Reserved parking crackdown continues
Since last October, 668 people have been detained under Guadalajara’s municipal ordinance prohibiting apartalugares, individuals who reserve public spaces with cones and charge drivers to park there.
Since last October, 668 people have been detained under Guadalajara’s municipal ordinance prohibiting apartalugares, individuals who reserve public spaces with cones and charge drivers to park there.
Organizations representing truck drivers have called off a massive protest scheduled for Wednesday, January 15 that would have brought metro-area Guadalajara to a virtual standstill.
A special treat served to celebrate Three Kings Day (January 6) is the rosca de reyes – a crown-shaped sweet bread decorated with jewel-like candied fruits.
The nine-month-old Japanese restaurant Irori is a solid entry in a part of midtown Guadalajara that is already bursting with offerings.
The Jewish community in Guadalajara and the Archdiocese of Guadalajara teamed up to provide seasonal meals for around 10,000 people living in challenging economic circumstances on the periphery of the metropolitan area.
Along with the national holidays that will be observed during 2020, there are a number of noteworthy festivities and special events scheduled over the next 12 months in the Guadalajara metro area.
Although the exact figures are still to be released, the number of homicides recorded last year in the Guadalajara metropolitan area is expected to reach record levels.
A chink of light has emerged in the long-drawn-out battle between a farmers’ cooperative (ejido) and the federal government over the Guadalajara Airport and compensation payments dating back over three decades.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our November editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.