General News
Parents absent as toddlers killed in house fire
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:59
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Two young children died in a house fire in Guadalajara’s Alamo Industrial neighborhood in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Sunday mass not sacrosanct for crooks
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:58
- Written by GR Staff
You might think a Sunday mass would be the last place to encounter the criminal class.
Not even the city’s protector is safe
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:52
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Last Thursday thieves stole the cables used to illuminate Guadalajara’s iconic Minerva statue at night.
Model railroading convention excites young fans
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:37
- Written by Hector Mendieta Y Vega
Two small trains run in opposite direction on rails laid side to side. When they cross paths, a small crowd of children cheer.
Schools lack software and training for new laptops
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:50
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Between them, Guadalajara’s present and previous municipal administrations have delivered 3,000 laptop computers to local primary schools, with another 500 still to come.
Bribery allegations force out two Guadalajara city officials
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:31
- Written by Michael Forbes
The perennial problem of what to do with the ambulant vendors who hawk their wares on the streets, pedestrian walkways and plazas of downtown Guadalajara just got a lot more complicated.
Stolen gas explodes in Tonala
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:37
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Four people were injured in a massive blaze at a warehouse in Tonala where thieves had been storing stolen fuel last week.
Old buildings at risk of collapse
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:54
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Between 700 and 800 old buildings in downtown Guadalajara are at risk of collapse due to improper maintenance, Public Works Secretary Carlos Felipe Arias Garcia warned this week.
San Jose to be twinned with GDL
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:47
- Written by GR Staff
Guadalajara city officials will take advantage of a four-day trip to San Jose, California next week to promote the merits of the Ciudad Creativa Digital, the digital and telecommunications hub proposed to rescue the depressed downtown zone near the San Juan de Dios market.