http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/watch-the-sketcher-en-espanol-at-kuns-tv-noticiero-noroeste-seattle/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/watch-the-sketcher-en-espanol-at-kuns-tv-noticiero-noroeste-seattle/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:08:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68479 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68479 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/07/workshop-for-spanish-speaking-landscape-professionals%e2%80%94%e2%80%9chow-to-reduce-herbicide-use%e2%80%9d-taller-para-los-profesionales-de-jardineria-%e2%80%9ccomo-reducir-su-uso-de-herbicidas-2/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/07/workshop-for-spanish-speaking-landscape-professionals%e2%80%94%e2%80%9chow-to-reduce-herbicide-use%e2%80%9d-taller-para-los-profesionales-de-jardineria-%e2%80%9ccomo-reducir-su-uso-de-herbicidas-2/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:07:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=63468 Environmentally-friendly landscaping continues to be one of the fastest growing trends in the Pacific Northwest. Members of the Latino community play a crucial role in the landscaping industry, and it is important to encourage these individuals to adopt sustainable landscaping techniques and reduce pesticide use.

On October 29th, Seattle Public Utilities’ Green Gardening Program and South Seattle Community College (SSCC) are offering a workshop titled “How to Reduce Your Herbicide Use” as part of a series of professional development courses exclusively for Spanish speaking landscapers. The interactive, hands-on session will be conducted entirely in Spanish and will teach participants how to resolve typical maintenance problems in an environmentally-friendly way.

This workshop is part of the Green Gardening Program, a project funded by the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County. The program teaches professionals and businesses how to use environmentally-friendly techniques in lawn and yard care.

Practical IPM Strategies for Landscape Professionals

* $35 for each participant
* 1:00-4:00pm, October 29, 2008
* Brockey Center, South Seattle Community College

6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle 98106

Space is limited, so register early! Visit www.seattle.gov/util/propipm for more information.

For questions, please call Gwen at (206) 449-1101. She speaks Spanish.



Taller para los profesionales de jardinería: “Cómo Reducir su uso de herbicidas”

La jardinería natural y orgánica es una de las tendencias más rápidas de nuestra área. Los miembros de la comunidad latina desempeñan un papel muy crucial en la industria de jardinería (landscaping), y es importante motivarles a adoptar las técnicas sostenibles de jardinería y a reducir el uso de pesticidas.

El 29 de Octubre, el programa Green Gardening Program de Seattle Public Utilities y la universidad South Seattle Community College (SSCC) ofrecerán un taller llamado “Cómo reducer su uso de herbicidas” como parte de una serie de cursos de desarrollo profesional exclusivamente en español para los jardineros. La sesión interactiva y práctica será conducida completamente en español y enseñará a los participantes cómo resolver los problemas de mantenimiento típicos en una manera cuidadosa para el medio ambiente.

Este curso es parte del Green Gardening Program, un programa financiado por el Local Hazardous Waste Management Program de King County. El programa enseña a los profesionales y compañías cómo cuidar su césped y yarda utilizando las técnicas que son amistosas al medio ambiente y a la salud.

Detalles para el taller en español

* $35 para cada participante
* 1:00 - 4: 00 pm, 29 de Octubre de 2008
* Centro de Brockey, Universidad de Comunidad del Sur de Seattle (South Seattle Community College)

6000 16th Ave, Seattle 98106

¡El espacio es limitado, entonces hay que matricularse temprano! Se visita www.seattle.gov/util/propipm para más información o por favor llame a Gwen (habla español): (206) 449-1101 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=63468 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/01/seattle-sounders-launch-web-site-in-spanish/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/01/seattle-sounders-launch-web-site-in-spanish/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:49:18 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/01/seattle-sounders-launch-web-site-in-spanish/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=59901 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/07/09/milestone-achieved-as-seattle%e2%80%99s-plaza-bank-celebrates-three-years/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/07/09/milestone-achieved-as-seattle%e2%80%99s-plaza-bank-celebrates-three-years/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:03:37 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=56220 "Plaza Bank, based in Seattle, Washington, announces that it surpassed $100 million in assets one month before its third anniversary. The Bank was founded on the principles of serving business and individual customers with a focus on the Latino community.

"This is quite an achievement for any bank during these troubled times," President and CEO Carlos Guangorena admits. "I'm proud of the team we've assembled and appreciative of the businesses and individuals who have put their trust in Plaza Bank. We are doing everything we can to continue to earn their trust and provide a world-class banking experience."

Significantly, this accomplishment was reached while operating from two locations, unusual for a de novo bank. As Plaza Bank enters its fourth year of business, Guangorena cautions that there is still work to do. “The Bank achieved this milestone in a challenging environment. We have to stay focused on credit quality and service during these tough times."


Meanwhile, Plaza Bank continues to reach out to minorities:

* Its total loans to women and minorities were over 40 percent of total loan balances outstanding at the

close of 2008.

* Approximately 70 percent of its consumer loans are to Hispanics.
* About 23 percent of its commercial loans are to Latinos.


