The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
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.
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.
Eighteen drunk drivers were hauled off to the cells (their vehicles were also impounded) on Christmas Eve and the early hours of December 25.
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.
Various Zapopan dignitaries were present this week at the opening of a new dog park in the Parque Eca do Queiros.
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.
Make a date in your new 2020 diary to attend the English book club meeting on Thursday, January 16, 10 a.m. at the American Society (Amsoc), when Michelle Obama’s best-selling autobiography “Becoming” will be discussed.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our November editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
The Mexican embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (a nation which conscientiously attempts to make amends for the intolerance and bloodshed in mid-20th century Europe) has sponsored an educational display, the “Tunnel of Memory and Tolerance” (Tunel Memoria y Tolerancia), open to the public, free of charge, in Guadalajara’s Parque Revolución (also known as Parque Rojo) until January 15.
