Vallarta Mirror: Arts, Life, and Entertainment in Puerto Vallarta

Vallarta Mirror has been closely associated with the voice and vision of Marcia Blondin, whose beloved column From Here captures the heart, culture, and creative life of Puerto Vallarta.

While Vallarta Mirror is no longer publishing, Marcia continues to write about the city she loves—its people, performances, restaurants, and everyday magic. Her posts can be found here in the Around Town section of VallartaCalendar.com, where her storytelling lives on, just as thoughtful, observant, and heartfelt as ever.

Read more about Marcia Blondin, her life, and her decision to close Vallarta Mirror.

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Whiskey Kitchen and Dancing!

I popped in to see Gina Hendrix’s new digs at the foot of the new (opened April 2022) Insurgentes bridge. It is fitting she has...

New Arias, Two Competitions, and Jet is Back!

The wildly successful Vietnamese Restaurant, Let’s Pho (pronounced ‘Fa’), added dozens of new patrons as owner Charlie Huynh tried to contain nearly 250 people gathered...

The Trifecta

I hope the Easter Bunny was good to everyone. Today’s missive is all about winning. It’s something most of us strive to do in every...

A No-Time-For-Siesta Day!

I did the unthinkable yesterday – I left my phone at home and went to two events. I have a single piece of evidence that...

A Special Birthday and Ricky Martin

Today is Angeloo’s 13th Birthday, an important milestone that abruptly propels Vallarta’s prodigy from childhood into adulthood, whether he wants to go there or not....

Playing Hooky

Yesterday, Bogie and I were up at 6 am (he insists). After he had been fed and watered, I decided to take the day off....

Gay Mixer and Open Mic

If indeed our season is winding down, nobody alerted the gay community! I was looking forward to the Gay Mixer at Pinnacle Resorts, mostly because...

Previewing 54 Below

Last night, all the magic of Puerto Vallarta descended on Nacho Daddy with an oversold house gathered to mark a few firsts. One, this concert...

Celebrations Set to Music

Smack in the middle of my siesta, I was awakened by mariachi on the street in front of my house. I got up, poked my...

Phone Woes and Kim Kuzma

Cell phone numbers must be registered in Mexico by the end of June, or your phone service will stop working. I made a point to...

I Have Feet Again!

Yesterday morning, I went to Stan Wagner’s office on Lazaro Cardenas to have a Neurofeedback session. A lot of friends are using this modality to...

Jamie, Solo, and David with Friends

Jamie Brickhouse has once again burrowed under our skin with tales of his Texas upbringing. This season, we were treated to “I Favor my Daddy;...

Podcast: Black Sunday in Paradise

The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show dedicated their latest episode to the events of February 22, 2026 — a day locals are calling “Black Sunday” or...

Celebrations of Life

Nearly every chair at Qulture was filled last Friday afternoon with family, friends, acquaintances, and supporters of Chaz Manacsa, who died unexpectedly in mid-January in...

Jackie and Nico

When the small black ”Rage Box” was handed to me, along with a pen and a block of large yellow post-it notes, I looked at...

Straight Men Alerts in Vallarta!

Puerto Vallarta has a lot of things in abundance – sunshine, tequila, guacamole, sand, and salt water, etc. What we don’t have is a plethora...

Truffles, Women and Art

My beautiful friends Art and Angela Curley invited me to join them in making chocolates at Xoxodiva last Friday. And not just chocolates, but t...