http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:02:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/miamis-most-popular-nascar-driver-not-who-you-think-spanish-market-growing-thanks-to-montoyas-success/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/miamis-most-popular-nascar-driver-not-who-you-think-spanish-market-growing-thanks-to-montoyas-success/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:50:15 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68181 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68181 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/ruben-blades-slings-salsa-at-the-james-l-knight-center-this-saturday-miami/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/ruben-blades-slings-salsa-at-the-james-l-knight-center-this-saturday-miami/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:48:44 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67666 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67666 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/honduras-crisis-brings-south-florida-election-showdown-divisions-over-honduras-political-future-are-evident-not-only-in-the-central-american-country-but-also-in-south-florida-as-legal-issues-ari/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/honduras-crisis-brings-south-florida-election-showdown-divisions-over-honduras-political-future-are-evident-not-only-in-the-central-american-country-but-also-in-south-florida-as-legal-issues-ari/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:05:56 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67448 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67448 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/tampa-mayor-pam-iorio-will-be-the-keynote-speaker-nov-18-when-the-tampa-bay-chapter-of-the-association-of-latino-professionals-in-finance-and-accounting-alpfa-and-prudential-hold-their-summit-enti/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/tampa-mayor-pam-iorio-will-be-the-keynote-speaker-nov-18-when-the-tampa-bay-chapter-of-the-association-of-latino-professionals-in-finance-and-accounting-alpfa-and-prudential-hold-their-summit-enti/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:05:33 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67395 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67395 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/13/there-will-be-a-runoff-tuesday-for-the-next-commissioner-to-serve-miamis-district-4-a-seat-held-by-tomas-regalado-before-he-was-elected-mayor-miami-runoff-francis-suarez-the-better-choice/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/13/there-will-be-a-runoff-tuesday-for-the-next-commissioner-to-serve-miamis-district-4-a-seat-held-by-tomas-regalado-before-he-was-elected-mayor-miami-runoff-francis-suarez-the-better-choice/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:17:32 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67237 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67237 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/13/espn-deportes-radio-wama-1550-am-launches-in-tampa/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/13/espn-deportes-radio-wama-1550-am-launches-in-tampa/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:14:53 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/13/espn-deportes-radio-wama-1550-am-launches-in-tampa/ ESPN, Inc., announced today that ESPN Deportes Radio, the only around-the-clock national Spanish-language radio network in the U.S., launched in Tampa as ESPN Deportes WAMA 1550 AM. WAMA is owned by ZGS Communications, a Hispanic-owned media company with interest in radio, television and web.

"This is a great step forward in our effort to make ESPN Deportes Radio available to Hispanics in leading U.S. Hispanic markets," said Oscar Ramos, senior director and general manager, ESPN Deportes Radio. "ESPN Deportes Radio offers an incredible sports programming mix. We are sure that the radio network will be well-received by the Hispanic sports fans in Tampa."

"We are excited to welcome ESPN Deportes Radio to our multimedia platform which includes Telemundo Tampa, and our new web portal holaciudad! The launch of ESPN Deportes Radio in Tampa provides our local community with the latest in sports news and information, and gives advertisers and marketers a unique opportunity to reach area Hispanics," said Jayme Ribeiro Neto, general manager of WAMA 1550 AM. Mr. Ribeiro Neto oversees all ZGS media properties in Tampa.

With this new affiliate, ESPN Deportes Radio now has 39 affiliates nationwide, including 11 of the top U.S. Hispanic markets. The radio network is also available nationally on SIRIUS Satellite Radio. ESPN Deportes Radio offers a variety of sports talk programming and events, including exclusive, national Spanish-language broadcasts of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game, League Championship Series, and World Series, Spain's La Liga, South American World Cup Qualifiers, Copa America soccer tournament, NASCAR and much more. ESPN Deportes Radio also features sports news talk, including top-rated show "Jorge Ramos y su Banda" which provides soccer analysis from the most respected sports journalists in the U.S.; "Raza Deportiva," which covers the latest sports information and news; "ESPN al Despertar," the radio network's morning drive talk show; and "A los Golpes" which offers weeknight listeners a fast-paced overview of the latest news in the world of boxing.

