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All hands on deck to safeguard Colomos Park

State authorities, Guadalajara city hall and civic organizations have all vowed to prevent a planned residential development inside an area they say pertains to the Bosque de los Colomos, one of the city’s most treasured green spaces.


Tamale-making nuns gear up for seasonal surge in demand

In the shadow of the Templo de Santa Rita on Guadalajara’s west side bordering Chapalita, a sign advertising “Tamales María del Pilar” has beckoned locals for several decades, especially right before Candlemas Day (Día de la Candelaria), a feast that occurs every year on February 2, at the tail end of Mexico’s almost-never-ending Christmas season.

City’s Uber drivers protest fare cut

Drivers of app-based taxi service Uber say the decision by the company to lower fares by 30 percent – compared to June 2015 – in metro-area Guadalajara is making their work unprofitable.

Online business provides domestic workers ‘on demand’

Guadalajara residents who only have an occasional need for maid a or household helper/cleaner might check out a new web-based service, “Mi dulce hogar,” which supplies “trustworthy” domestic workers on demand.

Police target illegal medicines barrio

In a joint operation last week, municipal, state and federal law-enforcement agencies swooped on vendors selling illegal medicines in Guadalajara’s Santuario neighborhood.