Mercado murals could make Moline ‘cool, welcoming place’

The newly painted murals on a building in downtown Moline are big, bright and will help make Moline a “cool and welcoming place.”

That’s the hope of Maria Ontiveros, the co-founder and president of Mercado on Fifth. The nonprofit organization, which operates an outdoor marketplace, is dedicated to promoting small and minority owned businesses and Hispanic cultural pride in the Quad…