Historic Valencian Neighborhood to Be Destroyed?!
It seems as though the city government has plans to extend a huge boulevard through the historic Valencian neighborhood of Gran Via. Over 400 buildings will be torn out of…
It seems as though the city government has plans to extend a huge boulevard through the historic Valencian neighborhood of Gran Via. Over 400 buildings will be torn out of…
The popular restaurant terraces on the beaches of Valencia, or chiringuitos, will soon be a thing of the past. In compliance with a new law regulating coastal areas, restaurants have…
Levante ran an article showing that the temperature in the Valencian Community has risen for the third decade in a row. Average Temperature in the CV, by Decade1970s - 14.40°…
How about this? For the 2010 edition of the America's Cup, ditch the yachts and put the presidents of Alinghi and Oracle/BMW in canoes, rowing for their lives away from…
Nou Mestalla? Meh. Agora-Shmagora. The most highly anticipated upcoming construction (at least in our household) has suddenly become Valencia's new casino, to be situated on Cortes Valencianas, close to the…
It won't be news to any of our US-based readers, but 1983's beloved and massively successful science fiction miniseries V is currently being given an update. V is about a…
More pictures of the Fallera Mayor 2010 here! We're more than a few days late on this news, but no bother -- we'll have a whole year to get to…
This morning, I hauled out my jacket out of the closet for the first time this year. A sad annual milestone. Still, it's mid-October, so I shouldn't be complaining. It…
Habitual readers of the blog will remember the burning and subsequent destruction of the Teatro Princesa in the middle of the city. It was big news for us, because the…
During Argentina's Dirty War of 1976-1983, the military government sponsored and supported violence against its own citizens, attempting to root out dissidents and radicals. By most accepted accounts, over 30,000…