Archive | April, 2011

Housing | Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Scams

Five Quick Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Scams By Rebecca Castro When an unsuspecting homeowner turns to the wrong person for help more than money is on the line.  More often than not, the wrong choice may cost years of headaches.  When looking for advice for such an important matter such as foreclosure, it is important [...]

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Community | Latina Empowerment Conference May 6

Latina Empowerment Conference on May 6, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Hispanic Lifestyle is pleased to be supporting this event. The National Hispana Leadership Institute, the nation’s premier organization for Latinas, is bringing its renowned must-attend Latina Empowerment Conference series to Chicago, IL on Friday, May 6 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, [...]

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Business | Goya Celebrates 75 Years

America’s largest Hispanic-owned Food Company When immigrants achieve the American Dream it is noteworthy. When they achieve it by putting family first it is remarkable. Hispanic Lifestyle featured the 75 year old company in episode HLTV #160. If you don’t know the story, Goya Foods grew from a small storefront in 1936, to an international conglomerate [...]

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Spotlight | Latina Composer Germaine Franco

LATINA COMPOSER GERMAINE FRANCO HITS A HIGH NOTE ON THE ANGRY BIRDS RIO SAMBA THEME Composer and Music Producer Germaine Franco arranges, produces, and performs the Angry Birds Rio Samba Theme for Rovio Mobile and Fox Mobile in conjunction with the release of RIO the film and the Angry Birds Rio application. The Angry Birds [...]

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Travel | Simi Valley’s Strathearn Historical Park

Hispanic Lifestyle spent the afternoon at Simi Valley’s Strathearn Historical Park taping a segment for our television program. At one time the area was know as El Rancho Simi and was the earliest Spanish colonial land grant within Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. In 1795 it was given to members of the Pico family, likely to [...]

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Event | Spanish Book Fair, April 29 – May 1

LéaLA, the Spanish book fair in Los Angeles April 29, 30 and May 1 2011 One of the most ambitious efforts to celebrate the world of Spanish language books will make its debut when LéaLA, the Spanish book fair in Los Angeles, premieres April 29, 30 and May 1, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  [...]

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Travel |Personality Hotels, Union Square, San Francisco

Hotels With Personality Union Square, San Francisco One of my favorite places in California is Union Square located San Francisco. During a recent trip we discovered a boutique hotel with no pun intended, lots of personality. A few phone calls later we set up an interview with their owner, Yvonne Lembi-Detert who spoke about the [...]

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Community | Business and the State’s Political Districts

Chambers Urges Business to Comment on Redrawing of State’s Political Districts The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CHCC) is encouraging the Latino business community to get involved in the Citizens Redistricting Commission hearings preceding the redrawing of the state’s political district boundaries. If adopted, the redrawn maps will be in place for the 2012 election [...]

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Community | Stakeholders on Fixing the Broken Immigration System

Readout of the President’s Meeting with Stakeholders on Fixing the Broken Immigration System In a meeting in the State Dining Room this afternoon, the President and members of his Cabinet and senior staff met with a broad group of business, law enforcement, faith, and former and current elected leaders from across the political spectrum to [...]

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UPDATE | The 2011 Dodgers

THIS JUST IN Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the Los Angeles Dodgers: “Pursuant to my authority as Commissioner, I informed Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt today that I will appoint a representative to oversee all aspects of the business and the day-to-day operations of the Club. I [...]

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