A record number of tickets were issued last year in Jalisco for vehicles caught on cameras being driven above the official speed limit.

A major new option for large-scale cultural presentations will open next year when the ribbon is cut on the Arena Guadalajara, the 20,000-capacity arena under construction on the northern perimeter of the metropolitan area.

In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our December editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.

1973

Chapala knitters mark 15 years

JANUARY

Smokeless zones ... Strict federal laws have been implemented further restricting smoking in public and tobacco promotion in Mexico.

The latest Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine that offers protection against the Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is now on sale in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, according to the city’s two largest pharmacy chains.

When you look at all the various kinds of dishes that Guadalajara (and to an extent Jalisco) has apportioned to Mexico’s amazing culinary catalog, it’s not surprising that it is considered one of the world’s best “Food Cities.”