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 News Around Banderas Bay
Kaiser Maximilian Serves Up Fine Dining for a Cause
 PVNN
From August 22-27 Kaiser Maximilian Restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico will join hundreds of top restaurants in North America that are participating in an all-new initiative to help fight childhood hunger.more »»»
Local School Kids Need Your Help
 Harold Sokolove
School starts on August 22nd in Bucerias Mexico, but school bells may not be ringing for 6 local school age children whose families can't afford school uniforms and basic school supplies.more »»»
Vallarta Artists Participate in Chicago Art Festival
 PVNN
As sister cities, citizens and organizations in Highland Park and Puerto Vallarta have been participating in cultural and social exchanges since the relationship was forged in 2001, and this year is no exception.more »»»
New Puerto Vallarta Golf Tournament for 2006
 PVNN
The Champions Tour and ClubCorp recently announced that the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Vista Vallarta Golf Club in Puerto Vallarta will be the site of a new Champions Tour Golf Tournament from March 27-April 2, 2006.more »»»
Time Change Becomes Possibility for Nayarit
 PVNN - Ambito
Mayor Hector Manual Paniagua Salazar of the Bahía de Banderas municipality in neighboring Nayarit announced that he recently presented a bill to the state congress proposing to change the state's time zone.more »»»
Court Charges U.S. Man with Rape; Drops Corrupting Minors Charge
 Associated Press
A judge ordered a San Francisco businessman to stand trial on rape charges on Wednesday, but dismissed corruption of minors charges because the statute of limitations had run out on those counts.more »»»
Dance Classes at Los Mangos Public Library
 PVNN
Get out your dancing shoes! On August 22, the Los Mangos Public Library in Puerto Vallarta will start offering a series of dance workshops for people of all ages. So, if you've ever wanted to learn how to dance - here's your chance!more »»»
Allegro Vacation Club Announces Opening of First Club
 PVNN
Allegro Vacation Club, a division of Occidental-Allegro (Madrid, Spain) that owns hotels and resorts in more than 75 locations, has announced the opening of the First Club of Grand Nuevo Vallarta.more »»»
Saturday Night Fights In El Pitillal
 Bob Cohen
Jorge Vaca, ex-champion of the world in the super welterweight division, fighting out of Guadalajara was the featured bout, fighting a six round contest against Fernando "El Guero" Candelero from Tepic.more »»»
U.S. Man Faces Trial On Child Sex Charges
 Wire services
A San Francisco businessman was held over for trial on charges of corruption of minors, underaged pornography, child prostitution and providing drugs to a minor, a Puerto Vallarta judge announced.more »»»
Public Beach Facilities Construction Underway
 PVNN
In response to the beach vendors' demonstration at City Hall last week, the Municipal Government and the Department of Public Works began cleaning up the Los Tules beach area to prepare for the construction of one of the promised public beach accesses.more »»»
Reforestation Work Ongoing in Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
In an effort to continue the reforestation works that are currently underway in Puerto Vallarta, the Department of Ecology plans to announce a municipal reforestation program in the upcoming days.more »»»
Beach Vendors March on City Hall
 PVNN
After a recent demonstration on the steps of City Hall, Mayor Gustavo González Villaseñor reiterated the government's commitment to opening 25 public beach accesses in Puerto Vallarta.more »»»
Puerto Vallarta Gourmet Festival - November 10-20
 PVNN
The International Festival Gourmet Vallarta, a unique culinary event that takes place in Puerto Vallarta every November and hosts distinguished Master Chefs from all over the world, will celebrate it's 11th anniversary this year from November 10-20.more »»»
Children with Cancer Vacation in Vallarta
 PVNN
Casa CANICA (Centro de Apoyo a Niños con Cáncer A.C.), a charitable organization based in Guadalajara, is bringing children who are victims of cancer and their families to Vallarta for a beach vacation.more »»»
International Sailfish Tournament Nov 17-20 2005
 PVNN
From November 17-20, the Puerto Vallarta Fishing Club (Club de Pesca de Puerto Vallarta A.C.) will host hundreds of anglers of all ages during the 50th Annual Puerto Vallarta International Sailfish and Marlin Tournament.more »»»
Continental Airline Executives Visit Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
Nine Continental Airlines executives are visiting Puerto Vallarta this week to study the local market and inspect hotels that work with the airline to provide special package rates through local and international tour operators.more »»»
Local Chef Wins Culinary Excellence Award
 PVNN
On July 25, Vince Salaverri, Marriott International Regional Vice President of Operations for Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America, awarded the Marriott 2005 Culinary Excellence Award to Fred Ruiz, Executive Chef of the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort.more »»»
