29 May 2015
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) Inspired by traditional Portuguese dishes from her childhood, Maria Lawton, dubbed the “Azorean Green Bean” wrote the bestselling cookbook Azorean Cooking: From My Family Table to Yours. Born on the Azorean island of São Miguel, in a village called Rosário da Lagoa, Lawton moved to the United States with […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Interviews, Life Style, People, Portugal, São Miguel
21 May 2015
Joy Hanford, Contributor (*) Last month my Facebook wall was flooded with a link from The Huffington Post again and again asking, “Joy, have you been here?” The link lead me to an article about Piódão. I have been to Piódão, one of the most impressive places I have visited in Portugal thus far, but […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Life Style, People, Portugal, Travel, World
18 May 2015
The city of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, is hosting the 19th edition of ‘Jeux des Iles’ [Island Games] taking place between May 27 and May 31. The three-day event, organized by the ‘Comité d´Organisation Jeux des Iles’ (COJI) in partnership with the Government of the Azores, will gather about 400 athletes, 12-16 years of […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Portugal, Sports, Terceira, World
15 May 2015
By Len Port, Contributor(*) A weekend is a long time in politics. It certainly was last weekend, especially for the future of the European Union. Immediately before the election in Britain, it was no more than a possibility that the UK would hold a referendum on its membership of the EU. After the votes had […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
14 May 2015
By George Monteiro, Contributor (*) When, sight unseen, I agreed to review the latest Pessoa book, I did not know what I was letting myself in for. Although I’ve kept up pretty much with all the books presenting collections of materials, largely previously unpublished, I was not prepared for the put-together collection of materials comprising […]
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10 May 2015
US Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) said today in Terceira, Azores, that it is essential and possible to find a “long term solution” to the Lajes Field state of affairs by reviewing the US policies announced in January regarding the US military outpost on the island. Congressman Nunes is leading a delegation of members of the […]
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