Mobile Consulate of Guatemala on the Westside!
On April 15-16, the Guatemalan Consulate was in the Westside area of Kansas City, serving the Guatemalan community by providing essential services, which included passports, consular cards, registration/birth certificates and other basic services to hundreds of Guatemalan.“We thank the Westside CAN Center, the Welcome Center, Reyes Media, the volunteers and KCPD-Westside CAN officer Jon Hall […]
GCI prepares for two-day Cinco de Mayo fiesta
By Angie BaldelomarThe original Cinco de Mayo fiesta in Kansas City, Missouri, is around the corner.Guadalupe Centers Inc. (GCI) will host its traditional fiesta as a two-day event on May 5 and 6 at its location at 1015 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez.Presented by Community America Credit Union, this year’s fiesta will feature an “incredible” lineup […]
Mercado and father use boxing to help youth in hometown
By Angie BaldelomarFrom a young age, Ernesto “Tito” Mercado knew he wanted to box.Born and raised in Pomona, California, Mercado found his love for boxing through his father.“He used to box back then, and then, he stopped,” he said. “He started hanging out with the wrong crowd, … and boxing helped him out of that […]
Mexican Consulate: The open roads of North America
By Soileh Padilla Mayer, Cónsul de México en Kansas City April 14, 2023 was the date authorized by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (TBS) to consolidate the operation that unites two railway companies in North America: Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. This is relevant because it will allow greater commercial interconnectivity between Mexico, Canada […]
Sun Fresh Calle 18 to host Dia del Niño event
By Angie BaldelomarSun Fresh Market Calle 18 — also called Ball’s Calle 18 — La Grande 1340 AM and Dos Mundos Newspaper are again partnering to bring the traditional Dia del Nino (Dia del Niño in Spanish) event to the community.In honor of Mexican Children’s Day (observed April 30), the event will take place from […]
All Saints, St. Mary-St. Anthony observe Via Crucis together
Story by Tere Siqueira and photos by Patricia Soto On April 7, the Catholic parishes of All Saints and St. Mary-St. Anthony in Kanas City, Kansas, came together to observe a holy day on the Christian calendar.That afternoon, the parishes held a shared Stations of the Cross ceremony (also known as Via Crucis) in observance […]
Fiesta Topeka announces royalty candidates
By Chara The Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta Topeka Coordinating Committee has announced the royalty candidates for the 90th annual Fiesta Topeka, scheduled for July 18-22 on the campus of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas.“The fiesta royalty campaign truly is the crown jewel of the fiesta,” Deborah Ortega, Fiesta Topeka […]
Middle school partners with SprayKC to paint mural
By CharaSprayKC, a local arts organization, and Guadalupe Centers Middle School have partnered to bring a Latin-themed mural to the school.According to Rodrigo Alvarez, an artist who worked on the indoor mural, it was a collaborative effort between Spray KC and the Kansas City, Missouri-based school.“SprayKC is frequently collaborating with artists to promote local art […]
April is national safe digging month
Make Sure You Call Or Click Before You Dig.Warmer weather usually means an increase in outside projects that may require digging or excavation work.If you are building a deck, planting a tree, or completing a large project, Missouri lawrequires anyone digging underground to notify Missouri 811 (by calling 811 or placing a locate request online […]
First Via Crucis held at St. Michael the Archangel
Story by Angie Baldelomar and photos by Michael Alvarado.On April 1, St. Michael the Archangel Parish hosted its first Via Crucis.In previous years, parishioners attended the Via Crucis at Our Lady of Unity, a parish sister to St. Michael in Kansas City, Kansas. This year, the host changed, but the idea remained the same.Parishioner Virginia […]