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Mood subdued as expats watch election unfold in Guadalajara

A small crowd of mostly American election watchers at the American Society of Guadalajara, all Clinton supporters, became more somber as the evening progressed, finally heading home about 11 p.m. when Hillary  Clinton was still said to have a chance. But most seemed to have given up hope by then.

Parents of slain teen urge citizens to get involved

The parents of a bright teen killed in carjacking in Guadalajara say they will work to widen the use of CityCop, a social GPS application that allows users to actively report crimes in their communities, identify criminals and receive alerts from others that are doing the same. 

Assaults on bank customers on the rise

A greenhorn thief who tried to assault a man who had just withdrawn 200 pesos ($US11) from an ATM ended up shooting himself in the leg and is now in police custody.

Goodbye Juan & Maria, hello Dylan & Britany

More and more parents in the Guadalajara metropolitan area are choosing Anglicized names for  their children. 

New markings sign of changing cycling culture

Some motorists and neighbors are finding it difficult to come to terms with recently painted signs on streets surfaces where the public Mi Bici cycling program operates in several Guadalajara and Zapopan neighborhoods.

Lake opens in city’s most popular park

After more than two decades of indecision and delays, a lake has finally opened in the Parque Metropolitano, the largest public green space in the Guadalajara metro area.