The December sky turned a toxic yellow-gray above the southern outskirts of Guadalajara where the State Environmental Agency (Semades) recorded “Very Bad” (Muy Mala) levels of air pollution this week.

Fifteen years ago, on Wednesday, December 13, 1997, it snowed in Guadalajara for the first time in more than 70 years.  A nip in the morning air this Wednesday brought back a few memories of that day but there’s nothing to suggest another white-out is coming this winter.

Guadalajara’s cycling boom in the last few years has also fueled a parallel rise in bike theft.

The Pacific Airport Group (GAP) which runs Guadalajara’s International Airport will spend 280 million pesos on expanding the arrivals area in 2013.

The Guadalajara  municipal government has voted to cancel an ambitious redevelopment project that has yet to get past the  planning stage.

Guadalajara city hall has purchased around 9,000 poinsettias to adorn public spaces during the festive season.