City’s bike-share plan at risk as Canadian firm files for bankruptcy
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- Published on Friday, 07 February 2014 11:26
- Written by GR Staff
The Canadian company given the task of setting up Guadalajara’s public bicycle hire program filed for bankruptcy in Montreal last month, citing huge debts.
New bus stop screen helps keep passengers informed
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- Published on Friday, 07 February 2014 11:23
- Written by GR Staff
A prototype electronic screen displaying information on approaching city buses has been installed at a Guadalajara bus stop.
State university rejects more than half of applicants
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- Published on Friday, 24 January 2014 10:15
- Written by GR Staff
Only 44 out of every 100 applicants have been accepted to study at the University of Guadalajara (UdG) in the next calendar year.
Narcos burn buses following arrest of Jalisco Cartel kingpin
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- Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 11:05
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Residents of Zapopan’s affluent Patria Universidad neighborhood awoke early Thursday morning to the sound of military helicopters buzzing overhead and the sight of troops rumbling by in jeeps and armored vehicles.
New parking options near city airport
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- Published on Friday, 24 January 2014 10:14
- Written by GR Staff
A glut of low-cost parking alternatives has sprung up on the highway close to the Guadalajara International Airport.
Flu cases and deaths increase in Jalisco, Mexico
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- Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 10:59
- Written by GR Staff
Earlier this week, state and federal health officials indicated this season’s flu outbreak seemed under control, but now the number of those ill with the virus is multiplying rapidly in Jalisco and the rest of the country.
New labs to open doors for Guadalajara innovators
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 January 2014 15:01
- Written by Dale Quinn
An alumni group from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created a Jalisco non-profit and along with the state government plans to create four laboratories by 2016 for entrepreneurs in science and technology to develop and test their ideas.
Local video game maker first to arrive in Digital Creative City
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- Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 10:52
- Written by Dale Quinn
A local multimedia firm has become the first company to move into Guadalajara’s much vaunted Ciudad Creativa Digital, or Digital Creative City, in downtown.
Deaths reported as flu season spikes
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- Published on Friday, 17 January 2014 10:50
- Written by GR Staff
At least eight people have died from the flu virus in Jalisco over the past month, health authorities revealed this week.
Flood relief to repair last fall’s tropical storm damage
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- Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 10:44
- Written by GR Staff
Federal and state flood relief funds from last September’s tropical storm Manuel are at last being distributed to 29 municipalities hard hit by flooding.
A fashion salute to Guadalajara
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- Published on Friday, 17 January 2014 10:46
- Written by GR Staff
Making waves on the inaugural runway at this week’s Intermoda fashion expo were some spectacular designs honoring some of Guadalajara’s most heralded landmarks created by local fashionista María Rosario Mendoza of the Takasami fashion house in Guadalajara (www.takasami.com.mx).
10% of Guadalajara metro area lacks water, sewer
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- Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 10:42
- Written by GR Staff
With more than 4.3 million people in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, and urban expansion that comes in fits and starts, some 10 percent of the population lack water and sewer service.
Under fire city councilor digs in
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- Published on Friday, 17 January 2014 10:17
- Written by Michael Forbes
A Guadalajara city councilor – once tipped to become the first female governor of Jalisco – is facing criminal charges for breaking into her own office this week.
Work to restart on city’s modern art museum
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- Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 10:31
- Written by GR Staff
Construction is set to restart on the modern art museum overlooking the Huentitan canyon on the northeastern outskirts of Guadalajara.
Rainbow Warrior docks in PV
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- Published on Friday, 10 January 2014 11:57
- Written by GR Staff
The Rainbow Warrior, the flagship of the environmental organization Greenpeace, will be docked in Puerto Vallarta from Saturday, January 11 through Tuesday, January 14 and will be welcoming aboard visitors.
Racing bus drivers cause record fatalities
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- Published on Friday, 24 January 2014 11:22
- Written by GR Staff
A new record has been set after five pedestrians died under the wheels of city buses during the first ten days of 2014. In most of the cases, the drivers fled the scene of the accidents.
Reducing fires is major goal of Primavera Forest’s new governing body
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- Published on Friday, 10 January 2014 11:52
- Written by GR Staff
A new, more independent era has begun for the much-beleaguered Bosque de la Primavera, the huge forest that hugs metro area Guadalajara’s west side and acts as a climate regulator, as well as “lung” that filters atmospheric contaminants.
White cycle campaign highlights bicycle safety
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- Published on Friday, 24 January 2014 11:21
- Written by GR Staff
Activists hang a chain of white bicycles cut from paper outside the Casa Jalisco, the residence of Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval.
Growing city airport looks to the future
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- Published on Friday, 10 January 2014 11:22
- Written by Dale Quinn
The Guadalajara airport is expanding a terminal and adding more space in immigration to prepare for more international travelers.
Man shot dead at Chapalita glorieta
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- Published on Friday, 24 January 2014 11:02
- Written by GR Staff
Four men are in custody after a 37-year-old businessman was shot to death at the Glorieta Chapalita last Friday.
Governor to move into official residence
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- Published on Friday, 10 January 2014 11:20
- Written by GR Staff
Aristoteles Sandoval has gone back on a campaign promise and will be moving his family into the Jalisco governor’s official residence in Guadalajara, the Casa Jalisco.