New Theater Company Comes to Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN - Ambito
Puerto Vallarta welcomes a new theater company, Pen and Ink, which will stage important plays in both Spanish and English at the Cecatur auditorium as well as teach design, history of theater, and theater management to interested individuals.more »»»
CasaMagna Marriott Celebrates 15 Years in Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
At a recent celebration at the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort, hotel management recognized 23 employees who have worked in the hotel since the first day the resort opened its doors to the public in 1990. The celebration was attended by employees, Area Directors and General Manager Dennis Whitelaw.more »»»
Family Donates $25,000 USD to R.I.S.E
 Sue Fornoff
The Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza, (R.I.S.E) or the Children's Shelter of Hope, a non-profit shelter for babies and children under the age of 14, recently received a generous $25,000 donation from an Illinois family that also owns a home in Puerto Vallarta.more »»»
A Day Out of Time
 PVNN
On Monday, July 25th, youth, families, and the community are invited to celebrate World Peace Day at the Central Cultural Cuale (CCC) on Isla Rio Cuale. For over ten years "The Day Out of Time" has been celebrated as a day of planetary peace, forgiveness and artistic celebration.more »»»
Mother Reunited with Her Kidnapped Children
 Lorena Moguel
A tearful mother reunited with her two previously kidnapped children said she had been convinced she would never see the youngsters again. Carrying a suitcase of clothes, Oneida Isabel Acosta laughed and cried as she rushed to hug and kiss the pair on a street outside the federal prosecutors' office.more »»»
Biomedical Research Institute Opens in Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
The new Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (Institute of Biomedical Research) next to Plaza Caracol provides medical services previously unavailable in Puerto Vallarta.more »»»
4-Lane Avenida Amazonas Officially Opens
 PVNN
Last week, Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez Villaseñor officially opened the four-lane Avenida Amazonas, which connects the main road in the PV hotel zone, Francisco Medina Ascencio, with Avenida Francisco Villa.more »»»
New PV Hospital Aims to Smooth Insurance Tangle
 Elaine Halleck
Among the new hospitals catering to foreigners and certified by U.S. hospitals that have opened in Puerto Vallarta in recent years, the newest is Cornerstone Hospital, located at Plaza Caracol.more »»»
Rio Cuale Handicraft Corridor Project Approved
 PVNN
According to Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez Villaseñor, the recently approved Cuale River Handicraft Corridor project will "give Puerto Vallarta a 'new face' and preserve the Old Mexico ambiance of the city's historical town center."more »»»
Starship Lands in Puerto Vallarta!
 PVNN
October's appearance of the Jefferson Starship at the CasaMagna Marriott is undoubtedly the biggest U.S. music act to ever appear in Puerto Vallarta, and promoter Benny Cukier has plans to bring big-name rock concerts to Puerto Vallarta twice a year.more »»»
Malecon Extension Update
 PVNN
The new extension of the Malecón, or Malecón of the Marina, was inaugurated on Thursday, June 23rd. This section, which connects the original Malecón to the pedestrian bridge over the Cuale River, was completed at a cost of $9 million pesos.more »»»
New Fire Trucks Arrive in Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
This week in a brief ceremony at the sports stadium the two fire trucks donated by the city of San Bernadine California were officially delivered to the Puerto Vallarta fire department by Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez Villaseñor.more »»»
Puerto Vallarta Park Conflict puts Vendors, Ecologists, Businesses and City Hall at Odds
 David Agren
With tourism booming on the Jalisco coast - both foreign and domestic - Vallarta city hall unveiled construction plans last year for four new parking garages, placing the structures on or beneath four of its parks, including Parque Lazaro Cardenas.more »»»
Construction on Francisco Medina Ascencio Avenue Underway
 PVNN
Construction on the side lanes of Francisco Medina Ascencio Avenue on the stretch between the Maritime Terminal and the Krystal Hotel began last Monday and is expected to be completed by September of this year.more »»»
San Bernardino Donates Fire Trucks to Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez’s Private Secretary, Luis Alejandro Cerda Acuña, and Puerto Vallarta Fire Chief Braulio Eduardo Ramirez Garcia traveled to San Bernardino California last Monday to accept the city's donation of two fire trucks.more »»»
Puerto Vallarta Secretary of Economy Proposes Marketplace
 PVNN
In a meeting Tuesday, Vallarta's Secretary of Economy, Armando Sojo Garza Adalpe, met with Mayor Gustavo González Villaseñor and a group of business owners to propose a new marketplace that would give street and beach vendors a place to run "legitimate" businesses.more »»»
Vallarta Convention Signals Banner Year for IBF!
