The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Guadalajara has solidified its status as a global entertainment powerhouse, with the Auditorio Telmex of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) securing the fourth-place position worldwide in ticket sales for 2025, according to the year-end rankings from the international trade publication Pollstar.
Women of all ages—from young girls to grandmothers — filled the streets of Guadalajara for two International Women’s Day marches, carrying hundreds of handmade signs telling stories of abuse, demanding justice for the disappeared, and highlighting the blight of femicides and restrictions on reproductive rights.
News of the wave of cartel violence that erupted on February 22 spread rapidly to all corners of the globe, raising uncomfortable questions about Mexico’s ability to guarantee safety for visiting fans in the upcoming World Cup.
In a reversal following weeks of street protests, legal challenges and mounting public criticism, Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus announced that the proposed public transport fare increase to 14 pesos has been scrapped. Instead, the fare will remain at 11 pesos starting April 1.
It was perhaps the ultimate irony that the Mexican Army and National Guard — the very forces that had hunted Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” for years — were deployed in large numbers to ensure his final send-off took place without a hitch.
Tejuino Day fun
The 4th Annual Día del Tejuino takes over Paseo Alcalde in downtown Guadalajara on Sunday, March 22, offering free tastings of the popular fermented corn beverage.
}The Guadalajara Centro Histórico hosts another monthly Bien de Noche event on Saturday, March 7, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Tucked away behind the trees lining Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas, between avenidas Colon and Gobernador Curiel, sits the Parque de la Liberacion (El Dean)—an urban green space known for its small artificial lake.
Sunday, March 8, Guadalajara will once again become a focal point for women's rights as feminist collectives take to the streets for International Women's Day.