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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Six CT communities made the rankings by Southern Methodist University. It’s part of the annual Arts Vibrancy Index, which also ranked the state No. 3 in the nation ahead of MA. -
"La forma en que descubrí esta historia, la manera en que me la contaron, comenzó con una canción", afirmó la autora Jaquira Díaz sobre su novela This Is the Only Kingdom. La historia profundiza en los ciclos de pobreza, sexualidad 'del clóset' y desplazamientos geográficos que provocan que los puertorriqueños se sientan "diferentes" dentro de su propia comunidad. -
“The way that I found out this story, the way that it was passed down to me, began with a song,” author Jaquira Díaz said of her novel, “This Is the Only Kingdom.” The story delves into the cycles of poverty, closeted sexuality and changing geography that make Puerto Ricans feel “other” within their own community. -
La superestrella puertorriqueña encabezará el espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl LX, y podrás verlo en estos locales de Connecticut. -
Nearly 300,000 Connecticut residents are of Puerto Rican heritage. Today, we take a look at what’s being done to raise the next generation of Puerto Ricans here in the diaspora. -
Jeff Hart, a Democratic Socialist, said he will attend a vigil in New London, to honor those who died at the hands of immigration agents. Hart said he will be at the vigil as a form of protest and to see that those attending are safe. -
The Puerto Rican superstar is headlining Super Bowl LX's halftime show, and these Connecticut establishments are offering a place to watch, dance and sing along.
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Half a dozen Connecticut chefs and eateries are representing the state in this year’s James Beard Awards semifinals. -
El padre del senador Richard Blumenthal era judío y escapó de la Alemania nazi antes de emigrar a Estados Unidos. -
La Convención Bautista Nacional de los EE. UU. insta a que se prohíba a nivel nacional el uso de cubiertas faciales (pasamontañas) en las fuerzas policiales, incluidos los agentes de inmigración.
