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New Restaurants Open This week. La Nube, Vallarta's newest Italian restaurant celebrated its grand opening a few nights ago. Chef Thierry Blouet and partners Luigi Capasso and Francisco Avalos have created a wonderful dining environment. The rooftop dining areas offer a 360-degree view of the city. Chef Blouet, who also owns the famous Cafe des Artistes, says of the new establishment, "La Nube prepares Italian cuisine with a French touch." As can be expected, the dishes are delicious and the presentation, beautiful. La Nube is located next to Hotel Cuatro Vientos at 452 Matamoros. Hours are from 6 pm daily. Reservations: 223-0530 |
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Rosie's New Cantina Really Rosie's has opened a cantina, appropriately called, Rosie's Cantina next door to her popular down home American style restaurant. The cantina serves $10.00 pesos beer and offers other drinks and entertainment. A Jukebox and pool table are available and the cantina is connected to the main restaurant for menu selections. Rosie's Cantina is located at 31 de Octubre 149, one block off the Malecon behind McDonald's. |
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New
Migration Program Immigration officer holds town meeting to discuss legal status of expats The U.S. consular agent, Kelly Trainor organized the forum to allow Ana Catalina Fenyvessi Frizzy, the local Delegate of the National Migration Institute to answer questions that had been submitted as well as questions from the audience regarding legal status of expatriates living and/or working in Mexico. Fenyvessi Frizzy explained a new program adopted to accommodate people from outside Mexico who may be having difficulties with their residence or working status in Mexico. The new program, which began on February 1st and will be in effect until July 31st, will offer a grace period during which those who, voluntarily apply in good faith will not be required to pay more than $1,500 pesos in fines. The new amnesty program allows correction of the immigration status of some foreigners, who for various reasons have not applied for, nor have obtained the authorization to live, study or work in Mexico, explained Fenyvessi Frizzy. It also allows for foreigners that have some ties or connection with Mexican citizens and whose activities are legal. Honest and beneficial to the development of this country. Specific instructions, in English, for obtaining proper paperwork are available at the INM office. It is the aim of the INM office to process the needed paperwork within 30 days, however a backlog has developed and may make delays. |
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International
Women's Day Celebrated in Puerto Vallarta Author Charmaine Mandel was the invited keynote speaker of Puerto Vallarta's International Women's Day Celebration on March 8. The Association Feminal Vallarta, The Women's Association of Vallarta, and the Mayor's office hosted the event. Ms Mandell, a resident of Puerto Vallarta and author of Remember Tomorrow: A Women's Companion, is an international speaker on the subject of women's issues and inspirational motivation. She recently returned to Mexico from South Africa where she spoke at the Parliament of World Religions with Nelson Mandela, The Dahlai Lama and actress Goldie Hawn. In the United States she is working with women's prisons, universities and high school women's studies programs as well as facilitating works shops at state and national foster parent and social worker conferences. She is also working on having her book translated into Spanish to help educate her mexican sisters with the issues that confront women everyday, worldwide. Ms Mandel is a highly motivated woman whose life mission is to inspire women to live better lives. Visit her website at www.remembertomorrow.com |
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Biathlon Announced
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Viva Introduces New Real Estate Websites www.MLSVallarta.com, the new multiple listing real estate site is up and running. This database run site will enable local realtors, real estate buyers and sellers to access all the AMPI (The Mexican Association of Professional Realtors) members' property listings. The site features nearly 300 listings and can be searched by neighborhood, building lot, investment property, and residential property, number of bedrooms, price, property style, keyword or MLS number. This new site will greatly improve not only the ease in which realtors can list new properties but also in researching existing listings as well as assisting buyers and sellers both locally and internationally in the property market status of Puerto Vallarta. The second site www.MexicoPropertyRentals.com is now under construction and will be functional in the next few weeks. This site will assist vacationers and others who are looking for rental properties both long term and short term, i.e. day, week or month. It will also be a database site with searchable categories. For more information on these sites, write to: info@virtualvallarta.com |
