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Nayarit Network Breakfast - December 19
 Sue Fornoff
The Nayarit Breakfast Network is coming to Bucerias! Join us on December 19th at 9:30 am (Jalisco Time) at the Twisted Rose Restaurant to make new friends, greet old ones, promote your business/charity and find out what's going on in Riviera Nayarit.
 A Banderas Bay Trading Company Expedition
 Laura Gelezunas
In the past, home buyers had to go to Guadalajara to find everything needed to make their new Puerto Vallarta casa or condo bonita, but when someone else travels all around Mexico to do the shopping for you, decorating your new home is much easier.
Fundraising Dinner at Banana Cantina to Benefit Gib Hauersperger
 Lee Bright - PVNN
Please join Debbi Egan and her staff at bANANaCANtiNA on Wednesday, December 10th from 6-10 pm for a benefit dinner to raise funds for Puerto Vallarta concierge Gib Hauersperger's ongoing medical treatments.
Sally Conley Memorial this Saturday
 Pamela Thompson
Please stop by Sally Conley's house on Saturday, December 6, 2008 between 2 pm and 5 pm to pay your respects to this wonderful lady who brought so much joy to so many boys and girls at her children's library in El Pitillal, Biblioteca de la Higuera.
Fairy Tales Do Come True in Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
After three years together, Kevin and Calea found themselves in Puerto Vallarta celebrating their first vacation. Little did Calea know, but packed securely in Kevin's carry-on was an engagement ring...
Expatriate's Personal Story Gives Baby Boomers Insider Look at Life in Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
Boomers in Paradise: Living in Puerto Vallarta by Robert Nelson describes how baby boomers now flooding to Mexico can realize rich, full and satisfying lives by moving to Puerta Vallarta.
Len Sure Knows How to Throw a Party!
 Mike Sole
Open Bar flowing, backed up traffic, people blocking Olas Altas, a buzz in the air, chanting from the crowd... it could only be Len throwing another over-the-top street party and fashion show to celebrate the anniversary of blu THE ***** Salon and Spa.
December Book Recommendations from Mexico Book Club
 Ed Hutmacher
Covering everything from Hispanic American Christmas Stories to Mexico: A Traveler’s Literary Companion, Mexico Book Club's December picks serve up a handful of good reads that will inform, inspire or entertain you throughout the holiday season.
Mexico's Growing Assisted-Living Market Targets U.S. Retirees
 McClatchy-Tribune
With 75 million baby boomers heading toward retirement and the cost of private nursing care in the U.S. outstripping hammered retirement funds, Mexican developers say they have an irresistible product in the works: active senior and assisted-living facilities in a warm climate full of friendly people for as little as $1,100 a month.
Wednesday, December 3rd Happenings
 Pamela Thompson
This Wednesday night is going to be full of fun on the south side of Puerto Vallarta. The evening begins at 5:30 pm at Barrio Sur with a book signing by Bob Lamb, followed by Banana Cantina Charity Night hosted by yours truly!
A Tribute to Sally Conley
 PVNN
Puerto Vallarta has lost another legend. Biblioteca de la Higuera founder Sally Conley passed away at 2:15 am on Monday, December 1st at Hospital Medasist after suffering a massive cardiac and respiratory arrest. She will be missed by all.
Vallarta Chamber Orchestra Presents Christmas Concert December 14
 Mary MacLachlan
Puerto Vallarta will be treated to an amazing evening of Christmas music, featuring the Vallarta Chamber Choir as well as the brilliant local pianist Joseph Gomez at the Colegio Americana (American School) on December 14th at 8 pm.
Tracking the Heartbeat of Banderas Bay
 Banderas Beat with Laura Gelezunas
Laura shows us some hot properties in some new residential developments on the southside of Puerto Vallarta and how one store owner goes to out of the way places to find treasures to help you decorate your new home. She also takes us further south for a look at a one-of-a-kind party celebrating a villa make-over at Hacienda Palo Maria.
True Dog Lovers in Vallarta
 Jean Caha
On Thursday, November 20th, Daisy and I spent a wonderful day at the beach. She performed tricks for people and showed off just how smart she was. We arrived back to our rental unit at approximately 8 pm. Within fifteen minutes she was gone.
bANANaCANtiNA Charity Nights are Back!
 PVNN
Banana Cantina owner Debbi Egan is continuing to help raise money for Banderas Bay area schools and charitable organizations by hosting Local Celebrity Charity Night at her Puerto Vallarta restaurant and giving 10% of the house to the chosen charity.
 Los Bambinos' Smash Opening Night
 Polly G. Vicars
On November 24th, Los Bambinos took the stage for their premiere show of the season at the Santa Barbara Theater to an ovation of clapping hands, loud cheers and intense whistles from a greatly animated audience.
La Hacienda - A Puerto Vallarta Tradition
 Gary R. Beck
Since its founding in 1978, La Hacienda has been an old style oasis of fine dining in a family hacienda on the southside of Puerto Vallarta. Today, La Hacienda continues to captivate diners with traditional down home Mexican comfort food.