 FightNews.com
The IBF/USBA's 22nd Annual Convention, which took place inside the beautiful seaside CasaMagna Resort, was the perfect place for the IBF to conduct business, for boxing insiders to mingle with one another, and for officials to work collectively in sharing information.more »»»
Pitillal River Banks Reforestation Program
 PVNN
Last week, Vallarta city officials began a comprehensive reforestation project along the Pitillal River banks with the intention of turning the Pitillal River's Federal Zone into a sports and recreation area.more »»»
Pacific Mexican Renaissance
 Moneyplans.net
The well kept secrets of Pacific Mexico's dramatic cliffs, coves and sand have long attracted the Hollywood set looking for a quiet escape. Since opening up to foreign investment, Puerto Vallarta has seen an explosion in luxury residential resort development.more »»»
Fernández and Fireworks Illuminate Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
Alejandro Fernández - the #1 singer in Jalisco and son of legendary performer Vinciente Fernandez - and a fantastic fireworks wrapped up a fun-filled day of city pride as the people of Puerto Vallarta celebrated the 87th Anniversary of the formation of our municipality.more »»»
Promotion of Private Investments and Tourism Continue
 PVNN - Ambito
Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez Villaseñor meets with International Commerce students from the University of Arizona in an effort to improve relations between Mexico and the United States and promote US business and investments in Mexico.more »»»
Puerto Vallarta Audiences Love "The Phantom"
 TJ Hartung
A Night with the Phantom, a multimedia presentation at Santa Barbara Theatre, has generated so much interest that it has been held over and will continue playing Sunday nights through June 19th.more »»»
Puerto Vallarta Welcomes Mickey Mouse and the Disney Magic
 PVNN
The Disney Magic cruise ship made its inaugural voyage to the Mexican Riviera, the first of 12 consecutive seven-night trips, with stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and Cabo San Lucas. The luxury cruise ship arrived in Puerto Vallarta on Tuesday with approximately 2,600 passengers and just under 1,000 crew members aboard.more »»»
Ocean Odyssey
 Dave Moller
Tom Tennies and Kit Hanes were on their way to the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific, sailing 2,650 miles from Puerto Vallarta to fulfill a dream. Hanes had wanted to sail the Pacific for some time, but Tennies was looking within, to see if he could overcome his polio-induced disability on the trip of a lifetime.more »»»
Vallarta's Nuestra Belleza Pageant 2005
 Erich Haubrich
Last Saturday night at the Los Arcos Amphitheater, 13 young women competed in the 2005 Nuestra Belleza beauty pageant to decide who would become crowned the next "Miss Puerto Vallarta."more »»»
Helping Poor Mexicans Inspires Sisters
 Shlee Daye
For young Summerland, Canada sisters Chanel and Emily Chartrand, a recent visit to the city dump in Puerto Vallarta was an eye-opening and "inspiring" opportunity to help children and families less fortunate than themselves.more »»»
Another Puerto Vallarta Park Closes
 David Agren
Puerto Vallarta officials closed Parque Benito Juarez last Friday night, clearing out the vendors' stalls and playground equipment to make way for a three-story parking garage.more »»»
The Rocky Horror Show at the Palm
 Christopher Codrington
This version of 'Rocky' as it is called by fans that is currently showing at the Palm on Olas Altas is derived from the play, not the movie, and is acted out by a lively cast of locals.more »»»
Lázaro Cárdenas Park to be Next Parking Lot
 PVNN
City officials are making plans to give the Olas Altas area, also known as the Romantic Zone, a "face-lift" to improve the visual image of the South Side of Puerto Vallarta. The three-part renovation plan has a projected cost of three million pesos.more »»»
Local Support for the Naval Hospital
 PVNN
Recently, an anesthesia machine and a heart and oxygen monitor were formally handed over to the Mexican Naval Hospital in Puerto Vallarta. The story behind this gift starts several months ago, when the annual Navy League's regional meeting was held in PV last February.more »»»
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