The Iowa Cubs will become the Demonios de Des Moines for three games during the 2019 campaign as part of Minor League Baseball’s “Copa de la Diversión” or “Fun Cup” initiative created to celebrate localContinue reading…
Author: Hola America News
Erika Macias
Celso Piña will headline the Warren Morrow Latin Music Festival in his first presentation in Iowa
Celso Piña (Born April the 6th 1953 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México), renowned accordion player and singer who has risen to be one of the most notable figures in cumbia music will make his IowaContinue reading…
Business, Hola Illinois, Immigration, Quad Cities
/ Celebra Floreciente, Floreciente, Hazlo Aquí, Make It Here, Quad Cities, Welcome to Floreciente
Marina Varela and Olga Cruz from Sun-Star Cleaning Service are named Multicultural Business Owners of the week by the Welcome to Floreciente FB page
Originally from Piedras Negras Coahuila and Salvatierra Guanajuato in Mexico, Marina and Olga met thanks to their husbands who regularly played soccer together on the same team. Having made an instant connection, Olga invited MarinaContinue reading…
Education, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Quad Cities
/ Apply now!, Latinos in Higher Education, LULAC Davenport, Scholarships
LULAC Davenport scholarships are now available. Deadline to submit is March 31.
Every year LULAC awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to Hispanic and other students. Since 1978 LULAC Council #10 has awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to over 800 students. Funds are raised by Council 10Continue reading…
Business, Culture, Education, Hola Iowa, Immigration
/ Community CPA, Illinois, Immigrant Businesses, Iowa
What is Community CPA’s tax process?
If you have not worked with us in the past and just now thinking of doing tax with Community CPA this year; we know you are wondering where to begin. Here are the simple stepsContinue reading…
Business, Culture, Education, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Quad Cities
/ Ascentra Credit Union, La Compra de su Casa
Prequalify to Buy Your New House
You may hear the terms preapproval and prequalification as you look into buying a house. Here’s a brief explanation of those terms. Prequalification is a rough calculation of the mortgage payment you can afford.Continue reading…
‘We all left excited’: Big Table launches Moline neighborhood association
By Jack Cullen A Quad Cities Big Table discussion last spring led to the creation of a new neighborhood association in Moline. Friends Alvaro Macias and Geoff Manis organized a discussion at Macias’s home inContinue reading…
Culture, Education, Hola Illinois, Quad Cities
/ Law enforcement, Lt. Pedro Valladares, Moline PD, WIU
WIU-QC prepared Lieutenant Pedro Valladares to succeed in his career
By Alison McGaughey, WIU-QC Public Information Specialist Interview with Lt. Valladares: Where do you work and what is your job title? I am the Administrative Lieutenant for the Moline Police Department. What isContinue reading…
Putnam opens conversation about race, equity and inclusion
By Jack Cullen In alignment with the Q2030 Regional Action Plan, the Putnam Museum is unveiling an exhibit Saturday, Jan. 26, called RACE: Are We So Different? Visitors will explore race through these three lenses:Continue reading…
Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, Quad Cities
/ Davenport, Davenport Police Department, LULAC Davenport
Meet officer Gonzalez and officer Mitchell two of the new recruits for Davenport Police Department
On Wednesday, January 9 Davenport Mayor Frank Klipsch swore in eight new police officer and 2 of them are Latino. Meet Davenport Police Department new Latino recruits officer Gonzalez and officer Mitchell. Martin GonzalezContinue reading…
Tony McCombie Sworn into 101st General Assembly, Nominates Jim Durkin for Speaker
SPRINGFIELD….State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) was sworn into a second term, and nominated Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) to be speaker Wednesday at a ceremony held at the University of Illinois at Springfield’s Sangamon Auditorium.Continue reading…
Business, Culture, Education, Hola Illinois, Quad Cities
/ EasMo, East Moline Paletero Project, Glenview, Q2030
East Moline Paleteros seek community support after theft
By Jack Cullen A budding mobile food business that raises money to send youth in East Moline on an annual school trip to Washington, D.C., suffered a major setback this week. The pedal-powered trikeContinue reading…
Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, Quad Cities
/ Disney On Ice, Frozen, Moline, TaxSlayer Center
Disney on Ice is back in Moline
Probably, most of the children by now know at least the chorus of a famous song “Let It Go.” And most of the people on the planet have seen or at least heard ofContinue reading…
Business, Culture, Hola Iowa, Latest News
/ Aladdin, Des Moines, Des Moines Civic Center, Disney's Aladdin
Disney’s Aladdin Opens Tonight at the Des Moines Civic Center!
