Bulletin Board Jun 17, 2009
May 21 Senior Trip to JFK and Venezia Restaurant for ticket holders only. May 22 COA Van Trip to Roche Bros/Wal Mart, call for spot. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Works on Paper, A Global Perspective Jun 16, 2009
NY Arts Pavillion Consorzio Cantieristica Minore Veneziana, opened with a gala reception for press and media on Friday, June 5, and a artists and public reception was held Sunday June 7 ... Echoing the ideologies of the 53rd Biennale di Venezia, the NY Arts Pavillion emphasizes the process of creation and discovery. (AbsoluteArts.com)
American Hero: Herman Chanowitz May 23, 2009
From there, we returned to Rome and continued to film at the Palazzo Venezia. This historic location, now a bustling center of the city, was where Mussolini would speak to tens of thousands of his countrymen from atop a balcony. (Fox News)
In the footsteps of Robert Langdon May 12, 2009
3 p.m. - Heading back down the Corso to Piazza Venezia, take Bus 62 from Via del Plebiscito over the river to Via della Conciliazione. Walk along this broad avenue to appreciate the full splendor of Basilica San Pietro. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Rick Steves: What's new in Europe for 2009 Apr 19, 2009
The new Museum of the Imperial Forums, near Piazza Venezia, holds discoveries from the forums of Trajan, Caesar, Augustus and Nerva - each emperor built over the works of his predecessor. It sounds important, but doesn't make my must-see list of Rome's ancient attractions. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Venezia: Book Review Apr 15, 2009
Having made a successful career out of her passion for exotic foods and romantic locations author and chef Tessa Kiros inspires with her new book Venezia ... In her book Venezia Tessa Kiros takes the reader on a personal tour combining handwritten notes with evocative photographs and sumptuous recipes from restaurants that are frequented by the locals ... Venezia is a wonderful introduction to the traditional cooking of one of Italy's oldest and most fascinating regions. (Suite101.com)
Andiamo Italia! After Pair Of Games Near Venice, Women's Soccer Heads South To Florence Mar 5, 2009
Monday night we played ACF Venezia under the lights ... ACF Venezia's team was made of up women between the ages 20-30 ... Oh, one last thing about the ACF Venezia game. (Loyolagreyhounds.com)
Andiamo Italia! Women's Soccer Enjoys First Days In The Old World Mar 4, 2009
Tomorrow (Monday) is our first soccer match against ACF Venezia and we continue play on Tuesday against Tavagnacco FC. Wednesday we will be leaving Chioggia and heading to Florence for the day. I will update you all on scores as soon as we arrive in Florence. (Loyolagreyhounds.com)
* Venetians fear for their cultural heritage Mar 3, 2009
Co-hosting the party was Venices second new activist group, 40xVenezia, which has been battling against the creeping colonization of houses and apartments by bed-and-breakfasts and rental agencies, which pushes up rents and property prices beyond the reach of locals ... Matteo Secchi passed this way as a child, en route from his home sestiere, or neighborhood, of Cannaregio, to see Venezia play soccer at the stadium built at the tip of the city ... Today Venezia have dropped from Serie A to... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Senior Travel Feb 13, 2009
Enjoy a two-hour Boston city tour, explore Boston s great history and traditions, see Beacon Hill, Newbury Street, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Charlestown and more; enjoy lunch at the Venezia Waterfront Restaurant. Cost $49/$51 (Brush Hill). (Danvers Herald, MA)
Work begins on belt for Venice bell-tower Mar 28, 2008
Consorzio Venezia Nuova (CVN), the conservation group in charge of the restoration, has warned that the picturesque square - a must on Italy's tourist trail - will be covered in scaffolding for the next two years while the belt is fitted. Work will also be carried out on the Ducal Palace and the Pontedella Paglia in the square, CVN said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Good food for a good price Feb 28, 2008
Media Credit: Courtesy of GooglePiccola Venezia in the North End. Nestled in the heart of the North End, lies an affordable yet delicious restaurant that serves up old style Italian food that fits right into your budget: Piccola Venezia ... Located on Hanover Street adjacent to Modern Pastry, Piccola Venezia may be a petite restaurant, but it serves up hefty portions of food for your dollar. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Iran contacts Materazzi's father over coach job Feb 27, 2008
Besides Bari, Materazzi has also coached Pisa, Lazio, Brescia, Piacenza and Venezia in Serie A. He led the Beijing club Tian-Jin in 2002. Marco Materazzi, a defender with Inter Milan, was the recipient of Zinedine Zidane's head butt in the 2006 World Cup final. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Vintage year for Italian films Feb 15, 2008
Gabriele Salvatores takes advantage of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, east of Piedmont ... East of Piedmont, the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, the capital of which is Trieste, has been especially active, having set up a fund offering up to e140,000 ($202,000) in cash to projects that shoot 70% of exteriors on the premises, among other incentives ... "We showed Salvatores some pretty unique places that have never been seen in Italian cinema before," says Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission... (Variety)
