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Warm Holiday Wishes from EL CENTRAL Hispanic News

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
December 18, 2025
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The holidays are a special time for counting blessings, reflecting on the past year and projecting new goals for the future. 

Looking back on 2025, we are proud to note some significant achievements which enhance our ability to serve you, our readers and followers online. 

First, this past Spring, we accomplished our long-time goal of launching our weekly e-newsletter with news and features for and about the community of Southwest Detroit and a growing network of readers online. If you haven’t already subscribed to our free, information-packed newsletter, please take a moment to do so by scanning the QR code at the bottom of this page. 

We are very pleased to report that we have added some critically important voices to our growing newsroom this past year headlined by the addition of Michael Gutierrez, digital content manager. Michael is a very talented writer who grew up in the Detroit area. He had spent 10 plus years writing in the California film industry. We’re happy to have connected with Michael as soon as he returned to Michigan. He will be launching more video content for EL CENTRAL as well as a podcast in 2026, further expanding the platforms in which we connect with our community, especially younger consumers of news and features. 

We added the gifted talents of a new team member Stephanie Sanchez, who brings her special graphics touch to every print issue. Turns out, she’s also a talented writer and photographer, too! And several new writers on the team continue to expand our focus on issues and happenings in our community in terms of geography, interests and serious concerns about residents’ safety and security. 

We are grateful for the many contributors who submit stories and opinions on still more events and issues in the community. Check out all the names of our team and guest contributors listed on the opposite page. 

Bucking the trend for print media, each week our network of print and digital followers grows. We have expanded to reach Latinos living in Detroit’s northern suburbs in Oakland and Macomb Counties. Our goal to reestablish connections in the communities of Pontiac, Flint, Saginaw and Lansing in the coming year. 

And finally, we are proud of the recognition received by EL CENTRAL Hispanic News in the form of 12 awards bestowed on our reporting and features by the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) at its fall conference. The tally of awards maintains EL CENTRAL’s status as the most awarded bilingual weekly publication in the state of Michigan. 

Awards are nice, but more importantly, they are evidence of our commitment to provide the most local and original reporting and features for and about our readers in Southwest Detroit and beyond. Thank you for your support over the years. Please continue to demand the best from us. 

Happy Holidays, 

Eva

Eva Garza Dewaelsche

Owner and Publisher

Robert

Robert Dewaelsche

Managing Editor 

Publishing and Editorial Team: 

  • Eva Garza Dewaelsche, Publisher and Owner 
  • Robert Dewaelsche, Managing Editor 

Graphics Team: 

  • Fernando Ramos Melendez 
  • Gerald Morgan 
  • Stephanie Sanchez

Digital Team/IT: 

  • Sofia Nava Marron
  • Karla Nava Marron
  • Michael D. Gutierrez 
  • Fernando Diaz
  • Cesar Cuellar 

Advertising, Sales and Distribution: 

  • Dolores Sanchez 
  • David Conklin
  • Marie Perez 
  • Nick Baldwin
  • Joann Bowman
  • Doris Dewaelsche

Translation: 

  • Carmen Elena Luna 

Sports Team: 

  • Dan Graschuck, Sports Editor 
  • Mike Alberts 
  • David Levine 
  • Adam Dewey 
  • Bob Ryder

Reporting Team 

  • Irma Maribel Andrade  
  • Estefania Arellano-Bermudez 
  • Erick Diaz Veliz 
  • Santiago Esparza III
  • Michael D. Gutierrez 
  • Martina Guzman 
  • Andrea Meza 
  • Juan Ochoa 
  • Amber Ogden 
  • Kaylee Razo 
  • Isabel Tavares
  • Alejandro Ugalde Sandoval
  • Luciana Vega
  • Juanita Zuniga 

Frequent Columnists: 

  • Mariana Ayon RV  
  • Dr. Jose Cuello 
  • Rogelio Landin
  • Robert Reich 
  • Osvaldo “Ozzie” Rivera 
  • Steve Walker 
  • Jose Lopez Zamorano 

Community Contributors: 

