As Lent begins, watchdogs monitor seafood prices
Fish will cost up to 30 pesos more per kilogram, just as demand grows for Lent.
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Fines await grinches who withheld Christmas bonuses
Companies that did not hand out Christmas bonuses last month face fines exceeding $400,000 pesos.
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For Christmas at Caimede orphanage, songs and games
To the tune of Christmas carols, children and adolescents of the Caimede orphanage celebrated Christmas by dancing and exchanging messages of peace.
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After tragedy, city reins in fireworks permits
In light of the tragedy at Tultepec’s fireworks market, officials here are warning that vendors selling pyrotechnics will be monitored closely.
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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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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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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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‘Tis the season for the AANY craft fair
In time for the gift-giving season, the AANY’s expansive crafts fair Arte a Mano returns to Avenida Itzáes.
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Where to eat out for Thanksgiving in Yucatán 2016
Here again is our Thanksgiving roundup for anyone homesick for turkey and trimmings.
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50,000 crowd the streets for Paseo de las Ánimas
Police estimate just over 50,000 people turned out for the city’s Paseo de las Ánimas, many of them in costumes and face paint invoking Day of the Dead traditions.
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In land of Hanal Pixán, kids still love Halloween
Two celebrations converge soon in Yucatán: The traditional Hanal Pixán, and the more commercial Halloween, and shopkeepers are ready for both.
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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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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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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.
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Here’s where the DUI check points will be
In time for holiday revelry, police in Mérida are setting up 34 check points inside the city and its surroundings. Here’s how the police will be deployed.
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Liquor store owners ask for longer Sunday hours
With December being the most lucrative month for businesses that sell beer, wine and spirits, the city’s Chamber of Commerce will ask the Ministry of Health to allow longer hours for Sunday sales.
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2015 Thanksgiving dining guide
Updated: Being an expat often means giving up some of your favorite foods, but many restaurants here offer familiar tastes of home each Thanksgiving. Here is our 2015 dining guide.
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Sweets on the streets as holidays near
An altar for Hanal Pixan needs sweets and flowers, and vendors are ready.
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Get ready for ‘el grito’ on the Plaza Grande
Mexico celebrates its 205th year of independence on Wednesday, Sept. 16, but the occasion is celebrated tonight on the Plaza Grande.
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12 places that serve up Thanksgiving
Turkey is a common food every day in Yucatán, but if you want your Thanksgiving trimmings, you do have a few options.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now