Uber car allegedly smashed by taxi drivers
The Attorney General’s office is investigating accusations from an Uber driver that a group of taxi drivers smashed his car with rocks and sticks.
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Independence Day cleanup: 11 tons of garbage
If the amount of trash left behind is the measure of a successful celebration, then Mérida’s official Independence Day ceremonies were a huge hit.
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White City Ball returns, promising fun and surprises
The White City Ball is back by popular demand, promising fun, frivolity and lots of dancing.
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Midway through hurricane season, remembering Gilbert
Hurricane Gilbert, one of the most devastating tropical cyclones recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, made landfall in Yucatán 28 years ago today. It’s one of the most memorable hurricanes on the peninsula.
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Rains credited for healthy citrus crop this year
It’s a good year for citrus growers this year. Farmers are expect to harvest more than 400,000 tons of different varieties of citrus fruits before the end of this year.
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Summer heat is no sweat to ever-increasing tourists
Mérida, Yucatán — Hotel occupancy in the city during the 2016 summer holiday period rose 6.1 percent compared with the same period last year. During the region’s supposed high-temperature low season, six of 10 hotel rooms were busy during July and August, the Mexican Chamber of Hotels Yucatan, or CMHY, reported. In presenting its monthly occupation,…
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Pot busts almost daily at San Benito, Lucas de Gálvez
With the help of their canine unit, police are making near-daily arrests in the Historic Center, said the director of the Municipal Police, Mario Arturo Romero Escalante. Most offences are for small amounts of pot.
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WHO report: Mérida still needs more trees
A thousand trees were given out for “adoption” at yesterday’s Bici-Ruta under a municipal initiative to plant 60,000 saplings in Mérida this year. But it will be years before the city reaches World Health Organization standards.
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‘Familia’ marchers change route, avoid pro-gay rally
The city was awash in pink and blue balloons as conservative critics of gay marriage filled the streets Saturday.
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Anti-gay march stirs straight allies
Organizers against same-sex marriage are marching down the Paseo de Montejo today, unfairly manipulating public discourse on the subject, say a group of “heteroaliados.”
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Symphony asks audience to dress with respect
And any gentlemen who show up to the Symphony in shorts and sandals might blush when they read the back of their ticket.
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Juan Carlos Lomónaco welcomes the Yucatán Symphony’s expat audience
OSY Conductor Juan Carlos Lomónaco welcomes Yucatán Expat Life readers with a video message in anticipation of the opening of the new season on Friday.
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Meet BAI’s fabulous teen ‘health leaders’
Fundación BAI’s much-respected peer-to-peer education program features seven teen “health leaders,” age 14 to 16, who are key in passing on the healthy message to their fellow teenagers in Yucatán.
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Fishermen in Progreso rescue abandoned sea turtle eggs
A stash of 135 sea turtle eggs have been found in Progreso and are being guarded by marine students until they hatch.
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Sidewalk replacement project winding down
17,472 square meters of new sidewalk will have been installed by the time workers wrap up on Saturday. Crumbling sidewalks have been an ongoing issue here.
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Yucatán Symphony Orchestra home again for 26th season
Seven musicians will perform for the first time with the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra (OSY) for its 26th season, which premieres on Friday, Sept. 9.
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October deadline for road work around Siglo XXI
State officials have spent more than 22 million pesos on improving the street systems that surround the Siglo XXI Convention Center and the tangle of hotels and shops around it.
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Pepe Aguilar to serenade Mérida for Independence Day
Grammy-winning ranchera singer Pepe Aguilar will join the public in celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day on the Plaza Grande this year.
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Dengue cases plummet as vaccine nears
Dengue cases in Yucatán are down 82 percent from last year. Civic cooperation, as well as schools of mosquitofish, are credited.
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La Plancha project to be guided by broad coalition
A wide range of academics and community activists have formed a coalition to shape the future of La Plancha, a park residents hope will emerge in the city center.
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Mean tweet about Juan Gabriel costs Berlín his job
Mérida’s cultural director Irving Berlín is reportedly out of a job after posting an insensitive comment about the late superstar Juan Gabriel.
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Priest-architect to lead Mérida Cathedral renovation
The Cathedral of Mérida will be overhauled. Aside from roof repairs and new lighting, its magnificent crucifix at the altar will be carefully cleaned.
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Survey: Mexico No. 1 for settling in and finding friends
Do you think of the U.S. and Canada as exceedingly friendly places? Well, Mexico has both countries beat by a mile in an international expat survey
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Miracle in Mérida? Church court investigates
A mysterious drop of possible blood appeared suddenly on a communion wafer during mass on Sunday, says a priest at a church in Mérida. Is it a miracle?
That’s all for now
That’s all for now