As I mentioned in my last article, I was very exited about the opening of the first. Palermo International Biennial. Well, I visited it and I can’t hide my disappointment. I was expecting a serious International contemporary art event, hosted by a respected organization with knowledge of museography and exhibit design. And of course, an … Read more
When Dario Longo, a lawyer based in Milan, wanted to return to his hometown of Palermo he spent a long time searching for the right place. “I wanted to make peace with this beautiful, but hectic city with its hidden treasures,” he says. “I bought this house in 2013, after a long search,” he explains. … Read more
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime Attack Ongoing for at Least 5 Days; Affected Systems Shut Down, Isolated Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • June 7, 2022 Who shut down Palermo? (Image: Shutterstock) A cyberattack on the municipality of Palermo, which began on Thursday, reportedly continues to cripple the southern Italian … Read more
fondazione falcone launches ‘spazi capaci’ across palermo Buzzing today with life and charm, the city of Palermo was once plagued by the Sicilian Mafia’s organized crimes. And it wasn’t until the assassination of Judge Giovanni Falcone, an iconic anti-mafia figure, in 1992 that things took a sharp turn — pushing the Palermitans to fight against … Read more
Ocean adventure sailing expert Sergio Davi arrives in San Pedro after his journey of 10,000 nautical miles from Palermo, Italy, collecting environmental data and water samples along the way, in San Pedro on Monday, May 23, 2022. This marks Davi’s longest journey and the first dinghy crossing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. … Read more
Deep in the historic heart of Palermo, a dragon stirs. A drumbeat thuds through the darkened room—once part of a luxury hotel—as the creature takes flight. The dragon lurches toward our armor-clad hero, Orlando, but he is no match for a knight. Orlando’s sword slices through the beast and its body falls to the ground. … Read more
Everyone knows the Sicilian-style pizza — thick, square slices topped with tomato sauce and massive quantities of mozzarella. Usually, it’s a subsidiary variety at pizzerias that focus on round, thin-crusted Neapolitan pies. But similar as the two types are in everything but shape and thickness, the Sicilian pie is a tomatoey variation on a long … Read more
By FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press ROME (AP) — Letizia Battaglia, an Italian photographer who documented the arrests of Mafia bosses and the bodies of their victims, has died in her native Sicilian city of Palermo. She was 87. Among the authorities announcing her death was Palermo Mayor Leoluca Orlando, who stood vigil next to her … Read more
Among her noted photos was that of the body of Sicily’s assassinated governor being held by his brother, who 35 years later would be elected Italy’s president. Ms. Battaglia recounted how, on Jan. 6, 1980, she raced to the scene of a fatal shooting of a man in a car and began photographing it, before … Read more
Last week, I offered an overview of the gastronomic paradise that is Sicily. It touched on everything from the Sicilian habit of dessert-parading-as-breakfast to the long tradition of street food, their penchant for prickly pears and a vibrant repertoire of dolci. In case the article made you hungry, and I hope it did, I have … Read more
