Rosita is back with her family. The red-tailed grey parrot that escaped from a home on Calle José Oto in Zaragoza’s La Jota neighborhood this Friday was found and recovered a few hours later, to the relief of her owner, Aimar Cordón. The young woman confirmed the good news to ARAGÓN DIGITAL and shared a video while visibly emotional: “Here she is with us now.”
Public transport and mobility have once again become Zaragoza residents’ main concern. The latest municipal barometer, covering the second half of 2026, shows that 14.4% of respondents identify this area as the city’s main concern. It is followed by dirt and a lack of cleanliness, at 11.3%, and the shortage or poor condition of parks and green spaces, at 9.2%.
With less than a year to go before the 2027 municipal elections, the political landscape in the Aragonese capital points to clear continuity at City Hall, although the political map is undergoing significant changes. According to the latest Municipal Poll for the second half of 2026, based on 2,025 telephone interviews conducted between June 17 and July 17, Natalia Chueca’s People’s Party would once again be the most-voted force if the election were held today, securing 23.2% of direct voting intention and retaining its position to remain in control of Zaragoza City Hall.
Zaragoza’s Actur Parkour Park, the city’s first public facility specifically dedicated to parkour, has been vandalized, leaving part of its safety surfacing burned and lifted. The damage affects several square meters of one of the track’s central areas, where the rubber had recently been renewed. It occurred this weekend as Zaragoza hosts Jump The Spot 2026, one of Spain’s leading parkour events.
The seeds were donated by Javier Burguete, a staff scientist at the CSIC Aula Dei Experimental Station (EEAD-CSIC) in Zaragoza. His family, traditionally involved in horticulture in the Bajo Gállego area, has preserved and cultivated this watermelon for generations. According to information provided by Burguete, his family has been sowing the variety since the 19th century, and it is very similar to the watermelon traditionally grown throughout the market gardens of San Mateo de Gállego, Peñaflor and Montañana.
The 600 new bicycles that will expand the Bizi Zaragoza fleet have been ordered. Zaragoza City Council has formalized the purchase, aiming to begin adding the new units to the service in 2027, although the final date will depend on whether the supplier meets its delivery deadlines.
Zaragoza’s latest municipal barometer gives Mayor Natalia Chueca an average score of 6.15. Her political performance remains above a passing grade across the city, with notable differences depending on respondents’ neighborhoods. The figure makes her the highest-rated municipal representative, according to the study, based on 2,025 surveys.
When the heat bears down on Zaragoza, municipal pools become more than a leisure option, serving as one of the city’s main refuges. The Aragonese capital is also about to advance in a statistic that already places it among the cities with the widest provision: with the planned new facilities, it could become the Spanish city with the most public pools per capita. This will be thanks to the future CDM Sur and the La Almozara pools, which will bring the number of municipal summer facilities to 24.
A family in La Jota has been searching since Friday for Rosita, their one-year-old red-tailed African grey parrot, after she escaped from a home on Calle José Oto. Her owner, Aimar Cordón, has asked for help on social media to find her as soon as possible and is offering a reward to anyone who can help locate her in Zaragoza. "The poor thing must be very scared out there," she told ARAGÓN DIGITAL.
Bar Gallo returns to La Magdalena’s hospitality scene this Friday. The historic venue on Pedro Calixto Ramírez Street reopened at 1 p.m., nearly ten months after the previous business closed its doors.
A seemingly ordinary sausage or potato can become a deadly trap for a dog. That is what a La Jota resident reported after her dog swallowed a piece of food containing several nails at the neighborhood sports center park, near Manuel Viola Street.
The return to school also brings changes to Zaragoza’s public transport system. From this Monday, September 7, urban buses will restore their regular frequencies and schedules after the adjustments made during the summer months. The bus network will therefore return to full service just as the city resumes its daily activities and travel demand increases.
Zaragoza residents give the city's municipal services an average score of 6.68, according to the municipal poll for the second half of 2026. Ratings vary significantly among services: firefighters, recently chosen as heralds for the upcoming Fiestas del Pilar, lead the list with 8.53, followed by the 010 Service at 7.45 and the tram at 7.30.
Zaragoza will host the FEJUVES National eFootball Qualifier on September 12, bringing together some of Spain's best players of Konami's popular football simulator.
Bizi Zaragoza wants to hear directly from users after 20 months of operation. The Zaragoza City Council will launch an anonymous survey through the app this Monday, September 7, to find out what works best, which aspects need improvement and what the main demands are of those who use the public bike service every day.
Bizi is becoming increasingly popular on the streets of the Aragonese capital, and that success is also evident in its workshops. The heavy use of the bicycles and damage caused by uncivil behavior have prompted Zaragoza City Council to strengthen its maintenance operations, doubling workshop staff and enlisting external workshops in the city to speed up repairs and return bicycles to service as soon as possible.
Zaragoza offers plans for all tastes and audiences. This Saturday, September 5, fashion and second-hand clothing lovers have the perfect opportunity to give unwanted garments a second life and discover circular fashion like never before.
As September arrives, Zaragoza gradually returns to its usual pace and brings back some of its most eagerly awaited flea markets. Antiques, fashion, crafts, flowers, local products and vintage items feature in a packed agenda for those looking for a different weekend plan.
With just over a month to go before Zaragoza celebrates its Fiestas del Pilar, the labor dispute over cleaning services remains unresolved. Negotiations between FCC and workers’ representatives are still deadlocked after eight meetings without an agreement, keeping the possibility of a strike during the festivities on the table. Against this backdrop, Zaragoza City Council has called on both sides to narrow their differences and try to reach an agreement before October.
Good traditions should never be lost, no matter the area of life. At a time when Zaragoza’s food scene is moving toward street food, fusion cuisine and fine-dining concepts, some restaurants still offer an alternative that is not new, even if it may seem so to some.
