General News
City airport shuttle services springing up
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 14:51
- Written by GR Staff
New private shuttle services to the Guadalajara Airport can save money on taxis, especially for the single traveler.
Guadalajara neighborhood takes pedestrian safety into own hands
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 14:32
- Written by GR Staff
Residents of Colonia Camino Real put on their painting overalls last weekend as they took steps to make crossing the street in their neighborhood a much safer exercise.
Zoo opens extra days
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 13:36
- Written by GR Staff
The residents of the Guadalajara Zoo are tempering their exertions this month as the higher temperatures kick in. But they will be asked to parade themselves in the sun for two extra days next week, as the zoo opens on Monday and Tuesday (usually closed on these days) in honor of Children’s Day.
Martyrs’ Sanctuary inches toward completion
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 14:30
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Twelve years since construction began, the main congregation hall of Guadalajara’s elaborate Martyrs’ Temple (Santuario de los Martires) is now 70 percent complete and the entire project could be finished within three years.
Teenage drunk driver kills three youngsters
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 13:14
- Written by GR Staff
An 18-year-old drunk driver faces a lengthy spell in prison after he was arraigned without bail this week after causing the deaths of two children and a 17-year-old in the Colonia Balcones de Oblatos neighborhood of Guadalajara.
Beware Mexico’s latest criminal craze: ‘virtual kidnappings’
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 14:22
- Written by Duncan Tucker
In days gone by, criminals would need a weapon, rope or handcuffs, a getaway car and a safe house in order to carry out a kidnapping. Now all they need is a cell phone.
Zapopan enters partnership with MIT
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 13:01
- Written by d
The Zapopan municipal government has signed a deal with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create a seed fund worth just under 2.5 million pesos for businesses in Jalisco.
Celebrations planned for Dia del Niño
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 13:39
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Several Guadalajara area museums have planned a range of activities to celebrate El Dia del Niño (Children’s Day) on April 30.
Crystal meth makes inroads among youth
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- Published on Friday, 19 April 2013 13:20
- Written by GR Staff
Consumption of the illicit synthetic drug methamphetamine has risen 15 percent in Guadalajara in the last three years, according to a study by the State Council Against Addictions (CECAJ).