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2013 was record year for bank robberies

It is not difficult to fathom why the number of bank robberies in Jalisco skyrocketed from 58 in 2012 to 138 last year.


City cops turn on the charm

Guadalajara municipal police officers stacked their patrol cars with dozens of mutli-colored plastic balls Monday, December 23.

Bus fare hike takes Tapatios by surprise

Tapatios taking bus rides on Sunday had to dig deeper into their pockets after the Jalisco state government reacted quickly to ratify a Fares Commission (Comision de Tarifas) directive to raise Guadalajara bus fares from six to seven pesos.

UdG professors battle to build public awareness of cell phone dangers

A group of academics at the University of Guadalajara (UdG) have banded together on a project that aims to pressure the state government to address the issue of radiation from cellular phones and related equipment, such as towers, routers, laptops, and tablets. 

Drunk driving crackdown hits restaurants’ holiday sales

Guadalajara’s chapter of the national restaurant chamber plans to work with officials to dampen the impact on food and drink sales of the city’s new crackdown on drunk drivers.

Guadalajara: Key moments in past 50 years

1963 The Colony Reporter is founded.

1964 Metro area’s one millionth citizen born.

1966 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport opens.

1969 Plaza del Sol shopping mall inaugurated.