The best restaurants in old San Juan and across the city, including the best places to eat tostones, croquetas, and fresh seafood, plus rum cocktails at bars like La Penultima.

El Tri — The Mexico City rock act, fronted by Alex Lora, performs June 22. Los Van Van — The legendary Cuban act, which was founded by bassist Juan Formell in 1969, performs July 26.

In 1970, the neighborhood luminary Juan Formell founded the band Los Van Van, which was central to the development of Cuban popular music.

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban musician Juan Formell, who for more than four decades was the driving force behind the big band salsa orchestra Los Van Van, died Thursday. He was 71.

Don Bonker, 86, who represented Southwest Washington in Congress for 14 years, yet rarely missed his children’s phone calls or baseball games, died Tuesday in Silverdale, Kitsap County. He had ...

Singer-songwriter Juan Carlos Formell was born into Cuban music royalty but forged his own path. He was the bassist for Los Van Van, one of the most influential bands from post-Revolution Cuba.