In a historical building, with a current staff of 150, Mama Mia restaurant is preparing to reopen, and hopes for success once again. The restaurant’s history started with Adriano’s, a small restaurant located in the Posada La Fuente hotel. The patio was filthy, and some of the hotel’s clients, unable to pay their bills and perhaps harboring stolen goods, would flee through a window on Calle Jesús. The hotel was awful and the restaurant was a failure.
How to Use Your Face Mask Correctly
On April 30 the City Council of San Miguel de Allende voted to make an official decree that the use of face masks, intended to help to stop the spread of COVID-19, is obligatory in all public spaces, on public transportation, in the streets, at businesses, and in government buildings. These are the steps recommended by the health authorities for...
Jóvenes Adelante Minicongress 1.0 Opens 2020 Application Period
By Don Krim On January 18, 2020, more than 80 aspiring new applicants for the class of 2020 arrived bright and early for their first, in-person experience with Jóvenes Adelante (JA). Some came with their parents and spent 30 minutes at our coffee open house with a mix of current students, graduates, and mentors. After a 90-minute orientation to JA...
San Miguel de Allende 2020 Food in Film Festival
Film 2020 Food in Film FestivalSix movies and three lecturesFri–Sun, Feb 21–23Bellas ArtesHernandez Macías 75Tickets 300 pesos per movie50 pesos per lecture1600 pesos for three-day universal passBoleto City, Mercado SanoE-tickets: boletocity.com By Lauren Sevrin Get in on the ground floor to support and welcome Chef Daniel Nates who won the coveted Food and Wine Magazine Award for 2019 Best New...
Los viernes son para compartir
Por Jesús Aguado Febrero es también la época de compartir lo que somos, lo que sentimos, lo que sabemos; un programa de mujeres ayudando a mujeres inicia este día, y se llevará a cabo cada viernes. Viernes de Compartir, es un programa del Instituto Municipal de Atención a la Mujer—encabezado por Cinthya Sifuentes. Con este programa, cada una de las...
Traffic Lights in Flux
By Jesús Aguado After the new traffic lights were installed in San Miguel de Allende doubts increased about their efficiency and operation, according to authorities who we questioned. Samuel Mercadillo, the Comisario de Tránsito y Movilidad (Commissioner of Transit and Mobility), said he did not know who decided to put them in. Mercadillo is responsible for traffic safety in the...
The World Is Waiting for 100 Young Men and Women
By Jesús Aguado The Institute for San Miguel Youth published an open call to send 100 Sanmiguelenses to 100 countries on six continents. They will learn about culture, get involved in community activities, and promote Mexican culture. The secretary of the institute of Jóvenes de Clase Mundial (World Class Youth), Ricardo Trujillo, made the announcement last week. He said that...
What to Do When Cleaning Your Electronics
Spring has sprung when we move our clocks forward to daylight saving time, and for many people, this is also time for some spring cleaning.
Living in an Upended World: Don’t Let Down Your Guard!
Picture a deadly pandemic going into its second year. Government officials insist on the need to continue social distancing, gathering bansand mask mandates.
Jóvenes Adelante–The Agony and the Ecstasy
Like every generation young Mexicans hope to lead a better life than their parents.
Rotary Presentation “Tales of La Vírgen Morena”
in his presentation to the Mid-Day Rotary Club on Tuesday, April 13, Butterfield is focusing a cultural and historical lens on the Virgin of Guadalupe, also called “La Vírgen Morena,”
Gonzalo González Is San Miguel de Allende’s Interim Mayor
At the City Council meeting on March 29 saw changes in Council representation. Five members are campaigning for mayor or for reelection.
Luis Alberto Villarreal “Will Be Mayor Again”
Luis Alberto Villarreal, mayor of San Miguel de Allende, requested and was granted an indefinite leave of absence to pursue his candidacy for a second term as mayor.
A Garden for San Miguel?
Dozens of houses—single-family, duplex, and even triplex, stand on 28 hectares in the upper part of the city at Jardines de Allende.
Online Workshop Embroidery of Tenango de Doria
On Saturday April 17, 2021 at 10am there will be a workshop called “Ah, for Hilachas: Textile and Weaving Workshops” presented through Zoom.
Cakes, juices and smoothies at El Gordo
El Gordo has been offering best quality products for about seven months.