Johnny Cruz
Contributor Editor
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As the Hispanic Month celebrations came to an end for the year, I personally ended the festivities in the Bronx where I was raised. That is to say that I covered the Bronx Boro President's annual Bronx Latin Fest 2006. This grand festival was co-hosted by the HUB Third Ave. BID, ILM Marketing, Inc., BOEDC, and the Bronx Tourism Council.

Their were plenty of vendors on hand with food, clothing, mementos, and much more. The performances included dancers, singing groups, solo vocalists, and bands. I commend Idania Lopez, the events coordinator, for her diligent work in putting the entire festival together. I also want to extend my appreciation to Jerry Vargas of Emerging Artists. I wish to thank both of these individuals for the manner in which they accommodated me by granting me total access to cover the event. Ms. Lopez even allowed me to MC for a couple of hours. Let me tell you, it was fun; what a great event!