The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The temporary closure of Calle Morelos over the past two weekends has generated inconveniences, complaints and opposing views concerning the operation of the Andador Axixic, a series of pedestrian-friendly outdoor dining and shopping festivals put together by local merchants with the apparent consent of the municipal government.
Mexican real estate and investment firm Sun-Star Group, led by real estate developer Omar O’Rourke Martinez and his partner Thomas Wahl, issued a press release this week confirming they have “executed an agreement” with Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group for the development and operation of a Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa at Lake Chapala, with “an option for additional territories.”
Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado recently welcomed a group of businessmen representing the China Railway Construction Company who are keen on investing in a multi-million dollar magnetic commuter train line linking Chapala and Tonala.
During its first 12 months in operation, the Hospital Comunitario Jocotepec has racked up an impressive service record, with 19,500 patients coming through its doors, and many qualifying for free attention as affiliates of the Seguro Popular health insurance program.
Callejón or Privada Mr. Crowe is distinguished as the Chapala area’s one and only street named after a foreign settler.
Mexican food guru Maru Toledo and the Mujeres del Máiz became the saving grace on opening day of last weekend’s Festival Gourmet Panorama that was plagued by mishaps, including a coincidental four vehicle pile-up just inside the gateway to Chapinaya venue.
The Chapala government is spending 1.75 million pesos out of its own coffers to totally refurbish the two-block length of Calle Mr. Crowe and the pedestrian staircase where it comes to a dead end.
At the urging of citizens backed by members of the Chapala City Council, Mayor Javier Degollado has repeatedly pledged to hold public referendums to name permanent delegados (town administrators) for Ajijic, Atotonilquillo, San Antonio Tlayacapan, San Nicolas de Ibarra and Santa Cruz de la Soledad.
The Chapala waterfront was jammed packed all day Saturday, April 30 as locals and outsiders gathered en masse for the highly touted AeroFest 2016 air show spectacle.
