Rachel Iacovone
Puerto Rican Communities ReporterRachel Iacovone (ee-AH-koh-VOAN-ay) is a proud puertorriqueña, who joined Connecticut Public to report on her community in the Constitution State. Her work is in collaboration with Somos CT, a Connecticut Public initiative to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities, and with GFR in Puerto Rico.
A Florida native, Rachel began her public radio career covering politics in the fraught state — from Gov. Ron DeSantis' first gubernatorial run to labor rights issues in the farmworking town, Immokalee, for WGCU Public Media. She then headed to Tennessee in 2019, as first a host and later editor and director at Nashville Public Radio, where she spent six years covering everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to racial justice protests in a city that once hosted some of the first lunch counter sit-ins to deadly tornadoes, the Christmas Day bombing and the Covenant School shooting.
Before all that, she was a food writer in college and never really left that lens behind. She's excited to eat her way through the Connecticut food scene, so please, send recs (and serious story pitches) to her anytime here: riacovone@ctpublic.org.
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Kayla Lalles tried the traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink for the first time at 25 years old. Now, the Hartford native sells hundreds of bottles every Christmas season. -
The exhibition from San Juan-based filmmaker Sofía Gallisá Muriente focuses on heist leader Víctor Gerena, his mother Gloria, and the stateside fight for Puerto Rican independence. -
The traveling exhibit “¡Taíno Vive!” comes to Connecticut from The Smithsonian, with new material added from Yale’s catalog. -
Además, la esperada parranda anual de Real Art Ways contará con música de jazz latino y los villancicos tradicionales de Papo Vázquez y los Mighty Pirates Troubadours. -
Hicimos una comparación detallada de los ingredientes comprados en Puerto Rico y en Connecticut, adonde reside la mayor población boricua de los Estados Unidos. -
El arzobispo Christopher Coyne comparte los próximos pasos a seguir después de que los obispos estadounidenses se pronunciaran sobre la inmigración. -
Real Art Ways’ annual parranda will feature latin jazz and traditional carols from Papo Vázquez and the Mighty Pirates Troubadours.
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Two reporters, one in Connecticut and one in Puerto Rico, shop for the ingredients for traditional holiday dishes to compare grocery bills.
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Archbishop Christopher Coyne shares next steps after U.S. bishops spoke out on immigration.
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Professor Albert Laguna received more than 120 applicants for his course, which was offered the first time this fall. He says he’ll continue teaching it as long as Benito is relevant.
