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Rachel Iacovone

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Puerto Rican Communities Reporter at Connecticut Public. Former: WPLN, WGCU. Frequent food poster & user of the phrase “¡Ay bendito!” 🇵🇷 l she/they 💖💜💙

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · May 2

In professional (but also very personal) news, I’m returning to my reporter roots — to be @ctpublic.bsky.social’s first-ever Latino and Puerto Rican Communities Reporter 🇵🇷

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 12h

My favorite 15-minute meal continues to be bucatini arrabbiata (sausage optional)

Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you so much! I miss y’all in Nashville daily though 🫶

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 1d

ON AIR: Mi gente Latina, it’s time to give to @ctpublic.bsky.social during our Fall Pledge Drive!

When you do, you support reporting like mine on the Puerto Rican communities here in Connecticut, plus our many other beats, daily shows, digital folks, and more. ctpublic.org/give

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 1d

“This is an aspect of Latino life and culture that too often gets overlooked or caricatured,” photographer David González said of his exhibit “Urban Devotions.”

It’s on view at Trinity College in Hartford through Oct. 24.

This NY Puerto Rican photographer captures religion in daily life. You can see it here in Hartford

David González’s “Urban Devotions” exhibit is at Trinity College through Oct. 24.

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Rose Gilbert @rosegilbert.bsky.social · 1d

Such an honor! My podcast for @wpln.bsky.social, “The Country in Our Hearts,” has been awarded “Best Audio Storytelling.”

Thank you to @nashvillescene.com and, as always, to all the people who shared their time and stories with me ❤️

www.nashvillescene.com/bon/2025/med...

Best Audio Storytelling

Audio storytelling is distinctive in its ability to capture the emotion in the voices of people impacted by worldwide issues. WPLN reporter Rose Gilbert accomplishes that in her podcast The

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 6d

I once made these miso chocolate chip cookies for someone who has said he “only eats to stay alive.” He ate nearly two dozen in two hours.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 6d

I made more flour tortillas, and this time used them for sausage, egg and cheese breakfast tacos. (They make me miss Tempo in Nashville a little less.)

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 7d

Since Trump’s firing of the majority of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, it’s been a waiting game to see who gets a say in the board’s next, and biggest, project yet: restructuring the billions of dollars in debt owed to the island’s electric power authority.

Inside the legal fight to reinstate Puerto Rico's financial oversight board members

Three of the former board members have filed a lawsuit claiming President Trump did not have the right to remove them, since the board is a territorial not federal entity.

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Connecticut Public @ctpublic.bsky.social · 9d

Connecticut Public's @racheliacovone.bsky.social and El Nuevo Dia’s Itzel Rivera introduce themselves, and share more about their collaborative effort to cover Puerto Rican communities in Connecticut. www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-10...

Meet the reporters covering Puerto Rican communities here in CT and on the island

Connecticut Public's Rachel Iacovone and El Nuevo Dia’s Itzel Rivera share more about their collaborative effort to cover Puerto Rican communities in Connecticut.

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Connecticut Public @ctpublic.bsky.social · 17d

The 20th annual Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival brought out several icons of the food world to close out the last weekend of summer. www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-09...

This New England wine and food festival just celebrated 20 years

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.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 17d

Tuna melts are the most underrated diner food. (I will not be accepting any opposing views at this time.)

Here’s a really great recipe from Bon Appétit: www.bonappetit.com/recipe/class...

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 18d

A popular New England food festival took over the Newport Mansions this weekend, and the featured chef agrees: Our region has a pretty great, and underrated, food scene.

This New England wine and food festival just celebrated 20 years

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.

www.ctpublic.org

Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 18d

Here’s what I saw: thousands of Connecticut Puerto Ricans embracing their identities as both Nutmeggers and Boricuas

Both Puerto Rican and Nutmegger: Thousands gather in Hartford for annual parade and festival

More than 15,000 people flooded downtown with flags, food and plenty of reggaeton.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 18d

Personality pic courtesy of the 61st annual Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival 🇵🇷

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 21d

If you’ve been feeling the No Me Quiero Ir De Aqui FOMO all summer, fret not: Benito is streaming his (new) last show tomorrow night, and here’s where the Bad Bunny watch parties are happening in Connecticut.

