The capital claimed a world record with the 11-story Catrina statue, part of it's "mega-ofrenda" celebrating Day of the Dead.

Chipotle's foray into Mexico was viewed with doubts that Mexico's traditional cuisine could work with U.S.-style fast-food service. But Chipotle's "fast-casual" status, as opposed to Taco Bell's failed "fast-food" approach, won the day.

This weekend's F-1 event in the Hermanos Rodríguez circuit, which is expected to draw 400,000, will feature the return to Mexico of Guadalajara's Checo Pérez to race against his former teammate, five-time Mexico City GP winner Max Verstappen.

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada is pushing for rent reforms, plus news on a future NFL game possibly featuring the Dallas Cowboys and a series of alleged pet poisonings in a local park.

Multiple dogs fell ill after taken for walks in the popular Parque España in the Condesa neighborhood, where blue capsules filled with white powder were later found in sausage meat. At least three of the stricken pets died.

The Mexican marigold is an essential part of Day of the Dead traditions, as an adornment on altars, or, for those who take the dead's visitations literally, as a path of strewn petals leading the departed to the door.

Two of Aeroméxico's three new U.S. routes are recovered from suspended previous routes, made possible by a U.S. decision to lift restrictions. The Milan connection is a first for Cozumel.

Over the weekend, national trucking associations said the indefinite national strike could involve as many as 1 million trucks, while warning the public of potential disruptions to the supply of goods and fuel. 

Sofía Robleda's newest novel, "The Other Moctezuma Girls," offers an entertaining mix of Mexican history and drama, infused with real moral force, writes MND book reviewer Ann Marie Jackson.

Mexico City's family dynamics are changing. And for freelancers like Haydé, it's a chance to cash in on the capital's pet ownership boom, writes Andrea Fischer.