Del Debbio's hidden masterpiece - out-buildings at Foro Mussolini

A few years after restoration, still in need of TLC            Officine Farneto (“Farneto Offices”) is a recently restored out-building from...

Updates to Rome the Second Time

New in 2012 - the Metro B1 stop Sant'Agnese-Annibaliano - perhaps more glamour than function         Rome may be the Eternal City, but i...

PRESENTE: A Close Look at a Tuscolano Poster

While spending a pleasant evening in the quartiere of Tuscolano, one of our old haunts, we--Dianne, actually--noticed a poster.  On the surf...

Ponte della Musica: Rome's new Bridge to Nowhere

There's a new bridge in town.  Dianne says it's called the Ponte della Musica (music bridge), and I have no reason to doubt her, or ...

RST Top 40. #5: Foro Mussolini/Foro Italico

Fascism's legacy is everywhere in Rome.  But only in three places--EUR, to the south of the city; the University district, in central Ro...

Swimming in art and history

The International Swimming Fe deration's (FINA) 2009 World Championships now going on in Rome are a great opportunity to see world-class...