Recap: Good Morning, From Here, July 19 - 25 Monday I have known Kathleen Palmer for at least 15 years. Kathleen is the doyenne of Deja New, the cleverly named, go-to, second-hand, gently used consignment clothing store in Vallarta. She was not the first to open a Value Village-inspired...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, July 12 - 18 Good Morning, From Here, July 14, Monday It's getting close to crunch time: two weeks from today, I'll be leaving Vallarta for Canada and the start of a month off. It will go fast like lightning. The lists will grow...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, July 05 - 11 Monday I finally got in to see Pacific Home last week - a new assisted living facility up in the mountainous jungle overlooking Puerto Vallarta. There are currently eight permanent residents, with space for 40 and potential for future development...
by Edward Potocek Big things are happening for the Vallarta School for Girls. On July 2, 2025, the school officially broke ground on its brand-new campus—a huge step forward for an organization that’s changing lives one girl at a time.
Just weeks after securing final permits on May 29, the...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 28 - July 04 Monday I love my friends in Vallarta. They are many and varied, and if I poke hard enough, I will find a connection with someone I have just met to a mutual friend or acquaintance way down a back...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 21 - 27
Monday Happy Monday, if that's not oxymoronic.I was supposed to attend the Open House at Pacific Home on Saturday morning, but that has been postponed to early July. Evidently, there are road works, as in paving the street leading to the...
The Vallarta Botanical Garden (VBG) is thrilled to announce Tessa Lee as their incoming Executive Director. She will take up her position soon.
Tessa is a career sustainability professional with a wealth of experience in non-profit management, travel and tourism, and social impact. She joins VBG at a critical inflection point.
This...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 14 - 20 Monday We had a soggy weekend. So soggy, the President of the Vallarta Garden Club, Sunny Rossi, canceled the outdoor concert on the Isla Cuale starring Angeloo. There is a chance it may be rescheduled; I'll let you know.
I met...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 07 - 13 Monday A beautiful Monday morning with clear skies for a change! The air feels lighter, a good start to another week in Vallarta.
What I love most about any conversation is to hear people's opinions and thoughts about Vallarta. Particularly the...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, May 31 - June 06
Monday It's the end of the season, and there has to be one final show. One that combines the talent of two cabarets but without the dancers that bring much to the fore, but there is no space.
There is also...
