The Empire’s propaganda machine works overtime to try and add some vanilla to its somewhat sinister reputation.  Shown is a Stormtrooper glad-handing a tiny citizen, obeying to the letter his superiors’ directives during a parade in the Empire’s provincial capital of Guadalajara at the end of May.

Saturday, June 10, hot on the heels of last weekend’s Marcha de Orgullo, comes the “rival” Guadalajara Pride 2017 

This year’s slogan is “United for Peace.” In line with the notion of unity, GDL Pride will join forces with Impulso Trans, an organization dedicated to equal rights for the transgender community.   

The parade leaves the Minerva Glorieta at 2 p.m. and will end at Plaza Liberación in the city center, where a menagerie of artists (dancers, singers, musicians, etcetera) will perform throughout the afternoon.  

Last year’s attendance reached 45,000 people. For more information, visit GDL Pride’s Facebook page. 

On Saturday, June 17, the city’s easily-scandalized citizens will want to pay attention to where they direct their gaze. 

Their huge smiles tell the story! The U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara selected, from a field of more than 1,000 applications, four students to be sent on an all-expenses-paid trip to a summer camp at Oklahoma State University.  The winners are Alondra Fernanda Melgoza Godinez, April Medina, Andrea Nuño and Diego Alejando Sanchez Sanchez. 

Every year, OSU runs several camps, each tailored to a different subject or theme.

After a two-month suspension, Guadalajara’s revamped fotomulta (speed camera fine) system resumed operations on Thursday, June 1.

The last two weeks have seen between 62 and 65 night spots closed along a handful of major commercial corridors in the municipality of Guadalajara, chiefly for decibel level violations.