The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Let’s end wolf whistling
Verbal harassment of women on the street, including whistling, honking or making kissing noises, is now treated as a public-order offense under city ordinances approved by Guadalajara city hall.
St. Mark’s Anglican Church is already decorating for its annual fiesta celebrating Mexican independence. The festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, after the Spanish-language mass at 12:30 pm. The public is invited. The fiesta will include comida típica, mariachis, folkloric dancers, games, and a cash bar with beer, wine, tequila, and more. All this for an entrance fee of 100 pesos for adults and 50 pesos for children under 10. Join in for a great time.
The American Society (Amsoc) celebrates Mexico’s Independence Day with a delicious meal of chamorro en adobo (pork shank in adobo) on Thursday, September 15. Chamorro en adobo consists of pork on the bone that has been marinated in a traditional Mexican sauce, then baked slowly until the meat is fork-tender. Tossed salad, refried beans and rice round out this savory meal. Top it off with dessert and creamy flan. Amsoc opens noon; the meal is served at 1 p.m. Cost: 150 pesos.
All those heavily into tattoos, or those interested in the culture surrounding the art, should make a bee line for Expo Tatuaje Internacional at the Calle 2 events center on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day.
I have known Andrew Thomson from Toronto Ontario, Canada for several years having met him as CEO of Soltoro Ltd. which was then trading on the Toronto Venture Exchange, TSXV:SOL.
Two years after its inception, Guadalajara’s public bicycle system, Mi Bici, inaugurated a huge expansion Thursday — a doubling of both the number of rentable bikes and the areas served.
Maria del Carmen Torres and local tequila empresario and American Society supporter David Ruiz tied the knot last Saturday at the Vista del Cielo clubhouse in Ciudad Bugambilias with about 100 friends and family members looking on.