EU wine row: tokai or not tokai? Jan 5, 2008
They were given until last March to find another and in Italy most plumped for Friulano, since the Tocai is grown in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Last year the regional government passed a law allowing the wine to be marketed under its old name in Italy, while maverick producers took legal action to block the use of Friulano and twice won their case. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Taxi protest blocks traffic in Rome Nov 30, 2007
Hundreds of Rome's white cabs converged in the central Piazza Venezia, completely blocking traffic in the square and surrounding streets while drivers protested in front of the nearby City Hall. Taxi drivers vehicles block the central Via Dei Fori Imperiali avenue leading to the Colosseum, in background, in Rome Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, as part of protests aiming at obtain better hourly tariffs and working hours. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Taxi protest snarls traffic in Rome for second straight day Nov 30, 2007
Taxi drivers blockading the Piazza Venezia in Rome on Thursday, helping bring the city to a halt for a second consecutive day ... Dozens of cabs converged on the central Piazza Venezia and nearby squares, slowing traffic and forcing authorities to close off some streets. (International Herald Tribune)
Top 10 winter festivals Nov 29, 2007
A series of extravagant masquerade balls and gala dinners reminiscent of 17th-and 18th-century Venezia fill social calendars, while the streets bustle with parades, fireworks, music, theater, acrobats, and more. But the most celebrated aspect of the Carnevale is the tradition of wearing exquisite, intricately designed masks, often combined with a hooded cloak to give revelers complete anonymity. (MSNBC -- Travel)
From Bushel to Barrel Nov 5, 2007
Bruno, who started the Boston Winery a year ago and also owns the waterfront Venezia restaurant across the parking lot, has piqued the interest of executives, athletes, and, of course, oenophiles. People have been making wine at home for centuries, of course; Bruno grew up making wine with his family in Italy. (Boston Globe)
Irish In Italy Nov 2, 2007
Most of us slept the majority of the way until we arrived at Hotel Venezia ... The Hotel Venezia was tucked and hidden in a narrow spot away from the main street so our Italian bus driver had to work his magic to maneuver the bus out of a squeeze. (Und.com)
Randomised controlled trials for evaluating the prescribing impact of information meetings led by pharmacists and of new information formats, in General Practice in Italy Sep 29, 2007
Two RCTs are planned: 1) a two-arm cluster RCT, carried out in Emilia-Romagna and Friuli Venezia Giulia, will evaluate the effectiveness of small group meetings, randomising about 150 Primary Care Groups (corresponding to about 2000 GPs) to pharmacist outreach visits on two different topics. Physicians' prescriptions (expressed as DDD per 1000 inhabitants/day), knowledge and attitudes (evaluated through the answers to a specific questionnaire) will be compared for target drugs in the two groups... (BioMed Central)
Train Times To Venice, Italy Sep 16, 2007
Why get a cheap flight to Marco Polo airport when direct rail services to Venezia Santa Lucia station from Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Switzerland ... The Italian rail network to Venezia Santa Lucia Station ... Venezia Santa Lucia station is fairly conveniently situated too it s much closer to the main attractions, hotels and restaurants. (Suite101.com)
Venice Fest: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Ang Lee win top honors Photos Sep 9, 2007
The Venezia 64 Jury at the 64th Venice Film Festival was chaired by Zhang Yimou and comprised of Catherine Breillat, Jane Campion, Emanuele Crialese, Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu, Ferzan Ozpetek and Paul Verhoeven. The Venice Film Festival began Aug. 29 and concluded tonight with the annual Golden Lion awards ceremony in Palazzo del Cinema. (Los Angeles Times)
Local teen selected to visit Europe Sep 5, 2007
She was also taken on a tour of the Forum, Pazza Venezia and the Colosseum. The tour continued to Naples, where the group took an overnight ferry. (Newport Daily Independent, AR)
U.S., U.K. fare floods Venice Jul 27, 2007
Noting that war in its various aspects is very present as a theme in this year's Lido edition, Mueller also cited U.S. helmer Richard Shepard's "The Hunting Party," which unspools in out-of-competish midnight section Venezia Notte ... Arctic-set drama "Far North," starring Michelle Yeoh as an Inuit struggling in the Norwegian tundra, by Londoner Asif Kapadia ("The Warrior"), is unspooling in Venezia Notte ... Mueller said two surprise titles will be announced at a later date, one in Venezia... (Variety)
A grave lesson from Mussolini Jul 23, 2007
Trace the arc of Mussolini from the inequities and urges for greatness of early 20th-century Italy, through his theatrical speeches in Piazza Venezia, his military adventurism, his alliance with Hitler, his last gasps in the Republic of Salo, and then, after hundreds of thousands of lives had been lost, all the way down to his battered, spat-upon corpse hanging in front of a Milan gas station, and you have one route on the psychological road map of a nation. Strolling past the black cross of... (Boston Globe)
