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First elected in 2001 and re-elected to his third term in 2007, Eddie Alberto Perez is Hartford's first Latino mayor and its first strong mayor under a revised city charter adopted in 2002. Born in Corozal, Puerto Rico, in 1957, Perez moved to Hartford in 1969. Perez became a VISTA volunteer in 1978, addressing tenant issues in the city's North End. He later became a founding member of the grassroots organization O.N.E./C.H.A.N.E. then joined Trinity College as its first director of community relations. He earned a degree in economics while working there and was named associate vice president of community and government relations. He went on to lead the completion of the $112 million Learni...
First elected in 2001 and re-elected to his third term in 2007, Eddie Alberto Perez is Hartford's first Latino mayor and its first strong mayor under a revised city charter adopted in 2002. Born in Corozal, Puerto Rico, in 1957, Perez moved to Hartford in 1969. Perez became a VISTA volunteer in 1978, addressing tenant issues in the city's North End. He later became a founding member of the grassroots organization O.N.E./C.H.A.N.E. then joined Trinity College as its first director of community relations. He earned a degree in economics while working there and was named associate vice president of community and government relations. He went on to lead the completion of the $112 million Learning Corridor project near Trinity and to head the South-side Institutions Neighborhood Association. Perez won by landslide margins on his first race, advocating administrative reform, educational improvement, and housing development. He and his wife, Maria, have two children.
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The Mavericks come 'full circle' at Stagecoach festival
This Saturday at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, the Mavericks will make their first bona-fide concert appearance in nearly seven years. The show by the revered and genre-defying band is being billed as a reunion and constitutes one of...
Tags: Raul Malo (music group), Brad Paisley, Festive Events, Woody Guthrie, Roy Orbison
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Test Kitchen tips: Cherimoya
Daily DishSlice into the leathery green skin of this large tropical fruit, and you find that cherimoyas have wonderfully fragrant, almost custard-like flesh. The fruit, known as a "custard apple" in Britain, can be eaten raw or cooked -- simply scoop out the flesh,... -
Pit bull fatally shot by sheriff's deputies hunting for armed man
L.A. NOWSheriff's deputies shot and killed a pit bull in Norwalk after it attacked a dog accompanying the deputies on a search for an armed man, authorities said. The deputies were searching for a man with a gun after the Los...... -
Recipe: Cherimoya cocktail
Total time: 8 minutes
Servings: 1
Note: From Eddie Perez at the Foundry restaurant, who recommends making this drink with Noilly Prat vermouth and a Trinidad rum made from sugarcane juice such as 10 Cane Rum.
1 large pear
1/4 cherimoya (grapefruit-...Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Limes, Pineapple
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Let's flirt with ginger
Special to The TimesTheir names read like a lineup of bygone movies: La Pigalle, Ginger Douro, Rio Bourriquot. But they're some of the latest cocktails from Los Angeles mixologists. The featured ingredient? Ginger. Ginger is suddenly making an appearance on cocktail menus...Tags: Limes, Lemons, Moscow (Russia)
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Recipe: La Pigalle
Total time: 8 minutes Servings: 1 Note: From the Foundry on Melrose. Mixologist Eddie Perez suggests Hendrick's or Boodles gin. Guava nectar is available in well-stocked supermarkets. 2 ounces gin 1 slice ginger (about 1/8 -inch crosswise) 3 ounces...Tags: Limes
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Martini mavens go totally stir-crazy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHE making of a martini raises so many alluring questions: Does shaking spoil the taste of the martini? Does stirring get the drink cold enough? Should the bartender put on an exciting show, or should he mix with masterly nonchalance? (There's a delicious...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Tom Cruise
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The cocktails you eat
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou have every reason to throw a party. There are signs of diplomatic progress in North Korea, America's Team is undefeated, and both the Sex Pistols and Spice Girls are getting back together (though not to form one band). But the best reason of all is...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Spice Girls (music group), Limes, Blueberries
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Southern Section
Saturday, Oct. 4 BOYS Kenny Staub Invitational At Crescenta Valley Park, Glendale DIVISION I TEAM-1. Canyon Country Canyon, 46 (82:13); 2. Crescenta Valley, 69 (83:08); 3. Peninsula, 107 (84:55); 4. Arcadia, 110 (84:50); 5. South Torrance, 113 (84:58)...Tags: Baptist, Sage, Tri-Valley Corporation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Students
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City Section
Saturday, Jan. 3 TOURNAMENTS FAIRFAX Championship Quarterfinal Grant 4, Reseda 1 Jeison Recinos, Willy Velasquez, Eddie Perez and Moises Gomez each scored for Grant (6-3). Friday, Jan. 2 TOURNAMENTS FAIRFAX First Round Grant 2, Fairfax 0 Chris...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Sports
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Occupy Hartford: Police Deliver Shock And Awe
The Hartford CourantIt has become clear what we must do to get the Hartford Police Department to marshal its resources and move swiftly and effectively against drug dealers, robbers and homicidal punks. We must somehow persuade those evildoers to dress up in really stinky...Tags: Riots, Environmental Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Church and State Relations
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Naughty Or Nice, It's A Holiday Special Delivery
The Hartford CourantOK, it has been awhile. And yes they had to dig deep — DEEP — into the photo archives to find this mug. Make no mistake though, "Stanta" is back! Yes, by popular demand. (That's what I told the op-ed folks anyway.) You remember the routine....Tags: College Sports, Politics, Atlantic Coast Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, Radio
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