General News

Thanks to the swift action of a night watchman, a fire Sunday evening in downtown Guadalajara’s Mercado Alcalde only affected 68 vendor spaces in the popular covered market – 14 percent of the total.

U.S. company Uber is about to launch its Uberpool service in Guadalajara which will give its taxi passengers significant discounts on fares by matching them with other riders traveling in the same direction.

In a rare move, a private avenue in a ritzy Zapopan gated community has been opened up to public traffic, although some wealthy neighbors are far from happy about the decision. 

“Bantu,” a 25-year-old gorilla at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, died Thursday after being sedated prior to a scheduled journey to the Guadalajara Zoo.

Guadalajara’s “Transito” cops have never been busier, or needed so many pens.

The American Society of Jalisco (AMSOC) is celebrating U.S. Independence Day Thursday, July 7, from noon to 3 p.m. with a picnic style menu of grilled hamburgers, potato salad, ranch beans and sundaes.

Scaffolding now envelops Guadalajara’s iconic Minerva statue as experts this week began preliminary examination of the public monument prior to a major makeover.

All those interested in knowing more about Guadalajara, as well as making reservations, might wish to take a peek at new internet/smartphone/tablet platform launched this week by the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area Tourism Trust (fideicomiso).