General News

Welcome the Chinese New Year with a performance of the traditional Dragon Dance at the weekly Feria de Productores (Producers’ Fair), held at the Club de Leones (Lions Club) in Zapopan on Sunday, February 2.

Guadalajara Mayor Verónica Delgadillo has warned that residents and business owners who fail to sweep their sidewalks and the adjacent roadway lanes will face sanctions.

As part of an investigation into an international car theft operation, the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office has reported the seizure of at least 60 high-end vehicles that were illegally brought into Mexico from the United States.

Guadalajara’s majestic Teatro Degollado has reopened for free public visits.  Visitors are welcome Tuesday through Friday, between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. No prior registration is required. 

Sitting at the crossroads of tradition, ethics and animal rights, bullfighting continues to divide opinions in Mexico—often pitting older and younger generations against each other.

The “Guadalajara train disaster,” as it is often called, occurred on January 22, 1915, resulting in the deaths of over 600 people.

Residents in the southern metropolitan area, particularly in neighborhoods near the Guadalajara-Chapala highway, are frustrated with the Jalisco government’s revised plans for the city’s so-called fifth Tren Ligero line.

In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our January editions 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago.

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American School Little Leaguers