist that there’s more going on than what we can see from the street.
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Red tape grounds U.S. flights to Mérida, Cancun
Newly initiated flights from Los Angeles and Miami have been canceled, disrupting travel plans for thousands of travelers, while airlines await approval from Mexican authorities.
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Archeologist: Wind farms could damage Mayan sites
A wind farm project in Progreso has an INAH archaeologist concerned about the effect it may have on archeological sites from Flamboyanes to Chicxulub Pueblo.
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In historic pink hotel, a much older archaeological find
While renovations creep along at the old Hotel Mérida, a Mayan relic it once displayed will be loaned to the Palacio Cantón for an exhibit.
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Serious damage discovered at Dzibilchaltún site
Cracks, fissures and even some detached elements are signs of wear after countless years of exposure to both the elements and to tourists.
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Women’s polo tourney benefits orphans at Christmas
The Copa de Chicas for Charity event made for a busy weekend at the Yucatán Polo Club.
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Pregnant cat rescued after 4 hours of drama
In the heart of Santiago, rescuers work four tension-filled hours to save a pregnant cat trapped between two cement walls.
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Southwest links LA to Cancun with direct flights
Already making huge strides in Mexico market over the past two years, Southwest Airlines now has direct flights from Los Angeles to Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.
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FUTV taxis adding free wi-fi for passengers
Still stinging from competition from ride-sharing platforms, FUTV taxis and vans in the city are testing out free wi-fi service for passengers.
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Sunday liquor sales extended for holidays
A Christmas gift to the cocktail crowd: you have more time to stock the liquor cabinet during the holiday season.
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Minor accident won’t delay monument’s revitalization
Restoration work will continue on schedule despite a minor collision Friday at the Monumento a la Patria.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now