By Don Caldwell Mujeres en Cambio (MeC) scholarships offer an opportunity for a better future for the young women we assist. It starts them on a radically different life path from that of their parents. Our graduates’ successes also help set an example in their communities. COVID-19 has dealt us a mighty blow. Pandemic protocols...
The Christmas bonus is a benefit to which workers are entitled to receive annually, a benefit which is provided as a support from the employer to the worker for holiday expenses we all experience in December.
Galería Calderoni, located within the iconic design center Fabrica La Aurora, is featuring new artwork by three women artists along with smaller paintings and prints, designer jewelry, scarfs, and décor items that would make perfect Christmas gifts.
All Signs: On this Winter Solstice, Monday, Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will be the closest they have been since 1623. (That’s 400 years ago!) This great conjunction marks the end of a 200-year era and the beginning of a new one.
Tessie has been at the SPA since 2013. Now about eight years old, she is still a beautiful medium-sized Golden Retriever mix with sparkling eyes. She knows how to sit on command and is happy to do so, especially for a treat. She loves to cuddle and get attention and walks easily on a leash, although she likes to stop and sniff a lot when she’s outside. So why is she still at the SPA?
Recipes for apple pie or “torta” date back to the Registrum Coquine, a beautiful cookbook written at the beginning of the 15th century by the German cook, Johannes Bockenheim, who worked at the court of Pope Martin V. There are countless modern versions of this universal favorite, including this award-winning apple crumb!
In these times of uncertainty, nobody has been able to conduct business as usual.
This is even more true for soprano Jacinta Barbachano. She is among the 29 young Mexican opera singers who will participate in the first virtual auditions of the MetOpera National Council’s (MONC) Mexico District on Dec. 17.
The San Miguel Poetry Café will feature two local San Miguel poets, Carolyn Studer and Subalekha, and one “returning son,” Alan Chazaro, who will read via Zoom on Thurs, Dec 17, 5pm. The online event is free of charge. Pre-registration is required at sanmiguelliterarysala.org
People often procrastinate because they’re afraid of failing at what they are attempting to finish, but it may connect with other problematic behaviors such as low self-esteem, depression, or stress.
It has been a difficult year for hotels facing rigid sanitation protocols and restrictions in their allowable number of guests. Even with these measures, many people are not willing to stay in hotels simply because they entail being indoors.