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 Baila Con Gusto CT is hosting a free beginner-friendly Latin heels and hip-hop class on Friday, June 9. Screenshot by David Matos, Record Journal

Upcoming Latino cultural events include Pride Month rock climbing, Latino Soul Night
 
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Meriden Ball Headz mentoring program members, left to right, Heaven Milillo Rodriguez, 12, Jaqueline Gonzalez, 16, Brendan Stankiewicz, 17, Emiliano Badillo, Amaliah Soto, 13, and Kelianny Gonzalez, 14, pose for a photo at Brightside Creative at 290 Pratt St. in Meriden on Wednesday. The group worked with Brightside Creative owner and hip-hop artist KC Conklin (best known as KC Makes Music) to create their first music video. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
MERIDEN — After dedicating two months to a music production workshop, a group of seven city students wrote, produced, and filmed ...
Paraguay far-right populist presidential candidate arrested Paraguayan police detained former presidential candidate Paraguayo Cub ...
Mariela Navarro, co-owner of La Frontera Mexican Bar and Grill in North Haven, poses for a portrait on Thursday, April 27. Lau Guzmán, Record-Journal
NORTH HAVEN — La Frontera Mexican Bar and Grill, a small franchise of Mexican taquerías, opened its third location at 630 Washingt ...
Six-month-old Charlotte Noveiry, of Kensington, receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine while held by mother Farnaz Najmi during a free clinic at Spanish Community of Wallingford on Feb. 15. RN Deneshia Cooper, right, administers the vaccine. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal file photo
WALLINGFORD — When the COVID-19 vaccines became available, the Spanish Community of Wallingford wanted to make sure they were avai ...
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose Quinones, Recruiting and Retention Noncommissioned Officer, stands outside Sheehan High School after visiting with students there on Friday, April 21, 2023.
MERIDEN — With his job as a recruiter and senior retention noncommissioned officer for the Connecticut National Guard,  U.S. Army ...
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Francisco Lopez, a Spanish Community of Wallingford board member, pours shots of tequila at Los Mariachis in Wallingford for a Cinco de Mayo fundraiser on Friday, May 5.
WALLINGFORD — A line stretched out the door of Los Mariachis Mexican Restaurant on Friday evening. The dining area, bar and patio ...
Principal Jennifer Kelley gets a pie in the face from fourth grader Aubrey Durant, 9, during a culmination fitness assembly at Hanover Elementary School in Meriden, Friday, May 5, 2023. The event was an opportunity to celebrate the students’ final scores for the Connecticut Fitness Test. Durant scored the highest on the fitness test. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
MERIDEN – Fourth grader Aubrey Durant didn’t hesitate when she was handed the tall whipped cream pie. She smushed the pie into the ...
FILE -Young Folklorico dancers from the group Viva Mexico begin their dance routine at a Cinco de Mayo celebration hosted by the Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Odessa, Texas. American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic drinks for the May 5 holiday that is barely celebrated south of the border. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American...
PHOENIX — American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic ...
Left to right, mojito, piña colada and a variety of margaritas at Salsa
A popular misconception is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, which is Sept. 16. However, Cinco de Mayo instead comme ...
Fernando Gómez, left, helps his little sister Darlett Gómez paint while their brother Jassiel Gómez watches during the Spanish Community of Wallingford’s Día del Niño celebration on Friday. Crystal Elescano, Record-Journal
WALLINGFORD — Kids participating in activities like face painting, games, painting small ceramics, crafts, and competitions for pr ...
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