By Bill Wilson “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ― C. S. Lewis His journey to become a noted author of...

Explore your creativity through mixed media experimentation! We’ll learn about gel plates, stencils, vintage papers, photo transfers,...

By Natalie Taylor In Latin America men who shine shoes are called limpiabotas  or lustrabotas —boot cleaner or boot shiner, respectively....

By Rob Johnson With the rains in full swing, the land around San Miguel de Allende comes alive. Gardens swell with green, the parched...

By Bill Wilson "A mala lluvia, buen paraguas” (for a heavy rain bring a good umbrella) - Weather  dicho June was a great opening act for...

Around Town: They are right out of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ (1982 play by Tim Rice) - flitting about San Miguel de...

By Carolina de la Cajiga When Lena Bartula  arrived in San Miguel de Allende in 2004, she helped a group of embroiderers from el campo....

By Bill Wilson with photos by Sam Pérez "For me the printing process is part of the magic of photography. It's that magic that can be...

By Aundria McMillan Humphrey Mexico City-born contemporary visual artist Jaime Colín  is set to debut his exhibition, Geological Spiral:...

By Jonathan Lockwood Last month I wrote about a place that helped ignite San Miguel de Allende’s mezcal renaissance . But five years...

By Felecia Ford July’s spotlight is on Rick Shlosser , world-renowned recording artist, and drummer. Originally a Boston native, Rick is...

By Danita Brisson Late last year I announced the compilation of a Directory of  Nonprofits  and invited qualifying groups to register. My...

By Isabel Castrejón Pascacio Our San Miguel de Allende is known for its artistic spirit, international flair, and deep cultural roots....

By Natalie Taylor. Photo by Lander Rodríguez Since antiquity the role of a chronicler has been to record events as they occur, and...

By Carla Maria Pérez What is wellness, and why should we care? Wellness is a lifelong journey of enhancing your emotional, spiritual,...

By Frank "Sugar" Hudson The current surge of veterans relocating to México may seem like a recent phenomenon, there has been a consistent...

Antaño Cuatro Restaurante You know as soon as you step inside, this is old-world eighty-plus-years, according to Señora Alejandra, the...

By Carolina de la Cajiga “I might be exaggerating if I say I was born in my parents’ hardware store, Ferretería Lara —but almost. Amongst...

By Pascual Hijuelos Bill Fares , a longtime resident of San Miguel, is an abstract artist with a strong affinity for tradition. However,...

By Natalie Taylor We were at lunch at one of the restaurants along Salida a Celaya when a man with a violin walked in and set up in a...

By Amy G. Rothlin Mexican gastronomy has a thousand traditional recipes recognized by UNESCO; it isn’t just food, it’s culture, history,...

By Danita Brisson Volunteering is a personal and satisfying way to support a cause. When deciding whether a long or short-term commitment...

By Dr. Jim Starr For those of us living in San Miguel, the challenges to maintaining our health are different than for those living in...

By Bill Wilson “Time is a river...and books are boats. Many volumes start down that stream, only to be wrecked and lost beyond recall in...