The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
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.
Construction of Guadalajara’s third subway (Tren Ligero) line will conclude by May 2020 but Tapatios shouldn’t expect the service to be up and running until the end of next year, Armando Brenez, the outgoing president of the Jalisco College of Civil Engineers, told reporters this week.
The nativity scene (nacimiento) in downtown Guadalajara’s Plaza de la Liberacion went up last week and is already drawing plenty of visitors.
With Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday this year, routines will not be put out of kilter significantly over the holidays.
Flames engulfed the Christmas tree installed in Zapopan’s Plaza Americas Tuesday evening. No one was injured in the blaze, but the tree was completely destroyed.
The Jalisco Traffic Department (Semov) has increased its number of checkpoints to identify drunk drivers over the holiday period in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
Motorcyclists are upset that the Jalisco State Congress has approved a hike in the cost of annual registration fee for bikes to the tune of a whopping 400 percent.
Armed thieves wearing balaclavas assaulted around 30 family members, among them relatives of Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro, who were celebrating a birthday at the Chantili Cocina de Autor restaurant terrace on Avenida Hidalgo in Colonia Arcos Vallarta last Saturday.
Members of a farming cooperative (ejido) who have commandeered the parking lot at the Guadalajara Airport are illegally charging motorists to use the space, say airport operators Grupo Aeroportuario Pacifico (GAP).