For a full schedule of ESPN Deportes Radio programming line-up visit www.espndeportesradio.com

About ZGS Communications

ZGS Communications is a Hispanic-owned media company, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, that owns or operates 12 Spanish-language television stations, representing the largest group of independent stations affiliated with the Telemundo television network. The television stations are located in Boston, El Paso, Fresno, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hartford, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, San Antonio, Springfield, MA, Tampa, and Washington, DC. In addition, ZGS owns three Spanish-language radio stations serving Washington, DC and Tampa, and a Spanish-language web portal www.holaciudad.com, which features local news, community information and resources, and city guides. For over two decades ZGS has been a proud community broadcaster with a profound commitment to service, local programming, and the celebration of Hispanic heritage.

About ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio is the nation's largest sports radio network, providing more than 9,000 hours of talk and event content to nearly 750 non-duplicative stations reaching more than 20 million listeners* each week. ESPN Radio's nearly 350 full-time affiliates, offering round the clock programming, include owned stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Pittsburgh. Additionally, ESPN Radio is the exclusive national radio network for the NBA, Major League Baseball and the Bowl Championship Series, Kentucky Derby, and also broadcasts 17 regular-season college football games.

Additionally, ESPNRadio.com is the most listened to sports radio destination online, with more than 260,000** monthly listeners, additionally sports fans can access all of ESPN Radio's daily content on demand through ESPN Radio Insider (a part of ESPN.com's premium content section, ESPN Insider). ESPN Radio content is also available via ESPN's 40 original free podcasts on iTunes and ESPN's PodCenter, which are downloaded more than 1.5 million times per week. Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67234 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/12/university-of-central-florida-professor-luis-martinez-fernandez-was-recently-named-to-the-college-board%e2%80%99s-governing-body/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/12/university-of-central-florida-professor-luis-martinez-fernandez-was-recently-named-to-the-college-board%e2%80%99s-governing-body/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:35:38 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67122 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67122 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/12/tax-service-taps-into-hispanic-market-florida/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/12/tax-service-taps-into-hispanic-market-florida/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:22:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67110 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67110 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/10/dominican-tourism-offices-to-open-in-atlanta-las-vegas-orlando-boston/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/10/dominican-tourism-offices-to-open-in-atlanta-las-vegas-orlando-boston/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:11:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66661 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66661 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/10/the-southwest-florida-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-to-pick-its-first-post-schism-board/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/10/the-southwest-florida-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-to-pick-its-first-post-schism-board/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:46:15 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66559 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66559 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/07/sedano%e2%80%99s-supermarkets-expands-to-orlando/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/07/sedano%e2%80%99s-supermarkets-expands-to-orlando/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:06:26 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/07/sedano%e2%80%99s-supermarkets-expands-to-orlando/ Sedano’s Supermarkets, the number one Hispanic retailer in the United States, announced today that it will acquire three Albertsons supermarket locations in Central Florida. This acquisition marks Sedano’s Supermarkets’ first expansion beyond its South Florida headquarters and brings the total number of stores to 33 in Florida.

The Orlando area store locations are: 1100 N. John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34741; 12981 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32837; and 5660 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32822.

“We’re very excited about expanding into Orlando,” said Javier Herrán, director of marketing for Sedano’s Supermarkets. “The expansion into Central Florida helps us meet customer demand, while allowing us to quickly establish a presence and significant footprint in the Orlando market, as we pursue opportunities for continued strategic and conservative growth,” he said.

Sedano’s, with the assistance of The Food Partners, a national investment-banking firm providing merger, acquisition and divestiture services to the supermarket industry, strategically identified the Albertsons locations to maximize its entry into this new market. The store locations offer Sedano’s Supermarkets a great opportunity to respond to the needs of Orlando’s burgeoning Hispanic community as well as the general Orlando population. The stores, which vary in size from 58,000 square feet to 65,000, will feature Sedano’s staple Latin products as well as mainstream everyday items.

