Fronteras de la Noticia paper to make local debut,
Free publication targets the Hispanic community.
A free weekly newspaper focused on the Hispanic community will make its debut in Allen County on Dec. 8.Fronteras de la Noticia, which will be distributed by Fort Wayne Newspapers, is a tabloid primarily written in Spanish and will feature news about Mexico and Central America, in addition to local content. Fronteras, which in English means "borders" or "frontiers," is a national publication of Universal Press Syndicate, which provides local...
Hispanic Community: Astros owner faces Hispanic outrage
A night in which Drayton McLane Jr. was honored for his marketing skills turned into a public relations nightmare as Houston's Hispanic community became outraged by comments the Astros owner allegedly made about it. Spanish-language television station KTMD-Channel 48 Telemundo reported Thursday night that McLane had made offensive remarks to the station's general manager earlier that evening. McLane denies making the comments.According to the news report, McLane said...
Hispanic Community: Hispanic Expo aims at better business relations
1,000 attend culture showcase; easing language barrier cited
Achieving better business relations between non-Hispanics and Oklahoma City's Hispanic community was the focus Friday of an exposition at the Cox Convention Center. More than 1,000 people attended Viva Hispanic Expo, a showcase of business and culture sponsored by the Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.Nearly all of the 84 exhibitors agreed that to serve the Hispanic community effectively, the language barrier between English and Spanish must be eliminated....
ARROJO MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION QUICKLY
THE DEFECTOR FROM CUBA HAS THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY EXCITED ABOUT HIS '98
MAJOR-LEAGUE DEBUT.
Rolando Arrojo has become a living, breathing, 95-mph-fastball-throwing symbol of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' bonding with the Hispanic community of Central Florida.The Devil Rays signed him this spring for a $7 million bonus after his dramatic defection from the Cuban National Team, and within three weeks, he was taking the mound at a West Tampa Little League field. Arrojo arrived with Tampa Bay community-relations director Orestes Destrade to throw out the ceremonial first...
Officer builds bridges with Hispanic community
TAMPA - Hispanic community liaison since March, Octavio Rodriguez educates Hispanics and police about each other. He glanced at a newspaper in the bus station and a lump formed in his throat.There was a front-page story about low numbers of Hispanic police officers in Tampa. The police chief's quote, "We just can't find qualified Hispanic applicants" echoed in his head.It had been two years since he left his application with the Tampa...
