Hero Street | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:33:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.10 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Hero Street | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 From Cook’s Point to Hero Street: Mexican history in the Quad Cities https://holaamericanews.com/from-cooks-point-to-hero-street-mexican-history-in-the-quad-cities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cooks-point-to-hero-street-mexican-history-in-the-quad-cities Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:31:07 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=38693 Railroad and foundry workers built communities in Davenport, Bettendorf and Silvis during the early 1900s, establishing family networks that later supported civil rights organizing, education and military service. By Hola […]

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]]> Hero Street documentary wins Best Documentary at Illinois film festival https://holaamericanews.com/hero-street-documentary-wins-best-documentary-at-illinois-film-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hero-street-documentary-wins-best-documentary-at-illinois-film-festival Tue, 12 May 2026 03:52:35 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=37016 By Hola America News The Fourth Wall Films documentary tells the story of PFC John S. Muños, one of the Mexican-American servicemen from Silvis’ Hero Street. “The Last to Fall […]

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]]> The Last to Fall from Hero Street” Premieres Nov. 8 https://holaamericanews.com/the-last-to-fall-from-hero-street-premieres-nov-8/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-last-to-fall-from-hero-street-premieres-nov-8 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:51:43 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=33489 By Hola America News Veterans Day Weekend on the Putnam Giant Screen Quad Cities, IA — “The Last to Fall from Hero Street: John Muños Story”, a fifth episode in […]

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]]> Tony’s Tortillas owner retires and sells family business https://holaamericanews.com/tonys-tortillas-owner-retires-and-sells-family-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tonys-tortillas-owner-retires-and-sells-family-business Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:47:09 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=21888 The story of Tony’s Grocery is a story of an immigrant’s success. Located on the famous Hero Street in Silvis, IL, and founded in 1947, this business is part of […]

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]]> “Hero Street” Documentaries will air on WQPT-PBS Memorial Day https://holaamericanews.com/hero-street-documentaries-will-air-on-wqpt-pbs-memorial-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hero-street-documentaries-will-air-on-wqpt-pbs-memorial-day Thu, 25 May 2023 16:09:15 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=21775 Silvis, IL – Four of the completed films from Fourth Wall Films’ award-winning “Hero Street” documentary series will air on WQPT-PBS (Channel 24) on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29th.  Honoring […]

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]]> “An Infantryman from Hero Street” Premieres on Putnam Giant Screen Nov. 12 for Veterans Day Weekend https://holaamericanews.com/an-infantryman-from-hero-street-premieres-on-putnam-giant-screen-nov-12-for-veterans-day-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-infantryman-from-hero-street-premieres-on-putnam-giant-screen-nov-12-for-veterans-day-weekend https://holaamericanews.com/an-infantryman-from-hero-street-premieres-on-putnam-giant-screen-nov-12-for-veterans-day-weekend/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 23:40:38 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=20698 Davenport, IA – Emmy® award-winning Quad Cities filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films will premiere their new documentary “An Infantryman from Hero Street” during Veterans Day weekend, […]

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]]> https://holaamericanews.com/an-infantryman-from-hero-street-premieres-on-putnam-giant-screen-nov-12-for-veterans-day-weekend/feed/ 0 Veterans Day Feature: The Last One https://holaamericanews.com/veterans-day-feature-the-last-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=veterans-day-feature-the-last-one Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:00:22 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=16362 By Marc Wilson When I called my friend Tanilo Sandoval to offer my condolences on the death of his younger sister, Georgia, he said, “I’m the last one now.” Tanilo […]

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]]> Georgia Sandoval Herrera one of the unheralded heroines of Hero Street U.S.A. https://holaamericanews.com/georgia-sandoval-herrera-one-of-the-unheralded-heroines-of-hero-street-u-s-a/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=georgia-sandoval-herrera-one-of-the-unheralded-heroines-of-hero-street-u-s-a Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:02:04 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=16030 By Marc Wilson Georgia was 12 years old in 1944 when the Army sent word that her older brother, Frank, had been killed in action in Burma. “Please do not […]

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]]> Joe Terronez the driving force behind the long overdue recognition of Hero Street https://holaamericanews.com/joe-terronez-the-driving-force-behind-the-long-overdue-recognition-of-hero-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joe-terronez-the-driving-force-behind-the-long-overdue-recognition-of-hero-street Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:03:12 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=12132 Hola America and Hola Iowa present the Hispanic Heritage Month Special Series: Orgullo Hispano, Latino trailblazers that inspire us in the communities of Iowa and Illinois. By Marc Wilson Today […]

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]]> Fourth Wall Films and Putnam Museum present “A Bridge too Far from Hero Street” online during July 4th Weekend https://holaamericanews.com/fourth-wall-films-and-putnam-museum-present-a-bridge-too-far-from-hero-street-online-during-july-4th-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fourth-wall-films-and-putnam-museum-present-a-bridge-too-far-from-hero-street-online-during-july-4th-weekend Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:23:06 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=11375 A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street, a film that tells the true story of Pvt. William Sandoval’s involvement in the largest air assault in history, will be presented by […]

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