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(AP) World News PhotosVideo Archives Catch the Rhythms of the Night Vallarta Adventures' Rhythms of the Night tour transforms the tropical beach hideaway of Las Caletas into a magical paradise where contemporary dance troupes will take you on a journey through time. XV Sidral Aga Sports Classic Offering a weekend full of fun for all ages, this year's Sidral Aga Sports Classic will take place from May 16-18. Based at the Sheraton, events will be held at the sports stadium, local beaches, and tennis clubs. Puerto Vallarta Cat Crusaders There are an estimated 100,000 stray cats in the Puerto Vallarta area, most of which are starving, unloved and unwanted. Laura Gelezunas shows us how two cat crusaders are alleviating some of the suffering. The Banderas Beat Rocks! Find out what's happening in Vallarta on Banderas Beat, hosted by Banderas News video journalist, Laura Gelezunas. (VIDEO) Bob Cohen's Sports Rap From the NBA to the NFL, with a little of everything in between, one of the most comprehensive sport reports on a single page. VALLARTA/LOCAL Catch the Rhythms of the Night Puerto Vallarta Cat Crusaders · Luma Now Selling Phase One Homes · Mexico Hospitality and Home Exchange · What's My Puerto Vallarta Property Worth? · Interns Enjoy International Work and Fun The Last Party at Casa Kimberly · Summer is Coming - Keep it Cool! Celebrating the Eternally Young in Vallarta · Deloitte and A.M.P.I. Seminar at Westin · Treat Mom to Some Mother's Day Memories Next Theater Season to be Action-Packed Polly Vicars: There Aren't Many of Us Left · Maria Candelaría's Tamales Are To Die For! · Casa Comunidad 5K: Racing Fun for Charity · Out and About in Puerto Vallarta Paco Villanueva Wins Championship Belt How to Create a Playground in Four Days Local Democrats Abroad Film Event For the Smiles of the Children · The Villa Group Wins Hospitality Awards Tracking the Heartbeat of Banderas Bay · Mother's Day Cakes and Besos · The Crane Invasion of Puerto Vallarta · Say It With Chocolate This Mother's Day · Jalapeño and Jan's PV Shopping Spree · Going South for Inexpensive Dental Care · Len: Now They've Gone Too Far · Living in Mexico is Better With Spanish Passover Family Seder Celebrated Children Hook the Cure Returns to Puerto Vallarta Vallarta Kiwanis RISE to the Occasion · Unprecedented Investment in PV This Year · 5th Vallarta Altruism Festival 2008 MEXICO · Calderón Thanks the Anonymous Heroes · Poet Fined $5 USD for Insulting Flag · Drug Cartel Suspected in Capital Killing · Soldiers Can't Stop the Bloodshed in Juarez · UN: 300,000 Kids Toil in Fields Illegally · Election Dispute Threatens Breakup of PRD · "Health Care Should Have No Boundaries" · $500M to Support Climate Change Strategy · Federal Police Chief Killed in Capital · Calderón: “Mexicans Want a United Mexico” ISSUES · US Immigration Raids are About to Get Ugly · 3 Busted Using Corpse Head to Smoke Pot · US Vehicles Headed to Mexico Inspected · UN: 1.5M People Affected by Burma Storm · LatAm Food Summit Declares Emergency · Luis Posada's 'Coming-Out' Party in Miami · VOA: Cuba's Continued Crisis · Newspaper Criticized for Publishing Photo · Clinton Wanes, as Obama Sees Finish Line · Flying the Not-So-Friendly Skies BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY · Report Pushes for US Thought Crimes Bill · WTO Launches Probe of US Farm Support · MEX Warns of Energy Crisis Sans Overhaul · Food Pushes MEX Inflation to 3-Year High · Cuban Blogger Receives Spanish Award · Lawsuits Over Losses Could Hit a Wall · Program Educates Immigrants By Computer · Mexico Votes for Fixed Book Prices · Phone Spying: Are You Being Monitored? · US Dollar Getting Less Bang for the Buck SPORTS · XV Sidral Aga Sports Classic May 16-18th · Mexico Star Lorena Ochoa's Sunny Outlook · Bob Cohen's Weekly Sports Rap