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New York City subway ridership has not completely bounced back to where it was before the pandemic, but rents near subway stations have skyrocketed. It’s an indication that New Yorkers still rely heavily on the subway system, according to a...

During European Museum Night on May 14, visits to Italy's Paestum and Velia will be lit by small lanterns given to the visitors. At the same time as the special evening openings of as part of the event, at the...

Grass is now outlawed. If you’ve traveled in the Southwest, then you know that landscaping there runs to sand, gravel and cactus. Yet there are houses where the owner seems to have a nostalgia for the Northeast and bravely—or foolishly—tries...

Martin Turnbull was born in Melbourne, Australia, but in the mid-90s, he moved to  Los Angeles. A lifelong love of travel, history, and sharing his knowledge with others led him first to work as Garden of Allah 1932. Photo Courtesy...

A series of new projects are betting big on tourism and entertainment in the neighborhood and prospects include Manhattan’s first casino, hotels with high-life amenities and major upgrades to tourist attractions. Before the pandemic emptied Times Square’s shops, theaters and...

Italy's COVID-19 general ward occupancy rate is up in 12 regions, regional health service agency AGENAS said Wednesday. They are Abruzzo (24%), Basilicata (22%), Emilia Romagna (17%), Friuli Venezia Giulia (13%), Liguria (21%), Lombardy (12%), Marche (19%), Molise (22%), PA...

Yessie Mosby is one of the so-called Torres Strait Eight, a group from the Pacific Islands which lodged a complaint with the UN Human Rights Council, that Australia is not doing enough to protect their people from climate change, in...

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A minimalistic, intimate stage at the Gene Frankel Theater. Two powerhouse actors gravitating into the deep space of this suspended and evocative play, colliding and landing on planets of opposites and attractions, will and destiny, love and dissolution, past &...

Florence is celebrating its 40th anniversary on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list with two different walks on April 18. One will look at the new perimeter of the area from Oltrarno area from San Niccolò to San Miniato and...

Decorating eggshells, especially those of ostriches, predates the Christian tradition by at least 3,000 years. The ancient Sumerians and Egyptians commonly placed decorated eggs, or their representations in gold and silver, in graves. Thus, the Christian adaptation of decorating eggs...

The iconic building that runs from the Torre dell'Orologio to the Museo Correr has been opened by its owner, insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali, which has funded a restoration of the 12,400 square metres of the three-storey complex. The project, led...