General News

There’s nothing that conjures up the sweet ache of romantic love like industrial-scale efficiency.  

Saturday, June 10, hundreds of couples of various ages (and in the case of one gay couple pair, sexual preference) gathered together in the Gimnasio 68, a large gymnasium in eastern Guadalajara, to be bound in eternal matrimony in a ceremony presided over by Guadalajara Mayor Enrique Alfaro.  

The day we all knew was coming has finally arrived.  For some, it will be a woozily joyous occasion.  Others will merely roll their eyes and quickly push the matter from their minds.  

A bill to keep trucks out of the metro Guadalajara area during daytime hours has been stalled in Congress since April 2016 because the Transportation Secretariat hasn’t conducted a study to determine the viability of the proposal.

The app-based taxi company Uber is making huge inroads into the Guadalajara market, despite the efforts by established yellow cab drivers to thwart their progress.

The Guadalajara Metro area can’t seem to get enough new bells and whisles for their downtown cores — where the governing class work and play.

The city of Zapopan — or more specifically, its main plaza — is on the verge of giving itself a cosmetic upgrade. The government is proposing to install a multi-colored, “interactive” fountain opposite the massive, colonnaded Basilica de Zapopan, the centerpiece of Plaza de las Americas.  

The Empire’s propaganda machine works overtime to try and add some vanilla to its somewhat sinister reputation.  Shown is a Stormtrooper glad-handing a tiny citizen, obeying to the letter his superiors’ directives during a parade in the Empire’s provincial capital of Guadalajara at the end of May.

The first consequential storm of this year’s temporada de lluvias pummeled the Guadalajara metropolitan area Wednesday, provoking a slew of traffic issues, as well as scores of reports of fallen trees and electricity lines, and power outages. 

Saturday, June 10, hot on the heels of last weekend’s Marcha de Orgullo, comes the “rival” Guadalajara Pride 2017 

This year’s slogan is “United for Peace.” In line with the notion of unity, GDL Pride will join forces with Impulso Trans, an organization dedicated to equal rights for the transgender community.   

The parade leaves the Minerva Glorieta at 2 p.m. and will end at Plaza Liberación in the city center, where a menagerie of artists (dancers, singers, musicians, etcetera) will perform throughout the afternoon.  

Last year’s attendance reached 45,000 people. For more information, visit GDL Pride’s Facebook page.