The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Minerva Glorieta—one of Guadalajara’s most iconic landmarks and a longstanding source of civic pride—is about to receive a major makeover.
Following the recent high-profile femicide (see story on page 1), the Jalisco government is ramping up its Pulso de Vida initiative, which focuses on protecting women from violence and other dangerous situations.
Heavy machinery and work crews moved into the Guadalajara city center this week as the Jalisco government and Guadalajara City Hall launched an ambitious project to impress soccer fans arriving for next year’s World Cup.
The heroic aura that once surrounded local soccer player Javier “Chicharito” Hernández is beginning to fade fast.
Firefighters often don’t receive the recognition their selfless work deserves. With the arrival of the rainy season, Guadalajara’s bomberos are especially overburdened, responding to all kinds of emergencies.
In recent years, stadium tours have become a major attraction in cities worldwide, drawing sports fans eager to get a behind-the-scenes peek at iconic venues.
As the rainy season triggers flash flooding in vulnerable areas of the metropolitan region, the blame game has once again taken center stage.
President Claudia Sheinbaum has joined the chorus of outrage following the shocking shooting of a woman in Guadalajara last weekend, captured on video surveillance.
On Friday, July 4, a massive sinkhole, measuring 20 meters long, six meters deep,and four meters wide, appeared at the intersection of Malecón and Sidón in the El Bethel neighborhood on the northeastern perimeter of the Guadalajara metro area. The collapse swallowed a trailer carrying a load of sand and an SUV, which contained a family inside. A bus narrowly avoided falling into the large hole.
