By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS From Fendi baby shoes to LG air conditioners to authentic Ecuadorian Panama hats to designer purses, there was something for virtually everyone at the International Women’s Club’s (IWC) late-summer garage sale at Union Church in Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec on Friday, Aug. 27. “We had more donations than we ever imagined possible for our members,” explained IWC
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The American Benevolent society (ABS) in Mexico will host a lavish Mexican Independence Day taquiza luncheon at Christ Church Parish, located at Montes Escandinavos 405 in Mexico City’s Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, on Friday, Sept. 9, at 1:30 p.m. The menu will include tacos of pork ropa vieja, chicken tinga, pork skin in green sauce, rice, beans, chilies in cream,
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexico’s National Center for the Arts (Cenart) is slated to host a four-day wooden puppet festival from Thursday, Aug. 25, through Sunday, Aug. 28. The annual festival, titled Wooden Hearts and now in its second year, will showcase four plays using puppets by the Teatrapos puppet company. On Thursday, Aug, 25, at 8 p.m., the group will
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO After a two-year hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic, Mexico’s American Benevolent Society (ABS) announced Monday, Aug. 22, that it will be reinstating its weekly tai chi classes starting Tuesday, Sept. 6. The classes, which will be taught by Taoist tai chi instructor Tere Ríos, will be offered every Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the gardens of
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO After a roaring success of its first post-covid garage sale in September of last year, Mexico City’s International Women’s Club (IWC) is slated to host an encore rummage sale on Friday, Aug. 26. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at Union Church, located at Avenida de la Reforma 1870 in Colonia Lomas
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE We all know about vacations (and, boy, do we need them), and staycations (those quick little getaways right in your own city but at a posh resort hotel). But have you heard of daycations? Because many Pulse News Mexico readers are expats, I figured I’d breach the subject. Just the fact alone of living in
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Few people in Mexico — especially foreigners — are aware of a very inexpensive legal document that could be a godsend for those situations when you suspect that something might go astray in the future. For example: “I’ve paid my rent, but my landlord hasn’t given me a receipt.” “My car’s front license plate was
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By JUAN DE JÉSUS BREENE While this topic might not be sexy, for those who live in Mexico, and even more so, for those who are considering investing here, the concept of debt vulnerability is an important factor to consider in the puzzle of a country’s economic health. Sure, Mexico is a massive player in the world economy, an economy
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Like any country, Mexico has certain practices that would never happen anywhere else, and sometimes we become conditioned to accepting those quirky conventions with a “well, welcome to Mexico.” One of those practices that can easily be seen as ordinary is taking out your credit card for payment and hearing, “Oh, I’m sorry, if you
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Most tourists and visitors to Mexico likely assume laws and customs are similar in here to their home countries. So what’s legal and what’s not when taking pictures or shooting video, especially in the context of younger generations documenting every move in life? The rules of the game are very different in Mexico when compared,
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