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Mixed emotions percolate as Starbucks sets up shop
By Jesús Ibarra April 4, 2008 San Miguel de Allende

The March 25 opening of Starbucks in San Miguel de Allende has caused controversy in the community.

Selling coffee is a means of livelihood for many San Miguel families who own coffee shops around the Jardín or on adjacent streets. Although Starbucks has retained the colonial architecture of its new store, for many a US-based business with an English name flies in the face of tradition, the local economy and the essence of a provincial city such as San Miguel.
 
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Community Ana Maria Salazar speaks on Jefferson-Jackson Day Dual citizen Ana Maria Salazar was the keynote speaker at the San Miguel Democrats Abroad dinner. Salazar was a White House official in the Clinton administration and later Assistant Under-secretary of Defense. She is currently the host of two radio talk shows in Mexico City.

Art Amigos de Arte Contemporáneo de San Miguel de Allende (AARCOSMA) promotes Mexican contemporary art. Its third annual exhibition is April 7–30, in the Museo del Ayuntamiento, located across from the Jardín. The 25 participants include expatriate artists living in San Miguel and distinguished guests.

Travel Valle de Santiago, about 90 miles south of Guanajuato, is famous for its seven luminarias (volcano craters) and the legend that UFOs gave local farmers the means to grow gigantic vegetables.

Columnist - Capital Coments With the success of the recent Teatro Ángela Peralta concert, San Miguel is poised to become the center of a new wave of enthusiasm for the art of fine singing. So, as a follow-up to my recent column on opera in Mexico City, I offer a review of the concert given by American soprano Renee Fleming at the Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Que Pasa Que Pasa is the most complete weekly guide to arts and entertainment in San Miguel de Allende.