Jalisco businesses seek protection against anti-tobacco laws. Can Puerto Vallarta be the top tourism destination in the country? Trash gets removed from the Cuale but returns quickly. How does Jalisco score in the poverty scale? PLUS: What happens when your favorite restaurant bans children.
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From today’s broadcast:
HEADLINES
Puerto Vallarta, top beach destination in Mexico. https://vallartaindependiente.com/2023/02/21/puerto-vallarta-supera-a-cancun-en-la-lista-de-destinos-turisticos-en-mexico-de-datatur/
Could you get electrocuted on the Malecón? Hopefully not. But… https://tribunadelabahia.com.mx/riesgosas-instalaciones-malecon-62848
Clandestine trash gets removed from the Río Cuale but comes back shortly thereafter. https://vallartaopina.net/retiran-basurero-clandestino-en-el-cuale-y-a-la-semana-regresa/
Jalisco restaurants prepare to seek legal protection against anti-tobacco laws. https://www.eloccidental.com.mx/local/restauranteros-de-jalisco-se-ampararan-por-nueva-ley-antitabaco-9479144.html
Jalisco is among the 10 poorest states in the country. https://tribunadelabahia.com.mx/jalisco-de-los-10-estados-pobreza-62852
LEISURE
Should loud children be banned from restaurants? Yes, according to this one. https://www.excelsior.com.mx/trending/en-eu-restaurante-decide-prohibir-la-entrada-a-los-ninos-menores-de-10-anos/1570871
REMINDERS
FEBRUARY 23: My next lecture will be “Great Mexican Songs: Their composers, their performers, and their stories,” to take place at the Joint Coworking Hotel on Thursday, February 23, 5 – 6:30 pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/707982560861783/
FEBRUARY 25: Art Auction at Joint Hotel’s First Year Anniversary. https://www.facebook.com/events/568852905165452/
