Rome

ROME - The superstar gallery of Rome, the Gagosian on via Francesco Crispi, is exhibiting a renowned American artist Richard Artschwager.

ROME- The Foreign Press Association celebrated its centennial anniversary with a major exhibition that encapsulated a century of Italian history.

ROME- Each year, AAR's Rome Prize is awarded to thirty emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers who represent the highest standard of excellence in the arts and

ROME- A brand new reggae festival, 'Reggae got Soul' kicks off early September in the Auditorium Parco della Musica.

ROME -- Journalist Alberto Mucci went to Porvoo to join Finland's notable Restaurant Day, serving leek and mushroom risotto and shots of espresso from sailboat Shanty’s taut kitchen.

HELSINKI- The Finnish Ministry of the Finance is reservedly sending two high officers to Rome to discuss how Italy could obtain facilitated loans.

ROME -- Squats are cultural gems that continue to be forums for the critical exchange of alternative ideas.

ROME- Football is deeply embedded in Italian culture- it is one of those things that demands loyalty that is handed down generations. It is a stream that if disrupted can tear apart families.

ROME- Romans are a lot like New Yorkers: they are thick-skinned to outsiders and seemingly unaffected by the qualms of visitors.

ROME- A reading by Simon West climaxed his six-month Roman ‘writer-in-residence’ term, giving insight into Australian identity and transforming borderline-philistines into avid poetry junkies.

ROME- The Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Monti, will visit Finland on early August on the invitation of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, who met him in Rome last April.

ROME-The last stage of the Chamber of Commerce project that shows Rome and the Lazio region to the Americas was held recently in Toronto. 

ROME- If I am lucky I can park my car in Paradise – piazza del Paradiso, so named for a mediæval inn known for its gastronomic delights.

ROME-“I come to entertain.” These are the words of Zdeněk Zeman, the idiosyncratic Czech coach who will return to the AS Roma bench after 13 years away.

ROME- The Rome International school (RIS) earned an astounding 33,835 euro for the school's reconstruction project in Haiti at their third annual Gala dinner last month.

ROME-The dazzling Diamond Jubilee birthday party of Queen Elizabeth II held in Villa Wolkonski was an outstanding effort by British Ambassador, Christopher Prentice and his talented staff.

ROME- A dramatic turning point took place in the Rebibbia courtroom bunker during the third hearing of the trial against the alleged Somali pirates last week.

ROME- Professor, scholar and former Lemonhead guitarist Corey Brennan gave an animated, extensive farewell lecture at the American University of Rome the other day.

ROME-Until July 15th, at the Museum of Rome Palazzo Braschi by Piazza Navona the large restored masterpiece will be displayed in a special room.

ROME - Two days to celebrate the genius of John Cage (1912-1992) in Rome are scheduled this week. The American composer, music theorist, and artist will be remembered in the garden of the Accademia

ROME - A national strike organized by independent unions to protest austerity measures hit both public and private transportation across Italy Friday.