General News

Last weekend, local dignitaries and privileged invitees boarded the pristine Tequila Express in Guadalajara for the relaunch of the tourist train that whisks passengers through Jalisco’s agave fields to the “Magic Town” of Tequila.

To encourage citizens to draw up wills, the federal government has proclaimed September “Mes de Testamento” and public notaries are lowering their fees throughout the month.

Antonio Pérez Garibay, the father of Guadalajara Formula One driver Sergio Pérez, may have suffered a “pre-infarction” (a warning sign of a potential heart attack) after seeing his son crash during last Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The losing candidate in Jalisco’s June 2 gubernatorial race seems determined to challenge the result, even as electoral authorities maintain that the process was clean and fair.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro stepped onto the balcony of the Government Palace last Sunday evening to deliver the final Grito of his six-year administration.

Two 19th-century pieces of music have been resurrected, and leading musicians assembled for a special concert in downtown Guadalajara Friday, September 13, 8:30 p.m., to celebrate Mexico‘s Independence Day. 

All U.S. citizens: You are strongly encouraged to participate in the upcoming U.S. elections.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro met with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador last week to stress the urgent need for repairs on many of Jalisco’s deteriorating federal highways.