The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our September editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
The first of 46 “stations” are going up in the “Mi Macro Periférico” project that will see the entire central divider of the 41.5-kilometer Guadalajara ring road converted into a bus lane.
There were no crowds or fireworks at this year’s Grito ceremony in downtown Guadalajara but emotion was not completely absent.
The Nariz Roja (Red Nose) charity that supports children with cancer has opened a multi-functional albergue (shelter) in downtown Guadalajara.
Charges on Guadalajara’s new Third Tren Ligero (subway) line will be waived during its first week of operation, so “users can familiarize themselves with the service,” Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro announced this week.
Around 200 women belonging to feminist activist groups stormed Guadalajara’s Rotunda of Illustrious Citizens Wednesday in a protest they described as an “anti-Grito,” to draw attention to Mexico’s disturbingly high incidence of gender-based violence.
Sunday exercise seekers in Zapopan will be able to stretch their legs on traffic-less streets when the Vía RecreActiva activity resumes this Sunday – partially.
Infection from Covid-19 didn’t scare off Tapatios eager to experience for the first time Guadalajara’s latest transportation jewel: the third line of the Tren Ligero (light train or subway).
At almost double its original budget and more than two years’ behind schedule, Guadalajara’s much-anticipated third Tren Ligero line is ready to open.