Where are the Bad Bunny watch parties in CT?

Bad Bunny’s final show from San Juan this tour is being live streamed, and these Connecticut spots are getting folks together to watch.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 21d

In case you needed more validation for your patience in the Sift Bake Shop line, the beloved Connecticut bakery is the featured dessert option at the 20th annual Newport Mansions’ Wine & Food Festival, which begins today in Rhode Island.

A beloved Connecticut bakery is serving the sweets at this New England food and wine festival

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.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 22d

Puerto Ricans are famously proud of our red, white and blue flag. You see it hanging from our rearview mirrors, flying on our lawns, embellishing our caps and tees — or unfurling outside the Connecticut State Capitol ahead of Hartford’s 61st annual parade.

Flag raising marks the start of Hartford’s 61st Puerto Rican Parade and Festival weekend

Dozens of organizers and community members gathered at the Connecticut State Capitol and Hartford City Hall ahead of the main events.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 26d

Frida Sofia Eats’ caesar bow ties recipe was a lifesaver this past work week (I rec using protein pasta to fill you up if you're someone, like me, who finds all three components, caesar salad, pasta and halloumi, some of the most bingeable foods out there) www.instagram.com/share/BALgS6...

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 26d

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Whether you’re a Puerto Rican born and raised in Hartford’s Frog Hollow neighborhood or a non-Hispanic transplant who just wants to enjoy some great food and music this month, here’s how and where to celebrate in Connecticut.

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Here’s where to celebrate in CT

Groups representing nationalities from across Latin America are hosting events Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 28d

New Haven officially holds the world record for the largest pizza party!

Here’s Guinness World Book of Records adjudicator Thomas Bradford making the announcement alongside organizer Colin Caplan, the founder of Taste of New Haven, moments ago.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · 29d

New Haven says, “Mangia!” The city could break the world record for the largest pizza party tomorrow.

3,358+ diners just need to eat two slices… while watched.

Creepy? Sure. But a “trust me, bro” isn’t going to cut it for Guinness World Book of Records.

You’re invited to what could be the world’s largest (a)pizza party!

New Haven apizza shops are hosting a tasting with — hopefully — 5,000 people on Friday, Sept. 12, to achieve the Guinness World Record for the largest pizza party.

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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · Sep 11

Connecticut is lowering flags to half-staff for Charlie Kirk.

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that - in accordance with a
proclamation from President Donald Trump ordering flags throughout the United States to be lowered as a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk - he is ordering U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff effective immediately and remain lowered through sunset on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
"Political violence of any kind has no place in our country and is never acceptable," Governor Lamont said. "The tragic attack on Charlie Kirk today is absolutely awful. My prayers are with him and his family."

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Connecticut Public @ctpublic.bsky.social · Sep 5

As students return to classrooms, Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainments continue across Connecticut. Despite fears, one of the most diverse districts is telling parents to send their kids to school — because it might be the safest place. www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-09...

New Haven schools will protect students from ICE. The superintendent explains how

The district’s protocol says educators will not allow immigration officials into schools without a judicial warrant.

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Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · Sep 5

Despite student and parent fears about ICE, one of Connecticut’s most diverse districts is telling parents to send their kids to school — because it might be the safest place.

New Haven schools will protect students from ICE. The superintendent explains how

The district’s protocol says educators will not allow immigration officials into schools without a judicial warrant.

www.ctpublic.org

Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Connecticut high school student in ICE custody since July returned to his New Haven home tonight in a big win for deportation cases like his — and for his teachers and classmates who have spent the last several weeks rallying for his return.

New Haven high school student in ICE custody returns home

Esdrás Zabaleta-Ramirez was released on the lowest amount of bond possible after his classmates spent their summer break rallying for the high school junior.

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