General News

Municipal authorities in Guadalajara and Chapala denied a married same-sex couple, named Alma and Ariana, the right to register their recently born triplets as their own, says Union Diversa de Jalisco, a local LGBT activist/support organization.

Zapopan Mayor Pablo Lemus plants a tree to set in motion the first stage of construction of a brand new green space in the metro-area municipality.

In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our October editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.

The Centro de Equinoterapia “Valle de Campeones” (equine therapy center) in Zapopan recently welcomed employees from Boehringer Ingelheim’s Animal Health Division in Mexico, who spent the day carrying out various tasks, including parasite control and vaccination, as well as helping with general improvements to the facility.

Uber, Didi, Cabify, Avant, Yaxi, City Drive. There are copious ride-hailing apps to choose from nowadays in Mexico, but one solves boredom during traffic jams with karaoke.

Peephole Filmfest, an independent festival for horror, experimental and erotic films, will premier Saturday, November 2, at LARVA (Laboratorio de Arte Variedades) in downtown Guadalajara.

Although the number of confirmed dengue cases in Jalisco has fallen slightly over the past two weeks, the mosquitos that carry the disease will remain active until mid-December despite the colder weather, state Health Ministry (SSJ) spokesperson José Mario Amezcua warned this week.

Local scrap metal merchants (chatarreros) blockaded several prominent Guadalajara metropolitan area avenues last week in protest at proposed adjustments to federal law that they say threaten their livelihoods.