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Race for city mayor to be close, probably ugly

The Citizen’s Movement (MC) candidate for mayor of Guadalajara, Enrique Alfaro, is leading several pre-election polls, suggesting that the two-party monopoly in the municipality may soon come to an end.  

The job of running Guadalajara city hall is considered the jewel in the crown of all the mayorships in Mexico, and would set up Alfaro as the leading contender for Jalisco governor in 2018.


Ajijic, Tlaquepaque to stage elaborate Easter pageants

Traditional pageants enacted out by enthusiastic local thespians will bring the Easter story to life, heightening personal identification with core values of the Christian faith.  Judeas, or Passion Plays, take place in the San Martin de las Flores community of Tlaquepaque, as well as in Ajijic and San Antonio Tlayacapan. 

Hair today, gone tomorrow: the strangest of crimes

In June 2011, a 23-year-old woman was walking to a bus stop in the center of Guadalajara when she saw a dark figure approaching, armed with a pair of scissors. The assailant jumped in front of her and shoved her in the direction of an alley behind the main street. Once there, he pushed her face to the wall and sliced off her ponytail.