Plaza Bank is a locally-owned community commercial bank serving the Seattle Metropolitan area and offering quality services and products to businesses, non-profit organizations and consumers with a focus on Hispanic businesses and consumers. The Bank is one of only three which have been designated as FDIC Minority Depository Institutions in the Pacific Northwest. The Kent Station branch in Kent is open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am - 5 pm; Fridays 9:30 am - 6 pm. The Downtown Seattle office is open 9 am - 5pm weekdays. For more information about Plaza Bank, call 206-436-7600 or visit www.plazabankwa.com. " Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=56220 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/07/jessica-pedraza-knew-little-english-when-she-came-to-the-us-five-years-ago-from-mexico-city-but-the-now-senior-at-redmond-high-school-persevered-became-fluent-made-the-honor-society-and-helps-fe/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/07/jessica-pedraza-knew-little-english-when-she-came-to-the-us-five-years-ago-from-mexico-city-but-the-now-senior-at-redmond-high-school-persevered-became-fluent-made-the-honor-society-and-helps-fe/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:22:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=53899 HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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"It's been a big help," Victoria's mother, Cecilia Martinez, said in Spanish through a translator. She was one of four parents who provided testimonials about the day-care center to the National Council of La Raza, the largest Hispanic civil-rights group in the United States." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=40738 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/12/media-moves-melody-mendez-hired-at-komo-seattle/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/12/media-moves-melody-mendez-hired-at-komo-seattle/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:10:23 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/12/media-moves-melody-mendez-hired-at-komo-seattle/ "Melody Mendez jumps 70 markets to join KOMO-4 in Seattle as a reporter. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=39983 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/02/marineros-jerseys-part-of-mariners-salute-to-latin-american-players/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/02/marineros-jerseys-part-of-mariners-salute-to-latin-american-players/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:27:19 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/02/marineros-jerseys-part-of-mariners-salute-to-latin-american-players/ "The Mariners have celebrated Latinos in baseball annually in recent years. In 2008, they will do so as Los Marineros.

Players will don the same white home uniforms Saturday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field, with one distinguishable difference — the front of their jerseys will say "Marineros," the Spanish translation of the team name.

It will be the first time the team has done so, and is the most prominent gesture of all of the team's previous yearly salutes to Latin American "beisbol."" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=39346 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/kkmo-sale-could-mean-loss-of-spanish-language-outlet-seattle/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/kkmo-sale-could-mean-loss-of-spanish-language-outlet-seattle/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 19:16:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/kkmo-sale-could-mean-loss-of-spanish-language-outlet-seattle/ "The winter quarter ratings book from The Arbitron Co. was a good one for Spanish-language radio in the Seattle-Tacoma market. Three such stations placed in the top 31 among all listeners.

Which adds an element of curiosity to Salem Communications Inc.'s recent decision to sell KKMO-AM/1360, marketed as Radio Sol.

According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Salem has agreed to sell KKMO, one of five AM stations it owns in this market, to Intelli LLC of San Jose, Calif., for $3.69 million." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=38739 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/el-gran-combo-de-puerto-rico-you-have-got-to-dip-into-this-salsa-seattle-times-newspaper/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/el-gran-combo-de-puerto-rico-you-have-got-to-dip-into-this-salsa-seattle-times-newspaper/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 17:23:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/el-gran-combo-de-puerto-rico-you-have-got-to-dip-into-this-salsa-seattle-times-newspaper/ "As a bonus to its highly recommended exhibit "American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music," Experience Music Project presents the greatest salsa band of all time — El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico — at 8 tonight at EMP.

With its 40-year-plus legacy of more than 50 albums, including a Grammy-winning 40th anniversary concert disc, El Gran Combo is the real deal — salsa as it has been danced to in Puerto Rico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Curaçao and beyond for more than four decades. With saxophones, trumpets and trombone answering the call of an infectious vocal trio — which in turn follows its own lead-and-chorus patterns — and a thicket of percussion thrusting the music forward, El Gran Combo creates an irresistible mix for dancing or listening." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=38542 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/us-immigration-laws-sapping-trade-businesses-say-in-washington-state/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/us-immigration-laws-sapping-trade-businesses-say-in-washington-state/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:55:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/us-immigration-laws-sapping-trade-businesses-say-in-washington-state/ "They came to the Port of Seattle's Pier 69 representing potato farmers, software developers, apple growers and racehorse trainers.

Despite their diverse backgrounds, the message repeated by all at Monday's trade and immigration round table converged at a single point: U.S. immigration policy has been broken for too long, and it is sapping trade, the lifeblood of Washington state.

"When I walk into a grocery store and to the produce station, I see hands," said Josh Koempel, the manager of Potentiality Orchards in Cashmere. "Whether pears, apples, cherries, peaches or apricots, they have all been touched by hands, multiple times."" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=37615 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/21/cesar-chavez-park-dedicated-in-south-park-seattle/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/21/cesar-chavez-park-dedicated-in-south-park-seattle/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:15:00 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/21/cesar-chavez-park-dedicated-in-south-park-seattle/ "Cesar Chavez Park opened grandly April 17 with an architectural and musical dedication honoring its namesake, the famous civil rights activist and labor organizer for the farm worker. The site is on a fifth acre lot on 7th Avenue South and South Cloverdale Street in South Park.

Mariachi music trumped the drizzle as band members played to the performance of Concord Elementary School dancers and young members from El Centro de la Raza holding photos of Chavez chanting "Si se puede" or "Yes we can." The Beacon Hill organization promotes self-esteem and connectedness to family and culture recognition and social justice in all communities." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=37504 0