Multicultural- and minority-owned businesses, including women- and veteran-owned businesses, are invited to attend this workshop to learn about the benefits of becoming a certified minority-owned enterprise. This event is co-hosted by the Quad Cities ChamberContinue reading…
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Martin Navarro. Remembering the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
By Marc Wilson From the Hola America Archives 2012 As the Allied armada approached Normandy, Roman Catholic priests twice administered last rites to Martin Navarro. The second priest told him that he likely wouldContinue 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…
Business, Culture, Hola Illinois, Quad Cities
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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…
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/ 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…
College/HS, Moline, Quad Cities, IL, Sports, Sports
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Scritch’s Field: MHS Senior Xavier Scritchfield and Maroon football team make history this season
To say the Moline High School football team isn’t having one of the best seasons in the school’s history would be an understatement. Last Friday’s late second half comeback win over Quincy High School securedContinue reading…
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Marvel Universe LIVE! Comes to Moline
Spider-Man and Iron Man are great superheroes, but when Capitan America, Thor, Black Panther, Hulk, Black Widow, Wasp and Iron Fist join them then everyone on the planet can feel safe. And once everyone’s favoriteContinue reading…
Perez brothers spent a lifetime on Sylvan
By Jack Cullen Courtesy of the QC Times His smile said it all. With his family’s help, Jesse Perez, 93, traveled by wheelchair across the new bridge to Sylvan Island for the first timeContinue reading…
Culture, Education, Health, Hola Illinois, More, Quad Cities, Sports
/ Martial Arts, Moline, Quad Cities, Shorinji Kempo
Shorinji Kempo concept of “spirit and body are not separable”
Martial arts are a lot more than just a skill to learn for self defense. It does not just teach you to break blocks with your hands. If you looking for more than justContinue reading…
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/ Harlem Globetrotters, Moline, Quad Cities, TaxSlayer Center
El Gato Melendez Harlem Globetrotters first ever Puerto Rican-born player will visit Moline
The Harlem Globetrotters known for their one-of-a-kind family entertainment will bring their 2018 World Tour to the TaxSlayer Center on Sunday, April 8 at 3pm to take on their long-time adversaries the Washington Generals.Continue reading…
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/ Consulado de México, Consulado Móvil de Chicago a Moline, Hola America, Matriculas, Moline, pasaportes
El Consulado Móvil de Chicago regresa a Moline en Abril – Ya están abiertas las citas
Una vez mas Hola America con el apoyo de Global Communities se complace en ser el anfitrión de la visita del Consulado Móvil de México a la ciudad de Moline los próximos días del 25Continue reading…
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/ 15 Años, 15th Anniversary, Familia Castro, Latino Owned Business, Moline, Restaurante El Mariachi
El Mariachi Restaurant celebrates their 15th year anniversary
Many say that food made with love tastes the best. In order for a restaurant to be open for 15 years, the people who run it and chefs who cook must put a lot ofContinue reading…
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/ Cultura, Mercado on Fifth, Moline, Música, Sones de México
Sones de México Ensemble, the multiple GRAMMY nominated Mexican folk music group, will bring their music to Mercado on Fifth
Sones de México Ensemble, the multiple GRAMMY nominated Mexican folk music group, will bring their music and programs to the Quad Cities on Friday, October 13 and Saturday, October 14. The six-member band will performContinue reading…
Health, Running, Sports, Sports
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It’s Gotta Be the Shoes: Run With Us program helps hundreds of local area runners at Quad City Marathon
This past weekend at the 20th annual Quad Cities Marathon, as runners raced for the finish line to win their division or get their personal best time, another group of runners were also gettingContinue reading…
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VIVA Quad Cities is back in Moline!
After several years in Bettendorf, IA, Quad Cities’ oldest Hispanic festival VIVA Quad Cities returns to its place of origin, the city of Moline, IL. This year the festival will be held on 11th StreetContinue reading…
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State Rep. Tony McCombie to Host Free Immigration Seminar in Moline
SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) will partner with the New Americans Initiative and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to host an immigration seminar on becoming a US CitizenContinue reading…
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Quad Cities Ballet Folklórico presents Mexican Fiesta X
The Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico presented Mexican Fiesta X on Saturday August 12, 2017 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Moline. Here are the images from their performance. For more images visit our FacebookContinue reading…
Get ready Moline, IL, because it’s time to be amazed! Cirque Italia is coming with a brand new show and tons of excitement
Cirque Italia is a unique show in every sense. After five years of consolidation, a rigorous casting selection, and over 1,000 performances nationwide; this spectacular production has become the greatest version of a “traveling circus”.Continue reading…
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Juan and Dolores Barajas: A love story 70 years in the making
Marriage is a delicate dance. It requires two people to find compromise when comprise seems to be impossible. It teaches people to love each other’s faults. All in all, marriage is a hard work that trulyContinue reading…
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As Fate Would Have It: The Story of Ricky Valenz
By Vey Rodriguez / Hola America It’s 5 a.m. in New York City. The taxis from the streets below and sirens from multiple Police cruisers can be heard slowly fading off, into the distance. RickyContinue reading…
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Ray Torres Vietnam War veteran from Sterling, IL will be the keynote speaker at The Wall That Heals opening ceremony at WIU-QC Campus
Vietnam War is also known as Second Indochina War occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The starting date for it is considered November 1 of 1955 and it came to an end with the fallContinue reading…
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The Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico presents Mexican Fiesta X
See the stomping of the feet to the rhythm of the music, the swooshing of the beautiful dresses and big smiles on the faces of the children dancing to traditional Mexican music. The Quad CitiesContinue reading…
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Gov. Reynolds, Gov. Rauner break ground on I-74 bridge reconstruction project
Gov. Kim Reynolds and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner broke ground Monday June 26 launching a three-and-a-half year construction project to build a new Interstate 74 Mississippi River Bridge. The project will improve safety and travelContinue reading…
Education, Hola Illinois, Latest News, Quad Cities
/ Black Hawk College, Dr. Truitt, Moline, Quad Cities
Black Hawk College President Announces Retirement
Black Hawk College president, Dr. Bettie Truitt has announced plans to retire at the end of 2017. Dr. Truitt began her career at the College in 1989 as an instructor in the Mathematics Department andContinue reading…
Tryouts for QC Legends Soccer Club
Gio Saucedo and Alex Sandoval along with Mr. Miguel Lara are launching a new Soccer Club in Moline called QC Legends and they are inviting kids wishing to try out to participate Tryouts for QCContinue reading…
Boxing, Culture, Education, Hola Illinois, Hola Iowa, Sports
/ Alley Cat Boxing, Amateur Boxing, Boxing, Jeff Perez, Moline, QC Boxing, Quad Cities, Represent
Teaching kids responsibility and sportsmanship through boxing
Keeping kids of the streets while teaching them responsibility and sportsmanship is what Jeff Perez does. And to help him do this admirable work that helps young people of this community, Jeff Perez invites everyoneContinue reading…