Tales of Retirement - Revisited
 PVNN
If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to live or retire in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, be sure to visit BanderasNews each week for a new chapter of the serialized and updated version of Polly G. Vicars' 1995 sell-out book, Tales of Retirement in Paradise.
Irreverent Chef: Signs... Irony in Advertising?
 Liana Turner
There are some things I just don't understand yet about Mexico. One of these things is the practice of naming a business after a disease or any other dire fear, especially when the business is selling food. Is it supposed to be funny?
Family Feuds & Other Tales of Domesticity
 Ed Hutmacher
One generally doesn't read a book by Carlos Fuentes to be entertained. His stream-of-consciousness style of writing, irregular punctuation and regular doses of emotional and philosophical prose is more dizzying than dazzling.
An Open Invitation from V.E.S. on World AIDS Day
 Ed Thomas
Puerto Vallarta will commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1 with a march along the Malecón beginning at 8:30 am at Parque Hidalgo, followed by speeches by state and local dignitaries at Los Arcos and free rapid and confidential HIV testing in 3 locations.
Faith in Hard Times Seminar, November 25
 PVNN
On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Dr. Linda Abbott Trapp will present a seminar, "Faith in Hard Times," from 10 am to 12 pm at the Christian Community Church next to Parque Hidalgo in downtown Puerto Vallarta.
Hurrah! Los Bambinos are Back!
 Polly G. Vicars
Monday, November 24 at 8:00 pm will be opening night for Los Bambinos at the Santa Barbara Theater. This twice voted Best Musical Group by the Vallarta Lifestyles Reader's Choice Awards is preparing a program that really rocks!
Puerto Vallarta Loves a Parade
 Mike Sole
Vallarta loves a parade! While Monday the 17th was the "official" holiday, on Thursday the 20th of November Puerto Vallarta celebrated the Mexican Revolution with the traditional Revolution Day Parade on downtown streets and along the Malecón.
New Beach Club is Pure Satisfaction
 PVNN
Blue Seas Beach Club Resort and Spa has opened its doors in Old Town Puerto Vallarta, catering to the gay and lesbian community with world class services and facilities on the most famous beach in the Bay of Banderas - Playa de Los Muertos.
Vallarta Orchid Society Lecture Series Continues: Orchid Sex
 T.J. Hartung
This month's Vallarta Orchid Society discussion, "Orchid Sex," which focuses on Who, Why and How orchids are pollinated, will take place on Saturday, November 29th, starting at 1 pm, at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens.
More U.S. Seniors Enjoying Golden Years South of the Border
 PVNN
A burgeoning market for assisted living and senior living facilities in Mexico is drawing retirement-age baby boomers, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Author Interview: Jenny McGill, author of DRAMA & DIPLOMACY: IN SULTRY PUERTO VALLARTA
 Dorothy Thompson
Jenny McGill grew up in the Deep South in Mississippi. After schooling she moved to Dallas where she met her husband, Howard. Their love of Mexico brought them to an early semi-retirement in 1973 in Puerto Vallarta.
One Week of Paradise Retirement
 Polly G. Vicars
"What do you do all day?" we retirees down here in Puerto Vallarta hear from our friends up north. Well, between Pilates Class, the first Becas Breakfast, deep sea fishing, visiting friends and lots of parties, last week our answer was, "Plenty!"
len's life: Phase 4: What's in it 4 You?
 Len
On Saturday, November 29, 2008, there will only be one place to be from 8 till 10 pm. And that's on the sidewalks and in the street in front of blu, The Salon and Spa, at Olas Altas 513 on the south side of Puerto Vallarta.
The Irreverent Chef: Thanksgiving
 Liana Turner
I have always felt protective about Thanksgiving... the dinner part of it, I mean. An American Thanksgiving dinner is a grand tradition, with turkey as the center and mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, yams and pumpkin pie rounding out the rest of the dinner.
Prudential Agents Join Choir and Recruit New Members
 PVNN
Three of the top sales associates at Prudential Vallarta Realty have just joined rehearsals for the Puerto Vallarta Chamber Choir. This year's performance will be held at the American School on Sunday December 14th at 8 pm.
Biblioteca de Higuera Annual Fundraiser
 Pamela Thompson
Get a jump-start on your Christmas shopping and help support the Children's Library in El Pitillal at the same time! With Christmas just around the corner, you won't want to miss the Biblioteca Higuera Holiday Boutique Benefit on November 24th.
Daiquiri Dick's is Going to the Dogs
 Laura Gelezunas
Offering Puerto Vallarta visitors and pet owners the opportunity to have some fun for a worthy cause, and dogs a chance to strut their stuff, the 3rd Annual Pet Picnic will be held at 11 am on Saturday December 6th at Daiquiri Dick's restaurant.
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