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PHOTOS: A Postcard From Buenos Aires

Sivan Askayo | Posted 02.24.2012

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Sivan Askayo

The question is no longer "Will I visit Buenos Aires" but "When will I." And when is now. 2011-12-27-buenosaires2300cm122711.jpg

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Astoria Characters: The Guy Who Really Gives a Fig

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Fig Tree, Italy, Tomato, Zucchini, Tank, Mafia, Palermo, Bayside, Mussolini, France, Rummy, Army, Manhattan, Joe Vitale, Grape Vine, Italian Club, Russia, Squash, Prickley Pears, Astoria Characters, Apricot, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Joe Vitale, who was born in Palermo, Italy and christened Pepino by his parents, is the fig savior. When he bought his house six years ago, the fig tree in back was all but dead. Joe nursed it back to health.

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Astoria Characters: The Born Baker

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Astoria, Germany, Immaculate Conception School, Mount Vernon, Manhattan, Rosario Notaro, Rome, O'Shea-Hoey Funeral Home, Bronx, P.S. 122, Sicily, Palermo, New York News, Laguli Pastry Shop, Astoria Characters, Barbie Doll Birthday Cake, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Rosario Notaro, a compact man with big milk chocolate eyes and the energy of a youngster, doesn't like cookies and cakes; perhaps it's because he's been baking them nearly all of his 74 years.

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Colombia: Strategy of Tension?

Aldo Civico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aldo Civico

When I saw the images of the recent attack near my Bogota apartment, I could not help but think about the car bombings that had occurred when I was in Sicily, 18 years ago.

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Small Plane Crash On New York Road Hurts Two

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PALERMO, N.Y. — A small plane that ran out of fuel and issued a distress call crashed on a roadway while trying to land Sunday afternoon, seriou...

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Mobster Domenico Raccuglia, 'The Veterinarian,' Is Arrested In Italy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — Police captured one of Sicily's top Mafia fugitives on Sunday, dealing a stiff blow to the island's Cosa Nostra crime syndicate, Italian ...

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Can A Christian Learn from Ramadan?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Yvonne R. Davis

As a Christian who worships the Shabbat, I believe Ramadan is a wonderful way for Christians to remember their Muslim brothers and sisters

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Hillary Clinton and the Drug Cartel Violence in Mexico

Aldo Civico | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mexico Drug War, Mexico Violence, Mexico Drug Cartels, Mafia, Hillary Clinton, Leoluca Orlando, Mexico Drug Violence, Palermo, Roy Godson, World News
Aldo Civico

What the Mexican citizens need are positive encounters with the state. This is the meaning of promoting a Culture of Lawfulness.

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Italian Police Arrest 100 Suspected Mobsters

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — Italian police staged sweeping raids Tuesday to arrest about 90 suspected mobsters and prevent the hobbled Sicilian Mafia from forming a ...

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