  • William Bowles 
  • Jorge Casarez 
  • Aura Cazares 
  • Jacqueline Cuevas
  • Ines de Jesus 
  • Bill Deuparo 
  • Angela Gallegos
  • Georgina Garcia-Pfeuffer 
  • Jesse Gonzalez
  • Brayan Gutierrez 
  • John Hartig 
  • Liliana Herbstreith
  • Elena Herrada 
  • Stephanie Lopez-Gilmore 
  • Myrna Mendez 
  • Melissa Miranda-Morse 
  • Mayte Penman
  • Kenny Rosas Aguilera

Voz Latina 

  • Rita Aceves
  • Lupita Avila 
  • Jacqueline Cuevas 
  • Dolores Fraga 
  • Amanda Gutierrez 
  • Brenda Vasconcelos-Ramirez 

Accounting: 

  • Sarah Balmer
  • Saylin Iglesias Saez 

Collaborative Partnerships: 

  • Axios Detroit
  • Bridge Detroit 
  • Crain’s Detroit Business
  • Detroit Catholic 
  • Mexico News Daily 
  • Michigan News 
  • Outlier Media 
  • Planet Detroit
  • Today@Wayne
  • WDET 101.9 FM 

Affiliations: 

  • National Association of Hispanic Publications 
  • Michigan Press Association 
  • Business Alianzas 

¡Cálidos deseos navideños de EL CENTRAL Hispanic News!

Las fiestas son un momento especial para agradecer las bendiciones, reflexionar sobre el año que pasó y proyectar nuevas metas para el futuro.

Al mirar el 2025, nos enorgullece destacar algunos logros significativos que mejoran nuestra capacidad de servirles a nuestros lectores y seguidores en línea.

En primer lugar, la primavera pasada alcanzamos nuestra meta de lanzar nuestro boletín electrónico semanal con noticias y artículos para y sobre la comunidad del Southwest Detroit y una creciente red de lectores en línea. Si aún no se ha suscrito a nuestro boletín gratuito y lleno de información, tómese un momento para hacerlo escaneando el código QR al final de esta página.

Nos complace informar que hemos incorporado voces de gran importancia a nuestra creciente redacción durante el último año, encabezada por la incorporación de Michael Gutiérrez, gerente de contenido digital. Michael es un escritor muy talentoso que creció en el área de Detroit. Pasó más de 10 años escribiendo en la industria cinematográfica de California. Nos alegra haber conectado con Michael tan pronto como regresó a Michigan. Lanzará más contenido de video para EL CENTRAL, así como un podcast en 2026, expandiendo aún más las plataformas a través de las cuales nos conectamos con nuestra comunidad, especialmente con los consumidores más jóvenes de noticias y artículos.

También sumamos el talento de una nueva integrante al equipo Stephanie Sánchez, quien aporta su toque especial de diseño gráfico a cada edición impresa. ¡Resulta que también es una talentosa escritora y fotógrafa! Y varios nuevos escritores en el equipo continúan ampliando nuestro enfoque en los temas y acontecimientos de nuestra comunidad en términos de geografía, intereses y preocupaciones importantes sobre la seguridad de los residentes.

Agradecemos a los muchos colaboradores que envían historias y opiniones sobre más eventos y temas de la comunidad. Consulte todos los nombres de nuestro equipo y colaboradores invitados en la página siguiente.

Contrario a la tendencia de los medios impresos, nuestra red de seguidores impresos y digitales crece cada semana. Nos hemos expandido para llegar a los latinos que viven en los suburbios del norte de Detroit, en los condados de Oakland y Macomb. Nuestro objetivo es restablecer las conexiones en las comunidades de Pontiac, Flint, Saginaw y Lansing el próximo año.

Finalmente, nos enorgullece el reconocimiento recibido por EL CENTRAL Hispanic News: 12 premios otorgados a nuestros reportajes y artículos por la National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) en su conferencia de otoño. El número de premios obtenidos reafirma la posición de EL CENTRAL como la publicación semanal bilingüe más premiada del estado de Michigan.

Los premios son importantes, pero, sobre todo, son una muestra de nuestro compromiso de ofrecer las noticias y reportajes más locales y originales para nuestros lectores del Southwest Detroit y sus alrededores. Gracias por su apoyo a lo largo de los años. Por favor, continúen exigiéndonos lo mejor.

Eva

Eva Garza Dewaelsche

Propietaria y editora

Robert

Robert Dewaelsche

Editor en Jefe

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