The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Fresh from three limited-seating, open-air concerts within the walls of Guadalajara’s iconic and sprawling Instituto Cultural Cabañas, the Covid-stymied, 88-member Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ) seems poised to reclaim its renowned, acoustically excellent home venue, Teatro Degollado, for more than just practices, online concerts and photo ops.
Like vultures zeroing in on a carcass, neighbors living adjacent to the Guadalajara-Chapala highway near the city airport took advantage of an accident on Thursday in which a trailer loaded with 50 tons of beer overturned on their doorstep.
Foreign citizens living in and visiting Guadalajara and the Lake Chapala area are being advised to carry their original immigration documents while traveling on public highways to avoid possible hassles if they are caught by migratory authorities without proof of legal status.
Jalisco’s Forensic Service (Semefo) has promised to investigate and take appropriate action after images of bodies strewn on the floors of the state morgue were released by Spanish-language daily Mural.
At a time when many cultural happenings—crowded stage presentations, traveling artists, etcetera—are on hold due to the Covid pandemic, Guadalajara’s 24th annual Festival Cultural de Mayo, which normally draws on talent from North and South America and Europe (areas hard hit by the pandemic) is trying a novel approach.
Primavera nightmare
With 110 registered fires and 10,700 hectares damaged, 2021 ranks as the second worst year for the Primavera Forest in three decades.
A cargo train passing through the Guadalajara metropolitan area collided with a city bus that, according to its driver, had lost its brakes.
While in Guadalajara earlier this year to prepare for the Miss Universe contest, Andrea Meza was the victim of an assault, which occurred outside a private hospital as she waited for a valet parking attendant to return her vehicle.
Yet another gruesome crime, allegedly committed by the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel (CJNG) and apparently targeting innocent citizens, has shocked citizens in the state of Jalisco and brought renewed calls for a more concerted response from authorities.
