Category: Arts & Culture, City, Local News
City Reopens Youth, Family Recreation Options Under COVID-19 Guidelines
Staff reports The city’s summer recreation program will get back on track starting July 6 and follow COVID-19 reopening guidelines. The...
Puerto Rican Festival Suspended Because of COVID-19
Staff reports Note: See article in Spanish below (Artículo en español abajo) The Puerto Rican Festival, scheduled for Aug. 13-15, will...
Survey Asks: How Would You Like to See Latino Culture Celebrated?
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net Having just celebrated its 50th year, the Puerto Rican Festival Inc. is drafting a strategic...
Artistic Director, City Officials Celebrate Grand Opening of “Avenue Black Box Theatre” on Joseph Ave.
By Staff – (Spanish Version Follows/Versión en español adjunta) - Theatre Artistic Director Reenah Golden has recently...
Goya Foods Gives $75,000 and 2,800 Pounds of Food to Lehman Center for Performing Arts
The largest Hispanic owned food company in the United States, Goya Foods, awarded a large check in support of the Latino Concert Series at...
Parcel 5 Project Evolves to Include New Entertainment Complex
By Staff – Mayor Lovely Warren has announced that plans to develop a new 3,000-seat performing arts center in the Parcel 5 location...
Oscar Night Hispanic Spotlight Can’t Hide the Academy’s Glaring Whiteness
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that this past Sunday was Oscar night. The annual red carpet event, during...
Ilia Calderon ‘Quietly Making History’ As First Afro-Latina Anchor For Major U.S. Broadcast Network
Ilia Calderon became the first Afro-Latina weekday evening news anchor for a major U.S. broadcast network back in December, and according...
Seneca Park Zoo to Offer “Free Youth February”
By Staff – Monroe County will again offer Free Youth February, a new program at the Seneca Park Zoo. The special admission...
Auditions Now Open for Fourth Annual “Listen to Your Mother” Show
By Staff- Auditions are currently open for the fourth annual “Listen to Your Mother” show, which local organizers hold each...
