The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Chivas soccer club and the Zapopan municipal government are teaming up to build a shuttle system known as an “autotrén” to transport fans from the Mi Macro Periférico BRT bus station on the Guadalajara periférico (ring road) to the nearby Estadio Akron, a distance of just one kilometer.
On July 3, the La Calma neighborhood in Zapopan hosted a kermés fundraising event organized by Colectivo Luz de Esperanza, an NGO dedicated to searching for missing persons.
Zapopan municipal authorities have announced plans to remodel the city’s main square, Plaza de las Américas, and its surrounding areas.
The Globo, Museo de la Niñez de Guadalajara is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Playmobil, the iconic children’s toy, with the exhibit “Museos en casa” (Museums at Home), running from July 26 to September 15.
Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, star player for Guadalajara Chivas and the record goalscorer for the national team, has been fined by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) for sexist comments posted on his Instagram. The 37-year-old soccer player sparked outrage after promoting harmful gender stereotypes, claiming women were “eradicating masculinity” by not doing housework.
Two long-standing U.S. restaurant chains, Outback Steakhouse and Applebee’s, have exited their prime spots in the Plaza Galerías mall in Zapopan.
Jalisco authorities confirmed the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death of a woman on the morning of July 12 in the Balcones de Oblatos neighborhood of Guadalajara. Kelvin “N”, 24, was detained in the Loma Dorada neighborhood in the municipality of Tonalá on July 21.
Travelers between Guadalajara and Lakeside should expect additional disruptions later this month as the ongoing makeover of the highway to Chapala continues.
A powerful storm on the evening of July 15 caused nearly seven-meter-high flooding in the working-class La Martinica neighborhood of northern Zapopan, affecting around 150 homes.
Authorities reported the death of a five-month-old girl and the disappearance of a 32-year-old woman.
