Nutritionist: Don’t blame the panucho!
The obesity epidemic in Mérida has many causes, but the panucho isn’t one of them, said the director of nutrition at DIF Mérida.
Scientists to drill into Chicxulub crater
Scientists from Mexico, England, Spain, Germany, the United States, Holland and Japan will gather in March for a new study of the famed Chicxulub Crater.
United restores early flights to Houston
Those excruciating pre-dawn flights to Houston are back. Here’s why that is good news for many travelers.
A big push to get people to Carnaval
Organizers of this year’s Carnaval, again being held far from the city center, are expanding effort to encourage people to make the effort to attend.
Susan Sarandon heads to Mérida for global women’s forum
Al Gore, and Nobel-prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and actress Susan Sarandon are all part of a women’s empowerment conference that starts Monday in Mérida.
The price of a panucho-and-Coke diet
We already knew that Yucatán was the most obese state in the nation. And we drink the most Coke of any region in the world. Now we have learned the financial price of this indulgence.
Casting call: ‘Five Tall Women’ at MEL
The Mérida English Library will stage the play “Five Tall Women” in late February, and now the search is on for five women to fill the roles.
Rick Bayless’ TV crew hits Mérida
Chef Rick Bayless and his crew have begun filming the 11th season of his TV series, and they will remain in Yucatán for all 13 episodes, bringing tremendous exposure to the region.
Another crackdown on ‘minicasinos’
Local and federal agents Monday morning seized 85 machines from various “minicasinos” in the streets surrounding the Lucas de Galvez market.
MéridaFest borrows treasures from “The Prophet”
A Salma Hayek-produced animated film happens to coincide with an exhibit at the Olimpo celebrating Kahlil Gabran.
Mérida Fest delivers art exhibits to public spaces
Mérida’s past and present is celebrated in three photo exhibits that have been installed in public spaces.
A look at Mérida’s new convention center
El Centro Internacional de Congresos de Yucatán —The International Convention Center of Yucatán — has broken ground and is on track to book functions in the second half of next year.
Saying goodbye to Christmas is a big job
Say adios to 1,500 poinsettias and say hola to 2,000 oleander, rushfoil, cordylines and crown of thorns as the city heads toward the post-Christmas season.
A family affair exhibit at SoHo Galleries
Art runs through the veins of this famous Mexican family: Juan Carlos Breceda, Argelia Rosas and their son Jorge Alberto Aguilar Rojas, or JAAR. SoHo Galleries will have all three featured in their upcoming exhibition, “Legacy.”
Guy Fieri fires up Cancun Airport outpost
Food Network star Guy Fieri created a culinary empire with more than 30 U.S. restaurants, and this weekend he officially launched a new restaurant at the Cancun Airport.
Consumer spending up 10% at year’s end
Over 18 billion pesos were pumped into the local economy at the end of the year, up slightly more than 10 percent from 2014, doubling economists’ forecasts.
Brewery building begins, bringing beer brands back
Montejo and León Negra beers, two beer created and historically produced in Yucatán, came a step closer to coming back home yesterday after a 14-year absence.
Mérida wins Cultural Capital title — again
The city has won the the designation “Cultural Capital of the Americas” for 2017, Mayor Mauricio Vila Dosal announced today. Mérida is the only city to have been honored twice by the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals.
Mérida’s 474th anniversary dawns
Starting at 10 last night, the public gathered at Parque Santa Lucia, and then spread to the main square, to kick off MéridaFest. Hundreds took part in a Callejoneada, or trova stroll, for Merida’s 474th birthday. Today began with a Cathedral Mass in honor of Merida, and officiated the archbishop, Monsignor Gustavo Rodríguez Vega, in the…
Legislative building coming down, carefully
The former state hall of Congress, surrounded by architectural treasures of the Historic Center, is slowly being dismantled to make way for the Music Palace.
INAH to target 50 ‘rescue’ projects
At least 50 historical buildings and facades in the historic center will be restored in 2016, the city council announced.
December in Mérida hottest since 1987
This is supposed to be the “cold season,” but this December is delivering the hottest weather on record since 1987, according to the National Weather Service.
‘Real Expats of Yucatán’ debuts on Bravo
All kinds of interesting things are afoot in Yucatán today – if you can believe it.
Mérida to vie for Cultural Capital title
When the designation “Cultural Capital of the Americas” was established, Mérida was the first to be the awarded that honor, in 2000. Now, the city council unanimously agreed to work to gain the title in 2017.
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