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Meredith Bonta, left, and Don Meaney, right, walk with their dogs Jaxson and Dino during the third Motorless Morning event hosted by The City of Colorado Springs’ Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department at Garden of the Gods Park on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. The Motorless Morning event, which eliminates motor vehicle access within the park for half the day resulted from a transportation study designed to enhance the visitor experience and protect the natural elements of Garden of the Gods Park, according to The City of Colorado Springs. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Motorless Morning at Garden of the Gods

Miguel Barbosa Huerta of the national governing Morena party lost the 2018 governor’s election in Puebla state to Martha Érika Alonso of the conservative National Action Party. Ten days after taking office, Alonso died in the crash along with her husband and three others. … [Read more...] about Mexican gov. suggests God ‘punished’ rival who died in crash

But as always in life, the people are ultimately more important than the place. What I love most about living abroad is the other expats you meet: funny, fascinating individuals from all over the world who are always game for another shot of gin. Who share the same philosophies about life and youth and adventure, and pushing yourself to live live live as much as possible. They’re people with stories more compelling than mine could ever be: engineers and foreign diplomats and journalists working overseas, born in Seoul but raised in Warsaw and London. They’re bankers who dropped everything to be pastry chefs, midwestern girls with big dreams who just wanted to soak up Paris. They get me. I get them. … [Read more...] about Paris Expat: The Reality of Life in France

THURSDAY, Oct. 3Ramona Business Network Exchange, 7 a.m., Nuevo Grill, 1413 Main St. Buffet breakfast. 760-788-1770 or bneRamona.com. Machine embroidery at Ramona Senior Center, 8 to 11:30 a.m., 434 Aqua Lane, 760-789-0440. TOPS, Ramona Chapter, Grace Community Church, 1234 Barger Place, 9 a.m. Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m. Mommy and Me play group, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Generations Day Care, 805 Main St., Suite 103. Intergenerational play with seniors, adults with disabilities, and children. 858-208-3678. Generations Day Care Farm Stand selling produce, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Generations Day Care, 850 Main St., Suite 103. Adults with disabilities learn job and life skills by selling donated produce. Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tai Chi at 9 a.m., Color Me Calm at 10 a.m., Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m., UKULadies at 1:30 p.m., Teen Music Shop at 3 p.m., Cool Cursive Club at 4 p.m. 760-788-5270. Ramona Woman’s Club, 524 Main St., 1 p.m. Speaker: Ramona Sheriff Volunteer … [Read more...] about Our Town Calendar of Events: Oct. 3-9

My trip to the Lombardy region included a visit to Brescia, a small-to-medium sized city located in the north of Italy. Before I went it was a place that I knew absolutely nothing about (well except that one of my hero’s Roberto Baggio spent four years playing for their football team!) but after spending the day there I was seriously impressed. Nestled at the foot of the Alps, just a few kilometres from the lakes Garda and Iseo and filled with an astonishing range of impressive monuments, it makes an ideal day trip from the lakes or a short, under-the-radar city break. Here’s what to see and do when you get there… … [Read more...] about Brescia – Italy’s beautiful underrated city destination