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I often count on the International Friendship Club’s (IFC) activities to complete my week. Taking advantage of the IFC’s offerings, what would be my ideal week in Puerto Vallarta?
I enjoy languages and am...
This past weekend we almost lost our little terrier/chihuahua/something-we-can’t-quite put-our-finger-on dog, Max. Actually, we DID lose our little street rescue for a while, but he’s back now. He’s ever-so-slightly worse for wear, but right where he should be. He’s been sleepy, but to be quite honest, that’s not a...
In our little collective, we humans get to participate in the creation of the future we wish to experience. Therefore, ‘others’ who do not live in our dense third-dimensional, warmongering world, who see us from another perspective, are advising us not just to watch and wait.
We are advised to...
I had the best Christmases as a child, with all the great traditions you can imagine. Cutting down the tree in the woods (once, before my dad almost buried an ax in his own shin), shortbread, Bing Crosby’s Christmas album on the record player; we did it ALL.
I...
With a heavy heart, we share the news that Allyna Vineberg, the creator and longtime editor of the PV Mirror, has passed. Her contributions to the Puerto Vallarta art and gastronomic communities have been countless.
The PV Mirror was always a labor of love for Allyna. At first, it...
As snowbirds settle in for winter in lovely Puerto Vallarta, what fulfills the days more than lending a hand? There is so much need and many opportunities for volunteering in Vallarta. I have been a grandmother to a teenage boy through Vallarta Abuelos, a deeply rewarding experience. I remain...
You are cordially invited to a special town hall meeting organized by the Amapas Neighborhood Association and hosted by Sayan Beach Condominiums.
The meeting will take place on Thursday, December 7th at 9:30 a.m. During the event, we will discuss the history of the unfortunate incident that led to the closure of Santa Barbara Street, a major...
We are all watching and waiting to see what happens next in the Middle East. It has been dominating our thoughts but very few are talking about it. There was also fear around the possibility of other countries engaging and creating a potential world war.
Feelings of despondency and...
This article originally appeared on Out & About PV.
In 1982, a young lesbian named Vicky Macedo made history. She converted her family home, where she had been raised at Juarez 182, Centro, into the first openly gay bar in Puerto Vallarta.
Her beloved father had died some years before, and her mother...
I vividly remember being sick as a parent with young children. I think the experience must be like army boot camp. You stumble through the day, muddy and exhausted, with body parts aching, but there’s no rest. And that’s because a drill sergeant is shrieking in your face making...
