Juanes didn’t know Latin music would explode when he moved to Miami in 1996, electric guitar in tow. The Colombian-born singer would hear Ricky Martin, Juan Gabriel, Julio Iglesias and, less often, Maná as Spanish-language music played on the radio. Three years later, American media outlets proclaimed an “explosion” in Latin American and Latinx culture in the United States, with Shakira, Jennifer Lopez and Martin at the forefront.
“There was a moment of transcendental change in music,” Juanes recalled. Read More...
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The ground is still hot here, the site of the country’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century, but this historic town is already confronting another existential crisis: a dire and immediate housing shortage and a serious threat of long-term displacement.
End of carouselThe blaze last Tuesday and Wednesday torched nearly 3,000 structures, officials said, and razed entire neighborhoods. It drove out residents who can trace their family history here back generations, and it immediately exacerbated an already dire housing crisis in one of America’s most expensive places. Read More...
Explore More Bryce Harper is no longer an outfielder – and free agent Rhys Hoskins will have to find a new team.
And that may just be the start of what could be a wild Phillies offseason filled with notable transactions.
The Phillies named Harper their full-time first baseman with eight seasons left on his 13-year contract, which means Hoskins, who manned the position before tearing his ACL during spring training, will likely not be re-signed. Read More...