General News

Looking to release built-up stress and anger? Head over to the Rage Room at SmashLab, located just off the Minerva Glorieta in Guadalajara.

The Fiestas de Octubre, Guadalajara’s annual month-long fair, kicks off on Friday, October 4 at the Benito Juarez Auditorium complex on the northern Periférico. The fair runs daily through Sunday, November 4.

A second major fire at a Zapopan supermarket within the space of a week has raised questions about potential arson.

As excitement builds for the upcoming “friendly” soccer match between the Mexican and U.S. national teams at Guadalajara’s Akron Stadium on Tuesday, October 15, U.S. Consul General Amy Scanlon has issued a playful challenge to Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro.

Across much of the American continent, October 12 marks Día de la Raza (or Columbus Day), a holiday commemorating the culture-altering day when Cristobal Colón set foot in the New World.

The municipality of Guadalajara has become one of the first in Mexico to regulate the use of electric scooters, recently approving changes to its Mobility, Transportation and Road Safety regulations. 

After a ten-hour session on October 6, Jalisco legislators finally approved the decriminalization of abortion for women who terminate their pregnancy up to 12 weeks, as well as for the medical personnel who assist them.

For the first time in its 482-year history, Guadalajara has a female mayor (presidente municipal). Verónica Delgadillo, 41, was sworn in on Monday, September 30, along with other mayors in the rest of the Guadalajara metropolitan area, as well as municipalities across Jalisco (see Chapala on page 11).