Vatican-curated exhibit in Mississippi Jun 12, 2007
The show features more than 100 works most of which have never been seen in the United States from Italian museums such as Palazzo Venezia and Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, and Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Venezia and Galleria Borghese in Rome. The art is divided into sections, including "Angels in the Lives of Jesus and Mary" and "Archangels and Angels in Pop Culture," which showcases images from films such as "City of Angels.". (Yahoo News)
Bush, Pope Discuss War in Iraq... Jun 10, 2007
" The pontiff presented the president with a drawing of St. Peter's Basillica, an official Vatican gold medal. The president gave the pope a rare first edition of an autobiography of John Carroll, the first archbishop in the United States and founder of the Roman Catholic Church in America. Bush also gave the pope lithographs of documents from the National Archives and a Moses walking sticking, made by a former homeless man in Dallas, Texas, who engraved it with the Ten Commandments. Bush's... (The Drudge Report)
Made Wianta: Contemporary artist who moves easily between two worlds Jun 10, 2007
In Venice he will visit the Venice Biennale, and Wianta is also working on a documentary film project partly funded by the region of Fruili Venezia (Venice) Giulia and Instituto Euromediterraneo of Trieste. This concerns the long-standing conflict between Israel and Palestine, and was considered to be a good tool for Italian students to understand the issues at stake. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Pope, Bush discuss Mideast violence Jun 10, 2007
Thousands of police, many in riot gear, were deployed round the Colosseum, the Piazza Venezia, and other sites. Bush probably saw political value in appearing with the pope, even though he knew to expect admonishment from Benedict on some of his policies. (Boston Globe)
Bush visits pope amid protests Jun 10, 2007
Helicopters flew overhead and thousands of police were deployed around the Colosseum, the downtown Piazza Venezia and other venues to guard against violence. Masked demonstrators wearing black who had infiltrated the otherwise peaceful protest hurled objects at police. (Aljazeera.Net)
Bush, pope discuss Iraq's Christians Jun 10, 2007
Police swarmed around the Colosseum, the downtown Piazza Venezia and other venues amid fears that a protest planned around Bushs visit could turn violent. Helicopters circled overhead. (MSNBC -- International)
Italian Cops Use Tear Gas on Anti-Bush Protesters Jun 10, 2007
Thousands of police had been deployed around the Colosseum, the downtown Piazza Venezia and other venues to guard against the violence and demonstrators had been warned not to cover their faces, carry sticks or other weapons. (Story continues below). (Fox News)
'Between God & Man': 'Angels' exhibit appeals to the masses Jun 9, 2007
Drawn from some of the most prestigious collections in Italy - Palazzo Pitti and Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence and Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Venezia and Galleria Borghese in Rome - Angels includes works from Renaissance masters (Titian, Filippo Lippi) to contemporary artists (Sandro Chia). "Anyone walking through the exhibition rooms will immediately see how the image of angels has changed in the history of art as times, styles and cultures have changed, but also how it has remained... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Protesters converge on Rome for demonstrations against Bush visit Jun 9, 2007
Thousands of police swarmed around the Colosseum, the downtown Piazza Venezia and other venues amid fears that an anti-globalization protest planned around Bush's visit could turn violent. Helicopters circled overhead. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Anti-Bush Protesters Converge on Rome Jun 9, 2007
Thousands of police swarmed around the Colosseum, the downtown Piazza Venezia and other venues amid fears some protests could turn violent. At Milan's railway station, police in anti-riot gear flanked the tracks and monitored demonstrators boarding trains heading to Rome. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Kiwis making Italy pay for every mistake Jun 5, 2007
Late one afternoon, Il Moro di Venezia navigator Enrico Chieffi pointed the Italian sloop in a direction that had little to do with the actual race course. In the news conference that evening, Chieffi joked we were fast, but our direction wasn't any good. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
New Zealand vs. Italy a vintage duel Jun 2, 2007
But as the finals began, Il Moro di Venezia skipper Paul Cayard launched a barrage of protests against the bowsprit on New Zealand's boat ... Il Moro di Venezia went on to win the challenger trials before losing in the America's Cup to Bill Koch's America3 defender. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The Offbeat Traveler Mar 7, 2007
You can get here by first taking a taxi or bus to the Piazza Venezia ... If you enter the north end of the square from Via del Corso, the large building on the right is Palazzo Venezia, from the balcony of which Mussolini used to give speeches. (Suite101.com)
