West Side Story returns to Broadway this month with a more bilingual touch.

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Bilingual, yet still contentious 'West Side Story' headed back to Broadway

Karen Olivo has a leg up as Anita in "West Side Story."
Notice to all those Jets and Sharks nostalgics counting the hours for the "West Side Story" Broadway comeback: the actors aren’t botching the words.
This time around, Maria’s "I Feel Pretty" becomes "[Me] Siento Hermosa" and Anita spits out "Un Hombre Así" instead of "A Boy Like That."
For more, go to this report by Robert Friedman in the Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2009/02/11/2009-02-11_bilingual_yet_still_contentious_west_sid.html

For the show's site, go to
http://www.broadwaywestsidestory.com/

@ the Bronx Tribute to Jose 'Chegui' Torres

Boxing trainer Jose Cotto Talavera, right, and former boxing champion Juan La Porte at the February 7 tribute in the Bronx in memory of the late boxing champion and writer José ‘Chegui’ Torres. Former boxing champion Juan La Porte remembers his mentor as “a true friend who was always at your corner." (photo by Ismael Nunez)

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Former PR governor pleads not guilty to corruption

SAN JUAN — Former Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila entered a federal court to the cheers of supporters and pleaded not guilty to campaign finance charges that could send him to prison for 20 years.
U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro has said he is concerned about pretrial publicity on the case and as many as 250 prospective jurors will be asked about their exposure to news coverage — something that could extend jury selection for several days.
For more, go to
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iuGlrgbJv37U7c0i040OriHtfauAD96849G80