March is a good month for cruise arrivals. Responsible verification fines are here. Covid-19 is no longer a serious illness. Another wine tasting is coming to a favorite business. PLUS: an exciting announcement featuring ‘So You Think You Can RISE’ first-prize winners, Raíces.
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From today’s broadcast:
HEADLINES
22 cruise arrivals in Puerto Vallarta this month. https://vallartaopina.net/este-mes-habra-22-arribos-de-cruceros-internacionales-a-vallarta/
Operative for non-verified vehicles along State Highway 544 is announced. https://contralinea.net/a-partir-del-miercoles-desplegaran-operativo-en-la-544-para-multar-por-no-cumplir-con-verificacion-vehicular/
Improvements along Francisco Medina Ascencio’s northbound lateral are yet to begin. https://tribunadelabahia.com.mx/rehabilitacion-ingreso-no-avanza-63157
What’s the deal with Mexico’s electoral reform? https://www.informador.mx/mexico/Reforma-electoral-por-que-causan-tanta-polemica-y-protestas-masivas-en-Mexico-los-cambios-propuestos-por-Lopez-Obrador-al-INE-20230227-0044.html
AMLO (who just stuck his nose in Peru’s internal affairs) criticizes US’ Anthony Blinken for doing the same. https://tribunadelabahia.com.mx/amlo-blinken-inmiscuirse-politica-63164
Covid-19 is no longer a serious illness, says Hugo López-Gatell. https://tribunadelabahia.com.mx/covid-19-dejo-de-ser-enfermedad-grave-63166
LEISURE
The Secret Wine Bar announces Mexican wine tastings in March.
https://www.facebook.com/thesecretwinebar/posts/pfbid0FYyaSAxxcDC4XepVHy3dQFJaoEQCqEzRxJyjRLuiZzFteTWq9fbJGAMsNS1rXj49l
SAVE THE DATE! I will host a panel discussion with “So You Think You Can RISE” first-prize winning ensemble Raíces on March 23 at 5 pm. (Formal announcement coming soon.) https://www.facebook.com/Raicesmusicamexicana
MARCH 9: Don’t miss my next music appreciation lecture, “How to Listen to Jazz” at the Joint Coworking Hotel. https://www.facebook.com/events/2818468704952150
