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Diane Dodd

European Capitals of Culture Seminar for candidate cities

Candidate cities in various stages of bidding for the coveted European Capital of Culture title, took part in a meeting with the authors of the European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) reports in Barcelona on Friday 12 December 2014. The meeting featured the participation of several bidding ECOC cities in order to

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Maps that Help to Visualize the World's Urban Growth

We are living in the midst of the urban century. Though it is common knowledge that the world is urbanizing, it can be striking to visualize this growth on a map. Urban growth – particularly in megacities – can create distinct challenges including housing shortages, air pollution, congestion, and more. However,

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Shipping Container City Springs up in Mexico

Container City is located about two hours outside of Mexico City in Cholula, and is comprised of about 50 standard shipping containers. The developers took 4500 sq meters (48,500sq.ft) of space and plopped down the containers, stacking them to create courtyards, alleys and streets. The containers were then painted bright

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Read about 'Dijon: City of Arts and Capital of Gastronomy – The Making of an Urban Image (1919­-1935)'. A Research Paper Presented by Philippe Poirrier, University of Bourgogne and IGCAT Expert

Gaston Gérard was Mayor of Dijon from 1919 to 1935. In the early 1920s, Gérard launched the Dijon Gastronomy Fair. He considered gastronomy to be a part of the arts. This was not a revolutionary idea, but to actively make it a part of the city’s image transformation was extremely

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Julfest celebrates Scandinavian food, culture

This Saturday, Dec. 13, is Spiran Lodge’s Julfest. A few rich veins of authenticity still marble Cape Ann. One vein is the traditions behind Spiran Lodge, the local chapter of the Swedish order Vasa, an active preservation of the Scandinavian culture that brought song, dance and the haunting aroma of wafting

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Experience Tourism
Diane Dodd

Malta Tourism Authority Focuses on Village Feasts for 2015

The Malta Tourism Authority has recently launched its 2015 desk calendar. The chosen theme/concept of the 2015 calendar hinges around the main cultural/folklore characteristics of a Maltese village feast. Some of the characteristics portrayed in the calendar include the “qubbajd” vendor, very popular with tourists, appropriate historic street decorations, the procession

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Discovering Malta with Corinthian and beyond360

In 2018, the Maltese capital of Valetta will be crowned as a European Capital of Culture. The nuances of Malta as a destination are easy to miss. Its relative remoteness has helped preserve a brand of old European life that has become increasingly rare on the European mainland. While many

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Safeguarding Mexican Gastronomy in Puebla

In November, the Conservatorio de la Cultura Gastronómica Mexicana held its second International Mexican Gastronomy Forum in the city of Puebla, about 100 kilometers east of Mexico City. The Conservatorio is a non-profit that was formed in 2006 by researchers, chefs, cooks, professors, journalists and others concerned about protecting Mexican food, its

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

UNESCO names three Creative Cities in Germany

Mannheim and Hanover can now officially call themselves “Cities of Music” and Heidelberg is a “City of Literature.” They were among 28 cities from 19 countries to become members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on Monday, December 1. The 42-member network, founded in 2004, is designed to promote cultural exchange

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Belgium seeks to have potato fries declared cultural heritage

There are few things people agree on in linguistically divided Belgium, but an effort to get Belgian potato fries recognized as global cultural heritage and put it on a par with Peking opera and the Argentinian tango may get unequivocal support. Belgian fries are traditionally sold, in a paper cone,

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