Paco Villanueva Wins Championship Belt · Bob Cohen's Weekly Sports Rap · Ellis Makes It Two In a Row · The Worst Team That $273M Can Buy · Captain Juan Pablo Moll's Fishing Report FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008 Follow the competition from Durban, to Puerto Vallarta, Buenos Aires, Dubia, and Benidorm on the road leading up to the final World Cup championship matches on July 17-27 in Marseille, France. EDITORIALS & OPINIONS Norman Solomon: War Made Easy When The New York Times published its explosive "Pentagon Pundits" story on April 20, the result was a wave of criticism directed at the Defense Department for manipulating TV news coverage of the Iraq war. (Video) · Let's Bank on Rebuilding America Editorials | Opinions | At Issue | Environmental TRAVEL & OUTDOORS How to Fly Mexico's Budget-Friendly Skies While U.S. airlines have been dropping like flies (or at least grounding their planes and filing for bankruptcy), Mexico's discount airlines have been steadily adding new destinations. · Is it Safe to Visit Baja? Of Course! See Tour Specials In Our Activities Pages HEALTH & BEAUTY Not Only Condoms Stop HIV In January, the Federal Office of Public Health in Switzerland released the results of a study claiming that HIV+ individuals who are receiving antiretroviral therapy and whose viral load is undetectable, "do not transmit HIV by sexual means." · Healthcare Resources Vallarta News See Our Health & Beauty Resources FOOD & FINE DINING Treat Mom to Some Mother's Day Memories There is no better way to show Mom your love than by treating her to a fabulous Mother's Day dinner or scrumptious brunch in the postcard perfect setting of Daiquiri Dick's Restaurant on Los Muertos Beach. · Say It With Chocolate on Mom's Day See Dining Specials In Our Restaurant Pages REAL ESTATE Top 5 Mexican Real Estate Markets As Americans struggle with the rising cost of living and a suffering housing market, investing in Mexican real estate is beginning to look muy bueno. NuWire picks the top cinco places to invest in Mexican real estate. · Hot Property: Guillermo Wulff's Casa Cuale Banderas Bay Real Estate Made Real Easy VALLARTA STYLE For the Smiles of the Children Here in the Banderas Bay area, Toys for Tots is usually associated with Christmas or Three King's Day. So why were representatives of Toys for Tots and dozens of children gathered in a dusty colonia in Nayarit on a sunny April afternoon? · Living Here is Better With Spanish Puerto Vallarta Tropical Wedding Resources COMMUNITY SERVICES Kiwanis RISE to the Occasion For the second Annual Kiwanis International One Day event on April 5th, 2008, members of the newly-formed Kiwanis Club of Puerto Vallarta rolled up their sleeves to assist the children at Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza. · 5th Vallarta Altruism Festival 2008 Adopt a Pet from the Vallarta Animal Shelter VALLARTA LIVING There Aren't Many of Us Left... Last week we were privileged to accompany daughter Melinda on the boat Jupiter to mix Valerie and Paul McMullen's ashes with the salty blue water of Banderas Bay with love, rose petals, Oso Negro (their drink of choice) laughter and tears. · The Crane Invasion of Puerto Vallarta Check Out Our Local Profiles BANDERAS EVENT CALENDAR Democrats Abroad Film Event Democrats Abroad Mexico - Costa Banderas Chapter invites you to attend a screening of the Academy Award nominated documentary film Sicko by Michael Moore at 7:30 pm on May 12th, 2008. (Video) · XV Sidral Aga Sports Classic May 16-18th 101 Hottest People Places and Things for 2008 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 · Rentals · Employment · Services · Stuff · Personals · Wanted Tell a Friend • Site Map • Print this Page • Email Us • Top In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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