Rachel Iacovone

Nashville

Director of Multiplatform Publishing at WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN)

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

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Here’s your guide to Pride: 20+ LGBTQ celebrations across Connecticut

3 days ago | ctpublic.org | Rachel Iacovone

Pride Month has only just begun, but Connecticut has gotten an early start — with celebrations in Bethel, Wethersfield, Ridgefield and Easton by the end of the first day. Though two of the largest Pride events — in Hartford and New Haven — won’t happen until September, there are dozens of events across the state aligning with the international month of observance. For the first time this year, The Health Collective is organizing Hartford Pride. Kay Muñoz is their director of community engagement.
CT-Puerto Rico Trade Commission to form; Lamont approved bill

3 days ago | ctmirror.org | Rachel Iacovone |Connecticut Public |Gabby DeBenedictis

An effort to deepen economic ties between the State of Connecticut and the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico came together on Tuesday. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a bill that would establish a 23-member trade commission between the state and Puerto Rico. “This is a long time in the making, and I believe that it was the collaborative effort. We worked very hard to make it a reality, and we’re excited that this is moving forward,” said Rep. Juan Candelaria, D-New Haven.
Gov. Lamont greenlights creation of Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Rachel Iacovone |Connecticut Public

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Gov. Lamont greenlights creation of Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission

4 days ago | ctpublic.org | Rachel Iacovone

Published June 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM EDT Joe Amon / Connecticut PublicFILE: Five-year old Kamil Reyeis holding a Puerto Rico Flag in San Juan, Puerto Rico July 16, 2021. An effort to deepen economic ties between the State of Connecticut and the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico came together on Tuesday June 3rd, 2025.
Preservando la cultura boricua: jóvenes en Hartford conectan con sus raíces a través del concurso Miss Puerto Rico

2 weeks ago | elnuevodia.com | Rachel Iacovone
60 years on, descendants connect with their roots at Hartford’s Miss Puerto Rico Cultural Pageant

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Rachel Iacovone

Published May 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM EDT This is not a beauty pageant. Its director, Ellie Joya, wants to make that clear ahead of the annual Miss Puerto Rico of Greater Hartford Cultural Pageant. "Many of the girls … they are from family from Puerto Rico, but they never go to Puerto Rico,” she said. “And we want to preserve that culture here."Plus, she says, all the girls are beautiful.
3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop

1 month ago | wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone

Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023. A jury took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges after a nine-day trial in state court in Memphis. After the jury’s verdict was read, the defendants hugged their lawyers as relatives of the former officers cried.
Spring flowers in bloom at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Rachel Iacovone

2 days agoRetire in Nature: 6 Towns Near National Parks Where $2k a Month Buys a Lakeside Cabin6 Towns Near National Parks Where $2k a Month Buys a Lakeside Cabin 2 May 2025 2 Views 0 Hey there, wanderlust souls! Ever dreamed of trading the city’s …1 day agoDollywood Turns 40! All About Dolly Parton’s Theme Park (and What History-Making Ride Is Coming Next!)Not every celebrity has their own theme park — but Dolly Parton isn’t every celebrity.
Spring flowers in bloom at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

1 month ago | wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone

By its smell and appearance, he determined it to be a sweet white trillium, also known as trillium simile. “It’s got these really wide, broad overlapping petals,” he said. “I think that really gives that one away.”This little trillium is one of over 1,500 flowering plants that are found here, making the Smokies home to the most diverse collection of wildflowers of any national park. “We have plants here in the park that don’t grow anywhere else in the world,” Sabo said.
Feds charge alleged white supremacist over 2019 arson at Tennessee school that trained Rosa Parks

1 month ago | wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone

A suspect whom authorities have linked to white supremacist movements has been arrested in the March 2019 fire that destroyed an office at a storied Tennessee social justice center. Regan Prater was arrested last Thursday and charged with one count of arson. An affidavit filed in federal court in East Tennessee says Prater’s posts in several group chats affiliated with white supremacist organizations connect him to the blaze at the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market.