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There’s no ‘finish line’ for this opera student

At 58 Doug Brunker is still perfecting his craft Urbino, Italy- It’s mid-afternoon and arias from tenors, mezzos, and sopranos bounce off the cobblestones of Via Valeria as eight American opera students…

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Restoring dignity to the land

How one man’s mission created Italy’s thriving organic pasta industry Isola del Piano, Italy – “What are they thinking?” “They must be crazy!” It was 1971 and those judgments were being passed…

Anna Thornton Infographic
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The Secret of La Baciocca

This recipe for crescia sfogliata is more than a hundred years old URBINO, Italy—Lara Amadori remembers her nine-year-old self sitting in a warm kitchen on a cold winter afternoon. She contentedly watched…

Rebecca Smith Infographic
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Battling Dry Ground: The Benefit of Organic Farming

Despite the challenges, La Fattoria di Urs operates in an eco-friendly way URBINO, Italy—In the heat of an early June morning just outside of town, the soft clump of hooves echoes over…

The Perfect Balance

Italy and gelato, what a perfect combination. This documentary introduces us to how one, extraordinary, gelataria in Urbino, Italy, makes gelato. Produced and directed by Maggie Flournoy and Katie Rouskas during the…

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No More “Business as Usual”

The Covid-19 pandemic creates a permanent impact on businesses in Urbino URBINO, Italy—Giovanni Garbugli darts between tables and the bar, picking up empty coffee cups and stacking them on his tray as…

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Breaking Truffle Tradition

One woman’s fight for success in the male-dominated truffle industry URBINO, Italy — A distinct earthy aroma wafts through the restaurant. Though city pigeons and roaring motorbikes roam outside, the scent seems…

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Live Like the Bees: A Self-Sustaining Farm Feels the Impacts of Climate Change

When he was just 26, Roberto Podgornik left his job in an Italian factory and moved to a self- sustaining farm in France that followed the spiritual principles of Mahatma Gandhi. It…