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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Grupos que representan nacionalidades de toda América Latina organizarán eventos del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. -
El protocolo del distrito dice que los educadores no permitirán que los funcionarios de inmigración ingresen a las escuelas sin una orden judicial. -
The 20th annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival hosted foodies from near and far as a fundraiser for the great houses of the Gilded Age. -
Esdrás Zabaleta-Ramírez será liberado con la fianza más baja posible después de que sus compañeros de clase pasaran sus vacaciones de verano apoyando al estudiante de tercer año de secundaria. -
Bad Bunny’s final show from San Juan this tour is being live streamed, and these Connecticut spots are getting folks together to watch. -
More than 15,000 people flooded downtown with flags, food and plenty of reggaeton. -
Sift Bake Shop, known for its long lines and flaky pastries in Mystic, is a featured eatery at the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival this weekend. -
Groups representing nationalities from across Latin America are hosting events Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
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New Haven hosted a tasting with 4,525 people to achieve the Guinness World Record for the largest pizza party. -
The district’s protocol says educators will not allow immigration officials into schools without a judicial warrant.
