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…
Category: Hola Illinois
Business, Culture, Health, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Quad Cities
/ Fight for Juan V, Juan Vasquez, New Style Barbershop
Fundraiser for Juan Vazquez on March 3
It strikes people unexpectedly. No one is immune to cancer. It also drains people emotionally, physically and more often than not financially. Juan Vasquez, a barber in a The New Style Barber shop, might haveContinue 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…
Boxing, Culture, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, Quad Cities, Sports, Uncategorized
/ Alien Boi Boxing, Calkins Sports Promotions, Destiny Pro Boxing SHow, Hola Iowa
DESTINY – Professional Boxing Show at Rhythm City Casino
Check out the images from Saturday night Sold-out Professional Boxing Show at Rhythm City Casino brought to you by Alien Boi Boxing, Calkins Sports Productions and Hola Iowa. For more pictures check out our InstagramContinue 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…
Boxing, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Quad Cities, Sports
/ Destiny, Limberth Ponce, Rhythm City Casino, Stephen Edwards
Ponce vs Edwards will clash on Feb. 2 at Rhythm City Casino
For local boxing fans there is little doubt that Limberth Ponce is the best pound for pound local boxer of the moment. And on February 2 at the Pro Boxing Show “Destiny”, presented by CalkinsContinue reading…
Elisa Beristain star of Rica, Famosa, Latina, shares her version of feminism for the modern Latina woman
She loves to surround herself with people who can show and teach her something new. She is passionate about empowering women and sharing her version of feminism for modern Latina women through her social mediaContinue 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…
Business, Culture, Hola Illinois, Quad Cities
/ CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo, Moline, Rodeo, TaxSlayer Center
CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo returns to Moline
Cowboys and cowgirls of all ages start your year right. Get your best boots and hats ready because rodeo is rolling into town on January of 2019. CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo will be at theContinue 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…
YouthHope hosts Resolution Run 5k New Years Day in Moline
It’s not often that you get to make good on your New Year’s Resolution just hours after setting it. For the third year in a row, the YouthHope organization is giving you a chance toContinue 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…
Nancy Alejandre participant of Nuestra Belleza Latina wants young Latinas to believe in themselves
What can be said about Beauty Pageants? Nowadays, many of them seem to lose their luster and glamour. Today, young women want to be more than just a beautiful face and instead of following someContinue 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, Health, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, Quad Cities
/ Career Opportunity, Jobs available, Quad Cities, The Arc of the QC
Open Interviews: Make a difference every day in a career that cares for people with disabilities and our community
The new year is a great time to start a new career! Come on in for open interviews and talk to The Arc’s HR staff on Tuesday, December 4 and Wednesday December 5 about aContinue reading…
Culture, Education, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, Quad Cities
/ Ballet Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Orchestra Iowa, Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico, The Nutcracker
Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico dancers will be featured in the Nutcracker
In the United States performances of the Nutcracker by various ballet companies have become a Christmas tradition. The Nutcracker tales have been a huge part of popular culture since late 60s of last century, thereContinue reading…
Culture, Hola Illinois, Latest News
/ Illinois Bicentennial Honor 200, John Espinoza, Latinos in the Military, Ray Torres, Rock Falls, Sauk Valley Area, Sterling
Two Sauk Valley veterans will be honored for their community service at the Illinois Bicentennial Honor 200
They served their country with honor. They have been living their lives with honor as well and on December 3 two veterans John Espinoza and Raymond Torres from Sterling-Rock Falls area will be recognizedContinue 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…
Culture, Hola Illinois
/ La Virgen de San Juan de los Lagos, Padre Jorge Bravo, St. Mary’s Sterling, Sterling
Meet Father Jorge Bravo the new priest at St. Mary’s in Sterling
Sometimes people make plans, but they don’t pan out as wished. As the saying goes, person proposes, but God disposes. Father Jorge Bravo had plans for his life, but God’s calling rearranged his plansContinue reading…
Culture, Hola Illinois, Immigration, Quad Cities
/ Consulado Móvil de Chicago a Moline, Matriculas, pasaportes
El Consulado Móvil de Chicago regresa a Moline en Noviembre – Ya están abiertas las citas
Una vez mas Hola America se complace en ser el anfitrión de la visita del Consulado Móvil de México a la ciudad de Moline los próximos días del 14 al 17 de noviembre. El consuladoContinue 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…
Culture, Education, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Latest News, Quad Cities
/ Ascentra Credit Union, Day of the Dead, Figge Art Museum, Hola America, LULAC QC, West Gateway Partners
“Celebrating Day of the Dead” at the Figge
Once again the FIGGE Art Museum in partnership with Hola America/Hola Iowa and LULAC QC, would like to invite you to the annual Day of the Dead Family Day Celebration at the FIGGE ArtContinue reading…
