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Costco conquers Sam’s in battle of membership warehouse clubs

Regular visitors to Guadalajara’s Galerias mall can be torn between two choices of membership-only warehouse clubs situated on either side of Avenida Rafael Sanzio: Sam’s and Costco.

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First section of city’s outer ring road gathers pace

The first 30 kilometers of the  111-kilometer Macrolibramiento highway to the south of Guadalajara could be open to traffic by the end of 2014.

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US highlights Guadalajara market as den of piracy

The famed markets of San Juan de Dios in Guadalajara and Tepito in Mexico City have been singled out by the U.S. government as hotbeds for the sale of counterfeit goods that could cause economic harm to the United States.

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In favor of weed: new group takes to the streets

Colectivo 4:20, a Guadalajara-based group created via social media that is campaigning  to legalize marijuana in Mexico, took to the city’s premier avenue this week to disseminate information about the polemic substance.

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Bullfight opponents stage protest

Aficionados arriving for the big corrida (bullfight) at Guadalajara’s Plaza Nuevo Progreso on Sunday were subjected to a barrage of chanting from animal welfare protestors demanding an end to a tradition they regard as barbaric and akin to torture.

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Primavera Forest has more than 800 owners

The Guadalajara metro area’s green lung, the Bosque de la Primavera, a natural area protected from development by a 1980 presidential decree, has just over 800 owners, including 421 private property owners, about 400 communal agrarian users (ejiditarios) and the state government.

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City buses are death traps, activists maintain

Protestors laid down in the street and covered themselves in white sheets marked with the letters SOS to highlight the alarming increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths in Guadalajara in 2014.

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Pan American Games village may become old folks home, hospital

The fate of the of the Villa Panamericana, built on the outskirts of Guadalajara to house athletes and officials participating in the 2011 Pan American Games, is still hanging in the balance.

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Flu deaths in Jalisco eclipse rest of Mexico

The  number of flu-related deaths in Jalisco had risen to 71 by February 11, state health authorities reported Wednesday. 

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New center opens to support pregnant girls as young as 10

A government-backed outreach center that provides support, education and accommodation to pregnant girls and young women aged from 10 to 18 has opened in Guadalajara – the first facility of its kind in the country.

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City’s bike-share plan at risk as Canadian firm files for bankruptcy

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.

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Local news media takes a stand

Local print and broadcast journalists take part in a demonstration in Guadalajara’s  Parque Revolucionario Sunday to draw attention to the ongoing climate of violence that has seen more than 140 of their colleagues killed or “disappear” in the past decade in Mexico.

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New bus stop screen helps keep passengers informed

A prototype electronic screen displaying information on approaching city buses has been installed at a Guadalajara bus stop.

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Circus boss defends use of animals

You won’t see any performing animals at the Atayde Hermanos Circus that is now offering daily shows at the Lopez Mateos Explanade (Lopez Mateos and Cubilete).

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Narcos burn buses following arrest of Jalisco Cartel kingpin

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.

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Woman dies during liposuction

A 42-year-old woman has died during a liposuction procedure at a clinic in Tlaquepaque.

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Flu cases and deaths increase in Jalisco, Mexico

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.

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Legendary engineer joins ranks of Jalisco’s most illustrious citizens

The remains of Jalisco’s most eminent civil engineer of the 20th century, Jorge Matute Remus, now lie in the Rotunda of Illustrious Citizens – an apt final resting place considering he helped construct the landmark downtown Guadalajara monument.

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Local video game maker first to arrive in Digital Creative City

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.

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Guadalajara reaping benefits from links to foreign cities

About a week ago, representatives from Portland, Oregon, visited Guadalajara announcing the donation of two fire trucks, one with a large ladder and another a pump, along with other firefighting equipment.

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Flood relief to repair last fall’s tropical storm damage

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.

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