Drivers faced long traffic jams this week as work began last weekend at the intersection at the Periferico and the Carretera a Chapala – part of the Mi Macro Periférico megaproject that will eventually see the installation of a BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) network along the entire central divider of the Guadalajara metro area ring road.

Drivers faced long traffic jams this week as work began last weekend at the intersection at the Periferico and the Carretera a Chapala – part of the Mi Macro Periférico megaproject that will eventually see the installation of a BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) network along the entire central divider of the Guadalajara metro area ring road.

Two dozen singers from the Jalisco State Choir (Coro del Estado) and accompanying musicians “disguised” as ordinary commuters staged surprise performances February 19 and 24 in wagons along two lines of Guadalajara’s Tren Ligero and in the main station at Avenidas Federalismo and Vallarta.

The American School in Guadalajara is inviting artists, art lovers, the school community and the public in general to its annual Art Fest on Saturday, March 7.

The U.S. consulate general in Guadalajara issued a pre-emptive warning of possible retaliation and public disturbance in the metropolitan area following the February 20 extradition of Ruben Oseguera-Gonzalez, alias  “El Menchito,” who is the son of Nemesio “Mencho” Oseguera-Cervantes, the alleged leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

Tickets are now on sale for the second annual sunset/full moon boat cruise to benefit The Ranch no-kill dog shelter.