March 1st Shirt Night was a lovely sunny evening. The group was not as large as last month, but still lively. We had 2 winners for the evening — one a Hawaiian shirt and another a very fun T-Shirt. Carlo also recognized the 12th anniversary of Don and Lynn Malcolm. [……]
There is only one week left until the sun’s face is entirely tucked behind the moon for a total solar eclipse. The celestial event will take place on April 8, 2024, and totality will last in some places up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds. Most spots along the path [……]
A little this & that from the media. • First stone laid for new Soriana Supermarket in Tulum https://riviera-maya-news.com/first-stone-laid-for-new-soriana-supermarket-in-tulum/2024.html • Mexican airline Aerus interconnecting Cancun, Cozumel, Chetumal with Yucatan https://riviera-maya-news.com/mexican-airline-aerus-interconnecting-cancun-cozumel-chetumal-with-yucan/2024 • Hundreds of military set out to take back streets of Tulum https://riviera-maya-news.com/hundreds-of-military-set-out-to-take-back-streets-of-tulum/2024.html • Cancún to Playa del [……]
At the end of last year, Kate Bohné of Mexico News Daily asked staff for reading suggestions. These are a few of their recommendations …………….. The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia An enchanting and highly evocative story that unfolds in a small town in Mexico’s northeast. The story, told with [……]
“I found out my Yucatán divorce was no good!” Jean Harlow yells at Spencer Tracy in an old late-late-late show movie. The line goes by so fast, it’s easy to miss. (As do many lines in fast-talking 1930s movies). But the line is a clue to what travelers used to [……]
A dentist helped invent the cotton candy machine. When folks learn that one of cotton candy’s creators cleaned teeth for a living, jaws inevitably drop. Born in 1860, dentist William J. Morrison became president of the Tennessee State Dental Association in 1894. But Morrison was something of a polymath and a [……]
THE WEEKLY QUIZ FROM NPR PUZZLEMASTER WILL SHORTZ https://www.npr.org/2023/07/16/1187565845/sunday-puzzle-two-words-scrambled-please I’m going to give you some six-letter words. For each one rearrange the letters to get two three-letter words in the same category. Ex: REGALE (parts of the body) –> EAR, LEG 1. BEATEN (insects) 2. GENIAL (alcoholic beverages) 3. ARDENT [……]
Mexico uses four time zones. But since 2022 Mexico, for the most part, does not observe DST. Some municipalities near the US border and the entire state of Baja California still observe daylight saving time, setting the time forward one hour on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 and [……]
Coffee is one of One of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. In 2020, the average American coffee drinker downed more than three cups per day, and Americans overall drank 517 million daily cups. First introduced to America in the mid-17th century, coffee grew in popularity after the [……]
The AKUMAL CLEANUP is scheduled for TODAY, Friday, 29 March 2024. Work will begin at 8:00 am, moving from Casa Esperanza to Yalku. ¡Please join in! Meeting points and group leaders Pluma Caseta (Ricardo & Monica) Don Pablo Bush Park (Claudia & Ingrid) [……]
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