In 2004, Maritza Astorquiza and her husband, Alex Cora, started Conga Caliente, which translates as Hot Conga in English, as a celebration of Hispanic music, arts and culture. ...more

November 5, 2008

Chosen from a pool of more than 1,000 students, Ridgewood High School's William Velasquez is one of three winners of the state's Hispanic Heritage Month student essay contest. ...more

October 26, 2008

About a dozen Latin American countries were recognized last week with colorful displays, flavorful food and thumping music during Lennard High School's annual celebration of Hispanic culture. ...more

October 22, 2008

Sunday's Puerto Rican heritage festival had all the ingredients of a Latin celebration in late June: ...more

June 30, 2008

Ghelder Arriaga wants to make reading fun for kids. That's his job. This year, Arriaga joined the New Port Richey Library as its youth services librarian. ...more

May 4, 2008

FESTIVAL DEL SABOR: Centro Mi Diario and CentroTampa.com will celebrate CENTRO Mi Diario with another Festival del Sabor Latin food festival on Oct. 13 Ybor City's Centennial Park. The festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month ...more

September 25, 2007