General News

Armed with pickaxes and shovels, a score of determined mothers and relatives of missing persons from several Mexican states this week blew into the municipality of Tlajomulco for the kind of hands-on search that is usually the exclusive domain of law enforcement agencies and the armed forces.

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

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Grand Art Fest was total success

The American School Foundation of Guadalajara (ASFG) stages Art Fest 2022 on Saturday, March 5 on its spacious outdoor grounds in Colonia Providencia.

In a marketing strategy that appears to be aimed mostly at the younger age group, Netflix has installed a 2,000-square-meter exhibit in the parking lot of Expo Guadalajara to showcase nearly 80 of its exclusive series and movies.

The mother of the 16-year-old boy, Salvador “Chavita” Macias Lopez, located last week after being stolen in 2005 as a newborn, has spoken out about her decade-and-a-half quest to find her son.

As part of the Black History Month celebration observed by the U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara during February, Vice-Consul Chaniqua Nelson made two virtual presentations about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

The sound and light spectacle GDLuz returns to downtown Guadalajara in the first week of March, after the cancellation of last year’s popular event due to Covid restrictions.

Eager Tapatios lined up for pan dulce and chocolate as Guadalajara celebrated 480 years since its foundation on Monday, February 14.