In the autumn of 2021, with Guadalajara still struggling in the pandemic, a young Mexican-American who had just relocated here from Portland, Oregon, decided to try to make her literary habit less costly.

Guadalajara residents and visitors from further afield will once again have the opportunity to stroll around the sports fields of the American School Foundation, looking at the work of 50 artists, and enjoy all the related activities: art workshops for children, music, dance, international food prepared by well known local restaurants (Focaccia, Labne, Toyo, etc.), and even poetry and magic. 

According to Miller Hull Partnership of Seattle, Washington, the design architects for the new U.S. consulate in Guadalajara, the multi-building campus includes a 12,000-square-meter office building, entry pavilions, support and utility buildings, recreational areas and two 150-vehicle underground parking garages.

The impressive new U.S. consulate under construction in Guadalajara will be finished by the summer, the U.S. consul general and the Jalisco governor both confirmed last week.

The official calendar for the 2026 World Cup, to be hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada, was revealed this week, with Guadalajara’s Akron Stadium set to host four first-round games.

The western hemisphere’s only Girl Scout troop outside of the 50 U.S. states appears to be going strong in Guadalajara.