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Eight Annual Bahia de Banderas International Regatta starts March 23rd The popular sailing race begins thursday night with an evening of entertainment at Paradise Village amphitheater. Skippers are invited to register for the first race friday morning. The regatta features boats from the US, including Alaska, Mexico and South America in several classes including a new event for Hobie Cats. Recreation events such as dinghy rowing and other family events and live nightly entertainment are also scheduled. There will also be an awards and trophy presentation dinner on Sunday March 25th. Tickets are available for the entire weekend or individual events. Regatta T-shirts are available at the marina registration booth at Paradise Village. |
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Marriott
to Hold Gala Benefit Dinner Dance The Marriott CasaMagna General Manager, Dennis Whitelaw and Public Relations Manager Lita Aguirre along with the Canadian Honorary Consul Lynne Benoit and Psychologist Patricia Villanueva, have announced the date for Gala Benefit Dinner Dance to be held at the resort. The tropical themed event will benefit Escuela para el exito or School for Success. Benoit acknowledged the need for this school, so that children, many of whom have experienced problems with drugs, alcohol and sexual abuse, can realize their potential. The event is planned for April 15th at 8:30 pm in the Grand Salon at the Marriott Hotel. Tickets are $480.00 Pesos which covers dinner, dancing, open bar and over 40 raffle prizes. The Signature Vacations Company of Canada has also donated a check for $10,000.00 Pesos for the school. |
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Catamaran now Touring the Banderas Bay Tour Carnival introduced a new boat tour of the Banderas Bay this month. The huge catamaran named Carnaval Noche y Dia or Night and Day Carnival, which departs the Maritime Terminal every morning at 9 am and tours the Marietas Islands returning at 2 pm. This tour is priced $350.00 Pesos per person, which includes, continental breakfast, snorkeling equipment, kayaks and other activities. The evening Carnival Disco departs at 8 pm and returns at midnight. The $250.00 admission price per person entitles guests to open bar, snacks, games and prizes. |
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International
artist opens new exhibition
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Puerto
Vallarta Prepares for Spring Invasion Eight thousand young adults aged 18 to 20 will be hitting the beaches, bars and hotels this spring. Get Travel, the leading youth Travel Company, and US Travel will be bringing them to Puerto Vallarta for spring break. Get Travel guests will be staying at the Buenaventura, Continental Plaza and Krystal Hotels while US Travel will be putting their guests at the Marriott and Velas Vallarta. Over the past 10 years, these agencies have brought over 100,00 young people to PV. The economic impact of these young people's visits are long reaching as many of these young travelers return not only to visit but some have even bought real estate here when they got a little older. Both Get Travel students and US Travel students also impact the community with charitable works. Every Sunday while the young adults are here, they host clothing and money drive at Collage Nightclub as well as bringing bushels of clothing with them for donation. |
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Sergio
Bustamante's New Sculpture's Contoversy. The newly erected sculpture by famed ceramist Sergio Bustamante is not being received well by the public. The new piece is a ladder rising in the air with two figures near the top and another near the bottom. The locals are calling the hooded figures "Scare-A-Pelican." The sculpture has become popular with young children to climb, but parents have been objecting not only to its appearance but also to the danger it poses these young climbers. This drew a group of concerned citizens to march in on a recent City Council meeting to protest the sculpture, call it an eyesore that should be removed from the Malecon, it is located at the junction of the boardwalk and Corona street. The protestors said it contaminated the visual beauty of the bay and suggested in the future an artistic commission be set in place to evaluate public art work to be erected. |
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Catamaran now Touring the Banderas Bay Tour Carnival introduced a new boat tour of the Banderas Bay this month. The huge catamaran named Carnaval Noche y Dia or Night and Day Carnival, which departs the Maritime Terminal every morning at 9 am and tours the Marietas Islands returning at 2 pm. This tour is priced $350.00 pesos per person, which includes, continental breakfast, snorkeling equipment, kayaks and other activities. The evening Carnival Disco departs at 8 pm and returns at midnight. The $250.00 pesos admission price per person entitles guests to open bar, snacks, games and prizes. |
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International
artist opens new exhibition Evelyne Boren's new collection of twenty watercolors and oils opens at Galeria des Artistes during the Old Town Art Walk this week. The theme of the show is Shadow and Light. The new pieces were inspired by her yearly visit to France and Santa Fe, New Mexico and by her adopted hometown of Sayulita, Mexico. Paintings of San Miguel de Allende and Yelapa will also be exhibited. Boren's shows are always the highlight of the art season in Puerto Vallarta. The show will continue for the next two weeks with some pieces on permanent exhibition. |
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