General News

There is a jewel in downtown Guadalajara that should be a standard stop on the tourist circuit — and sometimes is, mostly because of the José Clemente Orozco mural of Hidalgo brandishing a flaming sword that is too famous to even bother including its photo here. Check your Frommer’s.

The Jalisco Traffic Department (Semov) will increase its number of checkpoints to identify drunk drivers over the holiday period in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. 

Just a month after the U.S. presidential election punctured their hopes and pummeled their expectations, Democrats Abroad members and friends gathered in Ajijic Monday for a holiday party, some of them fighting back tears as they hugged people they hadn’t seen since working together on voter registration in October.

The U.S. Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies has awarded the Guadalajara municipal government a donation of $US1 million to continue its crusade against corruption.

Four “official” tianguis navideños have been installed in the Guadalajara municipal zone this year

For some Mexicans, the annual Christmas break begins Monday, December 18. 

Minerva beer heads north

Guadalajara craft beer Minerva will be distributed in the United States by the Pabst Brewing Company, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Traditional decorations financed by the local business sector are once again drawing visitors to Guadalajara’s downtown core.