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Ambar Colón

Staff Reporter, Assistant Editor and Audience Engagement Specialist at Sun-Times Wire

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Raíces Latin Jazz ensemble to perform Cal Tjader's "Soul Sauce" album at Studio5

The tribute concert will honor Raíces founder Ruben Alvarez, a Grammy-nominated percussionist from Humboldt Park known for his passion for music education.
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Tito Puente Jr. shares tales of music, his father and his father's ...

The musician accepts the first-ever Heroes & Heritage award from the office of Ald. Gibert Villegas on behalf of his late father, Tito Puente. On Friday, the younger Puente performed and spoke before CPS students.
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Sueños Music Festival announces 2025 dates and presale tickets

The Latin music festival returns for a fourth year in Grant Park in May.
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Native and Afro-Mexican traditions take center stage at Old Town Sc...

A ceremonial dance group from Chicago versed in Aztec tradition will perform a ritual, and singer Alejandra Robles will perform in celebration of Indigenous culture.
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LGBTQ+ Puerto Rican history, activism and identity on display at Hu...

The "liminal: LGBTQ+ Chicago – Boricua Imaginings" gallery at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture brings in art from ten artists from the Chicagoland area to Humboldt Park.
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During Chicago Latin Restaurant Weeks, celebrate fabulous fare — fr...

More than 40 Latino-owned restaurants in Chicago are participating in the event running Aug.16-30.
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Cheech & Chong's new high comes from seltzer with a THC kick - Chic...

In Chicago, the iconic stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong celebrate their new THC-infused seltzer, High & Dry, making its way to Illinois.
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Fruko y Sus Tesos headline night of sizzling music for ¡Súbelo! fes...

The acclaimed salsa band from Colombia performed on opening night of a four-day festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavillion celebrating Millennium Park’s 20th anniversary.
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Sueños Music Festival organizers agree to five-year deal with Chica...

This year, more than 60,000 people attended each day over Memorial Day weekend, generating $243.7 million in economic activity for the city. The new deal could potentially include expanding the two-day festival to three days.
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Chicago restaurants are being burglarized in record numbers: 'I'm j...

There were 635 burglaries reported at restaurants last year, the most since at least 2001, and the city is on pace to surpass that number this year.
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5 independently owned Latino coffee shops in Chicago area serving c...

Some business owners are helping to fill the gaps in communities that don’t have a chain coffee shop offering specialty drinks and food.
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Sueños Music Festival attendees respond to partial ticket refunds f...

“We essentially only got a day and a quarter of what we paid for.”
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Young Miko's fans at Sueños ran hot and tepid during her second per...

They were detached at times, but fans showed they knew all the words to “LISA” and “Riri.”
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Smash jibaritos, empanadas, micheladas and more are on the menu at ...

There are more than 30 food and beverage options in Grant Park through Sunday at the third iteration of Chicago’s largest Latin music festival.
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Rauw's slow build at Sueños Music Festival showed he lacks the foll...

Yet, the Sueños headliner filled Grant Park for the first night of Chicago’s biggest annual Latin music event.
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Nicki Minaj stopped with pot at Amsterdam airport - Chicago Sun-Times

Police told her they found marijuana in her bags, and it would have to be weighed, the rapper tweeted.
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Rels B charms crowds with romantic reggaeton melodies - Chicago Sun...

Rels B, the 30-year-old rapper and record producer from Mallorca, Spain, opened with his 2019 hit single “A Mí.”
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Argentinian star Bizarrap make his Sueños debut - Chicago Sun-Times

This 25-year-old producer and performer is behind some of the hottest, catchiest tracks of the modern day.
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Cicada-infused Malört shots are all the buzz at Lombard brewpub

Noon Whistle Brewing's timely offering is made with the real insects.
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Mariachi Potosino gallery at Pilsen art museum honors the legacy of...

Roberto “Beto” Vargas, co-curator of the National Museum of Mexican Art show, began sifting through family archives after his daughter asked to hear a story about her great-uncle and the founder of Mariachi Potosino, José Cruz Alba.
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Liza Colón-Zayas connects with her inner child in John Krasinski fi...

Best known for her role as Tina in the award-winning Hulu series “The Bear,” Colón-Zayas is hitting the big screen this week in director John Krasinski’s new children’s movie “IF” alongside a star-studded cast.