“Our ability to offer specialized goods, low prices and cater to our Hispanic culture have been paramount to our success throughout the years,” said Herrán. “We have a true understanding of the Sedano’s customer and continuously seek to meet their needs with tailored product selections that reflect the surrounding neighborhood’s diverse make up and taste.”

Sedano’s will officially take control of the three locations in the first quarter 2010. The stores will boast Sedano’s Supermarkets’ popular prepared foods section, custom-cut meat department and the iconic café serving espresso and pastelitos.

About Sedano’s Supermarkets

Founded in Hialeah, Florida in 1962 by the Herrán and Guerra families, Sedano’s Supermarkets has grown to become the number one Hispanic retailer in the United States. Sedano’s Supermarkets caters to Florida’s booming Hispanic community with more than 2,600 employees and 30 locations in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach counties. As the largest, independently owned, Hispanic supermarket chain, Sedano’s Supermarkets is recognized for its excellent customer service, ethnic product offering and competitive prices.

Contacts

For Sedano’s Supermarkets
Lissette Rodriguez - Miami, 305-442-0977
305-450-7890 (cell)
lrodriguez@republica.net
or
Giorgina Pinedo Rolon - Orlando, 407-230-5407 (cell)
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The editor and publisher, Dr. Aida Levitan, will present the book during the Miami Book Fair International at 4 p.m. on November 8th, Room 2106, Miami Dade College, 300 NE Second Avenue, Miami. Dr. Carlos Rojas -- winner of Spain's Premio Planeta, Premio Nadal, and the National Literary Award -- will speak at the event since he is the author of the book's preface. Each poet present will read one poem from the book. "We are very pleased with the quality of this publication," said Aida Levitan. "Some of South Florida's most experienced literary critics and professors chose the best poets and poems for 'La Ciudad de la Unidad Posible', and the result is inspiring as well as illustrative of the great poetry being produced in this area." The title of the book, suggested by literary critic Luis de la Paz, was inspired by a verse written in Miami by Juan Ramon Jimenez, the Spanish poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Dr. Levitan, President of Hispanic Events, Inc., and Victoria London, Honorary Consul of Romania, underwrote the printing of the book. Also contributing to the publication were: The Levitan Group, Inc. and the Aetna Foundation. The book will sell at the launch event, for $15 each, or by contacting levitanbiz@gmail.com. PR Newswire has donated the news release distribution. The poets in "La Ciudad de la Unidad Posible" include both well-known and new poets. They are: Armando Alvarez Bravo, Silvio Ambrogi Roman, Rubi Arana, Manuel Castro Perez, Francisco J. Corces, Julie de Grandy, Rodrigo de la Luz, Odaliz de Leon, Amelia del Castillo, Raul Dopico, Julio Estorino, Jose Emilio Fernandez, Orlando Ignacio Fernandez, Ramon Fernandez-Larrea, Alejandra Ferrazza, Vicente Forte Sillie, Denis Fortun, Marlene Fuentes Lopez, Teresita Herrera Muina, Rolando Jorge, Magda Kraw, Felix Lizarraga, America Mara Manzano, Rodolfo Martinez Sotomayor, Angel Antonio Moreno, Ernesto Ravelo Garcia, Orlando Rossardi, Janisset Rivero, Mariblanca Quinones de la Osa, Jose Soroa, Elena Tamargo and Manuel Vazquez Portal. Editorial Ultramar has the mission of publishing and promoting the work of Hispanic poets in the United States. Its first publication, in 2008, was "Poesia Viva" by Rodrigo de la Luz, on sale at www.artesmiami.org. Editorial Ultramar is part of the 501(c)3 organization Hispanic Events, Inc., which is dedicated to providing funding and marketing services to Hispanic artists and cultural organizations. 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