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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | La Fonda has always been known for the art on its walls. They have historically come from the generous contributions of such distinguished Puerto Rican artists as Antonio Martorel, Fernando Salicrup,...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | Pulitzer Prize and multi-Grammy Award winning trumpeter, Wynton Marsalis, made a surprise visit to the FB Lounge on December 18th, 2010, to join his friend, trombonist Papo Vazquez and his band, The M...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | As many of you by now already know, on Sunday, May 29, 2011, La Fonda Boricua's FB Lounge closed its doors for the last time. For the past three years, the FB Lounge has been host to some of the...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | La Fonda was honored to have been featured on the Travel Channel's highly successful show, Man v. Food...a show that celebrates BIG helpings and INTENSE flavors in food across the country.
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | After way too long a hiatus, we are please to announce that La Fonda has completed renovations and is open for business, bringing you the classic Boricua cooking you've come to love. We're a...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | Latin music and R&B singer, Jillian, died Thursday, January 22nd, 2009. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones during this difficult time.
Perhaps best known for her work with the Jov...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | The Fonda Boricua is saddened by the passing of Puerto Rican boxing legend, Jose "Chegui" Torres. Mr. Torres was a Puerto Rican icon and influential community activist who was the pride of ...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | Los Pleneros de la 21 (LP21), a band and institution dedicated to the performance and preservation of
the traditional bomba and plena musical forms from Puerto Rico, performed at the FB Lounge on Jan...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | The great band leader, percussionist, and timbalero Manny Oquendo died on March 25th, 2009. The Fonda Boricua joins Mr. Oquendo's family, friends, and fans in mourning the loss of this giant of ...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | Beloved musician and percussionist, Tavi Lopez, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Born Gustavo Eliezer Lopez Rivera in Bayamon, Puerto Rico (November 6, 1953), Tavi was a gifted and versatile percussion...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | Edgardo Miranda, (n. Marzo 1952 - m. Abril 2009) Maestro de la guitarra & el cuatro puertorriqueño, compositor y arreglista. En Puerto Rico, el Caribe, las Americas y por el resto del mund...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | Some great things are happening at the Fonda Boricua's FB Lounge! The very day after launching a new city initiatve at the FB Lounge, Mayor Bloomberg decided he had to come back -- but this time...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | On April 11th, 2010, the Fonda Boricua was honored to have the legendary band, Grupo Folklorico Experimental y Nuevayorquino deliver a spectacular performance at its FB Lounge. Arranged in associatio...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | Olga A. Mendez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the United States, died July 29, 2009 at the age of 84. Ms. Mendez was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in 1925. She recei...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | | |
| | We were honored to be the choice of so many who came to witness the historical inauguration of our first African-American president. The FB Lounge's "RUMBA PA' OBAMA" was a great ...MORE |  | | VIEW THIS ENTRY |
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