The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
November 17, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro and Guadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus climbed into a small basket to be lifted by a crane and hoisted up to inspect the upper part of the huge sculpture being erected along the latest section of the Paseo Alcade pedestrian walkway project in the Guadalajara city center.
The Chapala Opera Guild is offering its current membership a free bus ride to Guadalajara to attend the MET Live performance of “The Hours,” on Saturday, December 10, courtesy of the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas.
Two leading infectologists in Guadalajara reckon the federal government should begin a new Covid-19 vaccination program quickly, before the coldest part of the year kicks in.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our November editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
1972
Thanksgiving—Huichol style
Students and academic and administrative staff from the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) gathered at five points in the metropolitan area Wednesday to march to the city center in protest at perceived budget cuts approved by the State Congress a day earlier.
In spite of an unexpected rain shower, the Revolution Day parade held on Guadalajara’s Paseo Chapultepec on Monday, November 21 went off without a hitch, bringing together 2,900 sportsmen, women and children demonstrating their talents in front of a much smaller crowd than usual due to the weather, but equally as enthusiastic.
The Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) will return in all its mammoth grandeur this year, with around 3,000 literary, academic, scientific, cultural, professional and children’s and youth activities planned over its nine-day run from Saturday, November 26 to December 4.
No sooner did seasonal festivities in Ajijic commence last weekend, than questions and gripes about the noise factor became rife on local social networks. Mexican citizens and foreign immigrants alike took to social networks to argue the pros and cons of the fiesta furor.
Non-stop to Orlando
Frontier Airlines has launched a new non-stop flight between Orlando, Florida and Guadalajara, operating twice weekly.
