06 April 2011
Faial islanders are circulating an online petition demanding the expansion of the Horta airport runway. The initiative aims at reaching 15 thousand signatures as many as the whole population of the island. Posted online two weeks ago, the petition claims that a longer runway is needed from the current 1,700 meters to at least 2,000 […]
Posted in Corvo, Faial, Featured, Flores, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel
06 April 2011
The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard), Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and the Hessel Museum of Art, present 13 exhibit art projects by emerging contemporary artists, including Portuguese contemporary artists — João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva — collectively with Spanish born artist Rubén Grilo. The collective exhibit “The action of things” takes […]
Posted in Arts&Culture
05 April 2011
According to the Hollywood Reporter citing sources at the NBC television network, Portuguese American anchorwoman Meredith Vieira is considering leaving the “Today Show” at the end of her reported $11million annual contract expiring in September 2011. Rumors that Meredith Vieira could leave the the “Today Show” are not new. Vieira, whose husband Richard M. Cohen suffers from […]
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Featured, People
05 April 2011
Network television BRAVO is ready for its third edition of Top Chefs Masters which premiers tomorrow, April 6. Among the competitors is Portuguese American Chef George Mendes owner of famed New York city Aldea Restaurant, Floyd Cardoz, lately of Tabla, and Suvir Saran executive chef of Dévi. The chefs are competing to win up to $15,000 for […]
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Featured, Food & Wine, Life Style
05 April 2011
The Regional Government of the Azores has announced the 2011 Prémio de Jornalismo Comunidades (Azorean Communities Journalism Award) aimed at recognizing journalists that have promoted a better understanding of the Azores and the Azorean communities around the world. The award will distinguish originality, creativity and research work published between January 1 and October 31, 2011. […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Community
05 April 2011
A recipe for a best-selling, Luis Rocha’s debut novel in the United States “The Pope’s Assassin” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) is loaded with action. The plot tells about a struggle between the Vatican and the Jesuit Order with priests killing and being murdered for trying to access old artifacts and secrets. When the killing begins, Rocha […]
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