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Quality high technology video, audio, VOIP and WiFi services in Vallarta Latest The Beat Discover Spotlight Popular Weddings PV Fishing Street Eats KidsPV archives TOP STORIES, EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Twila's Out and About in Puerto Vallarta Liana Turner: The Art of Creative Parking Vallarta in Urgent Need of Blood Donors   Mexico's High Hopes for the High Season Linda Neil: Active Living - Assisted Living First Bucerias Art Walk of the Season VALLARTA/LOCAL · A BanderasNews Brief & Upcoming Events · Beta Sigma Phi Wine and Cheese Party La Palapa to Open Becas' New Season · Green Art Premieres at Splurge in Bucerias · Major Upgrade for Real Estate MLS Service · 2009 Puerto Vallarta Half Marathon and 5k · Still PV's Favorite Mexican Restaurant BanderasNews Entertainment Report · This Month's Hot Property at Tropicasa · Junk Food as 'Addictive as Drugs' · Cafe Roma Kids North American Tour · Twila's Out and About in Puerto Vallarta · Free Rheumatology Lecture at CasaMagna · Mexico's High Hopes for High Season · Vallarta Little League Season Partnerships · A Landmark in Bucerias: Mark's Bar & Grill · Viejo Vallarta 5th Anniversary Dinner · Liana Turner: The Art of Creative Parking · Buenaventura Grand Debuts New Kids Spa BINGO Raises Funds for 1424 Bouganvillea Puerto Vallarta Little League Opens Dec 5 · First Bucerias Art Walk of the Season · Stan Gabruk's Vallarta Fishing Experience · R.D. 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Mama Vallarta's Kitchen Feeds the Hungry · TeknoGeekz: VoIP Options For ExPats · International Community Foundation Survey More Local Articles | More Local Videos MEXICO · The Deadly Side of Growing Vigilantism · "For Kidnapping, the Boss of Bosses" · Mexico-US Hold Extradition Talks · ‘Long Way to Go’ on Budget, Garza Says · Undersecretary's Remarks Stir Farmers Mexicans Honor Their Departed · Mexico Lawmakers Adopt Tax Plan · Mexico's Growing Obesity Problem · A Major Blow to Masters of Meth · 'Family Values' of a Mexico Drug Gang AMERICAS & BEYOND · A Triumph for Democracy in Honduras? Half of US Children Will Use Food Stamps · Prison Scams Target American Indians · Need for 'Open-Source' Voting Systems · Ellsberg: Obama Fears Military Revolt · Is the US the Real Winner in Honduras? · 1st World Pneumonia Day, 2 November Afghan Occupiers Involved in Drug Trade Stripping Supermodels on Climate Change · Mexico Extradites 11 Fugitives to US BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY · Biogas Wrongly Ignored as Energy Source · Mexico Peso Hit by Global Bank Fears How Goldman Bet on US Housing Crash · Mexico 2010 Inflation Seen Higher · Sorting Garbage - Green & Dignified Work · Wal-Mart Wants to Bury Funeral Homes · Online Sales Lower Prices, Trim Choices · Mexico Slowdown Eases in Third Quarter SPORTS · 2009 Puerto Vallarta Half Marathon and 5k · Bob Cohen's Weekly Sports Rap · Mexico's 1968 Olympics: Political Games Puerto Vallarta Little League Opens Dec 5 · IV Copa Pacifico Tennis at Canto Del Sol PVYAFCA: Vallarta Fishing Experience · PV Little League Heads Into 2nd Season PPTV: La Cruz Fish Tournament - Part 2 · Juan Pablo's Vallarta Fishing Report ISSUES, EDITORIALS & OPINIONS The Deadly Side of Vigilantism Over the last several months, reports of vigilante justice being meted out in Mexico have increased in number. Citizens are growing tired of drug-related violence, thievery, and other crimes — tired enough to take matters into their own hands. The Real Winner in Honduras: The United States? Editorials | Opinions | At Issue | Environmental TRAVEL & OUTDOORS/DESTINATIONS Mexico Hopes Travel Deals Bring Back the Tourists Affected by the economic downturn, Mexico's battered travel industry is hoping to finally catch a break as high season, which runs from late November through April or May, kicks in. Vallarta Fishing Experience: On the Water with Stan Gabruk See Tour Specials In Our Activities Pages HEALTH & BEAUTY Mexico's Growing Obesity Problem Radical changes in diet have swept through Mexico in the last decade leading to an explosion of obesity. As families guzzle evermore processed food, burgers and fries, they have piled on the pounds to make Mexico one of fattest nations on the planet. Medicare in Mexico Town Hall Meeting See Our Health & Beauty Resources FOOD & FINE DINING PV's Favorite Mexican Restaurant Puerto Vallarta's choice for traditional Mexican cuisine, El Arrayán, recently captured Vallarta Lifestyle's "Best Mexican Restaurant" Award for the 5th year, adding to the continued praise this award-winning restaurant receives from the North American Press. Mark's Bar & Grill in Bucerias See Dining Specials In Our Restaurant Pages REAL ESTATE Active Living - Assisted Living With millions of baby boomers reaching retirement age, the market for a place to live with required services is growing exponentially. Are Active Living developments a niche market that can help the Mexican real estate market come back? AMPI Members Get a 'A Glimpse of Michoacan' Banderas Bay Real Estate Made Real Easy VALLARTA STYLE Eddie Ortiz: Does Hair Really Matter? This past year I've noticed that fashion magazines have been focusing on hair, especially African-American women's hair. Could it be because there is an African American woman in the White House? And does hair really matter? Galleria Dante Reopens Puerto Vallarta Tropical Wedding Resources COMMUNITY SERVICES The Final Leg of the Cafe Roma Kids North American Tour Approaches! After several successful fundraising events across the continent, Señor Fox and his team will be concluding their North American Tour in aid of the children at the School of Champions on Nov 11 at Café Roma in Vallarta. BINGO Raises Funds for Bouganvillea Adopt a Pet from the Vallarta Animal Shelter VALLARTA LIVING First Bucerias Art Walk of the Season The first Bucerias Art Walk of the season will be held on Nov 5th, which also marks the 1 year anniversary of the Bucerias Art Walk Plaza. The Art Walk will take place along Cardenas, full of art galleries, fine jewelry stores and gourmet restaurants. Worship in Paradise on the Beach at El Dorado Restaurant on Playa Los Muertos Check Out Our Local Profiles BANDERAS EVENT CALENDAR Nov-Dec Classes at the BBCC Learn more about the November-December classes being offered at the Bucerías Bilingual Community Center in Bucerías where people share the joy of developing new skills and learning their neighbor's language and cultural background. Get Ready to Golf for Toys for Tots on December 12th at the Vista Weiskopf Course 101 Hottest People Places and Things for 2009 VALLARTA CLASSIFIEDS Buy, sell, or trade just about anything under the sun, and you can place YOUR ads with us here at BanderasNews for free. Click Here! · Real Estate for Sale · Real Estate Wanted · Home/Condo Rentals · Rentals Wanted · Help Wanted · Work Wanted · Local Services · Other Stuff · Personals · Miscellaneous Wanted Tell a Friend • Site Map • Print this Page • Email Us • Top In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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