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Four Great Shots And A Day’s Work… All Before Breakfast
46 Things To Know Before Driving in Puerto Rico
Driving in Puerto Rico has always been hectic. Road conditions on the Island are in a deplorable state due to the depression (yes, the correct word is depression, because there’s no such thing as a 10-year recession) that has affected the U.S. territory for close to a decade. Throw in the way many Puerto Ricans drive like maniacs and it’s Continue reading…
The Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest Comes Full Circle
Twenty-seven years ago, in the balmy month of June, a group of virtuoso musicians from Puerto Rico and abroad got together to honor cuban saxofonist Paquito D’Rivera and raise money for the Inter-American University’s Jazz Program. The event took place at Plaza Dársenas in Old San Juan. Throughout the years the event has taken place at other venues including the Sixto Continue reading…
The Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest 2016 In Pictures
It all ended last night. The 26th edition of the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest came to a close yesterday evening with three exciting acts and the “doctorification” of one of Puerto Rico’s most prolific artists doctor Ray Santos. Ray Santos is better known for his arrangements for music greats like Mario Bauzá, Machito, Tito Rodríguez and Tito Puente, but he is also Continue reading…
12 Shows, 4 Days And A Whole Lotta Jazz!!!
The 26th edition of the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest will take place from Thursday, March 17 to Sunday, March 20, at the Tito Puente Amphitheater in San Juan. This year, the festival will have a varied musical offering, including the introduction of HEINEKEN THE LAB, an experimental proposal that will combine jazz with other musical genres on the first night (Thursday). Continue reading…
Ray Santos To Be Honored At PR Heineken Jazzfest 2016
Jazz is in the air in sunny Puerto Rico! Why? Because the 26th edition of the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest is just six weeks away at the Tito Puente Amphitheater in San Juan. When? From March 17 thru the 20th. According to Luis Álvarez, Vice President of the Liquors Division at Méndez & Co., the organization sponsoring and organizing the Continue reading…
Old San Juan Is For Walking
I’ll never understand how there are people who jump in their cars and waste hours driving around Old San Juan. That’s the idiot’s way to see the Old City! But there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of those. Just visit Old San Juan any Sunday afternoon and you’ll see the long line of cars going from Fort San Cristobal Continue reading…
A Day At The Arecibo Radio-Telescope
NOTE: THIS DISH NO LONGER EXISTS. THE IMAGE THAT YOU SEE BELOW IS OF WHAT IT ONCE WAS. When you visit a tropical island like Puerto Rico there are things that you expect and things that you don’t. You can expect beautiful beaches, lush vegetation, old Spanish cities, wonderful food and pleasing people. But what you probably won’t expect is a Continue reading…
Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest 2015 in Pictures
On Wednesday, March 18th I wrote about the upcoming 25th Anniversary of the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest. So rather than bore you with all the details of who played when, or how good they were (because they were all outstanding), I thought it would be better just to show you. After four days of perfect weather I ended up with Continue reading…