The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Long overshadowed by Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque and Tonalá, Tlajomulco Centro is getting a makeover designed to draw visitors to the often-overlooked municipal seat.
Twelve years after opening its first restaurant in Guadalajara at Galerias mall, The Cheesecake Factory has inaugurated a new location at the La Perla shopping center on Avenida Mariano Otero.
In a reversal following weeks of street protests, legal challenges and mounting public criticism, Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus announced that the proposed public transport fare increase to 14 pesos has been scrapped. Instead, the fare will remain at 11 pesos starting April 1.
Zapopan opened the doors of its new “Hospitalito Sur,” located in the Sendas de Tepeyac neighborhood, on March 10.
The new facility makes Zapopan the only municipality in Mexico to operate two public hospitals funded entirely with its own resources.
Tejuino Day fun
The 4th Annual Día del Tejuino takes over Paseo Alcalde in downtown Guadalajara on Sunday, March 22, offering free tastings of the popular fermented corn beverage.
Guadalajara has solidified its status as a global entertainment powerhouse, with the Auditorio Telmex of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) securing the fourth-place position worldwide in ticket sales for 2025, according to the year-end rankings from the international trade publication Pollstar.
Tucked away behind the trees lining Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas, between avenidas Colon and Gobernador Curiel, sits the Parque de la Liberacion (El Dean)—an urban green space known for its small artificial lake.
Women of all ages—from young girls to grandmothers — filled the streets of Guadalajara for two International Women’s Day marches, carrying hundreds of handmade signs telling stories of abuse, demanding justice for the disappeared, and highlighting the blight of femicides and restrictions on reproductive rights.
News of the wave of cartel violence that erupted on February 22 spread rapidly to all corners of the globe, raising uncomfortable questions about Mexico’s ability to guarantee safety for visiting fans in the upcoming World Cup.