DES MOINES, IA – The Des Moines premiere of Disney’s Aladdin opens tonight, Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Des Moines Civic Center for a limited engagement of two weeks through Dec. 9. In Des Moines, Aladdin will playContinue reading…
Samuel Ibarra takes pride in volunteering
Courtesy of Marshalltown Community School District Sam Ibarra said the Marshalltown community and the school district gave him so much when he was younger, that he considers what he does now as payback. IbarraContinue reading…
Business, Culture, Hola Illinois, Latest News, Quad Cities
/ Downtown Moline, Moline Centre, Moline Holiday Hop
Do not miss the festivities of the Moline Holiday Hop this Friday
Holidays are around the corner. The radio has started to play the best holiday hits of the past and present, the stores are putting up Christmas displays, and the weather is getting colder withContinue reading…
J.D. Scholten Releases Statement on Need for New Moral Leadership in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District
Iowans Tired of a Congressman Putting his Extreme Personal Agenda Ahead of Them SIOUX CITY, IA — J.D. Scholten yesterday held a press conference and released a statement on the need for newContinue reading…
LULAC opposes Trump executive order on “birthright” citizenship
DES MOINES – The League of United Latin American Citizens, Council 307, today spoke out against President Donald Trump’s announcement he would sign an executive order to remove the right of citizenship for U.S.-bornContinue reading…
Business, Culture, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, More, Quad Cities, Sports
/ QC Hockey, Quad City Storm
A Storm is Coming!
By Vey Rodriguez February 22nd, 1980. It is the most memorable date in American hockey history. The night a team of hard nosed college kids took the ice for the 1980 Winter Olympics goldContinue reading…
Business, Culture, Education, Health, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Quad Cities
/ Americas Workforce: Empowering All, National Disability Awareness Month, The Arc of the QC
The Arc of the Quad Cities Area Joins Broad Effort to Observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Rock Island, IL — The Arc of the Quad Cities Area announces its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National DisabilityContinue reading…
YPN welcomes Alejandro Pino as executive director
The board of directors and staff are proud to welcome Alejandro Pino as the new Executive Director for Young Parents Network. Mr. Pino will be responsible for the strategic oversight, management, and vision forContinue reading…
Culture, Festivals, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, Quad Cities
/ All Senses Festival, Davenport, Dos Santos, FIGGE, Quad Cities, Rock Island, Rozz Tox
All Senses Festival is back with Chicago based band Dos Santos in the lineup
All Senses Festival is back for its second year, September 25-30th, 2018. All Senses Festival is a collaboration of several ongoing artistic endeavors combined under one umbrella: music, spoken word, film, an antique, craftContinue reading…
Education, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, Politics, Quad Cities
/ Get Out the Vote, National Voter Registration Day, Su Voto es Su Voz, Voto Latino
September 25 is National Voter Registration Day 2018
The Rock Island County Chapter of the League of Women Voters plans multiple events to register voters in time for the November Election. WHAT: On Tuesday, September 25, 2018, The League of WomenContinue reading…
Reynolds, Hubbell Campaigns Agree to Debates
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Democratic candidate Fred Hubbell have agreed to three gubernatorial debates. The debates will feature the Democratic and Republican nominees in Des Moines, Sioux City, and Davenport. The campaigns have acceptedContinue reading…
Culture, Festivals, Hola Iowa, Quad Cities
/ A Quiet Place, Bettendorf, Bryan Woods, Davenport, Iowa, Quad Cities, Scott Beck, Stephen King
An interview with “A Quiet Place” creators and Bettendorf natives Scott Beck and Bryan Woods
By Jesus Gomez Last week was the second annual “Alternating Currents” event which was from August 23 to August 26. The event included music, comedy, film, and art. There were more than 100 events indoorsContinue reading…
Statement from The Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs
The Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs extends their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Mollie Tibbetts. The loss of a child is never easy; our heart goes out to everyone affected byContinue reading…
