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SOMA, SF
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Has the world grown weary of art biennials? In search of an antidote, a Portuguese festival turns to anarchism

Coimbra's Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova is haunted and faces redevelopment into a hotel, threatening its role as an art festival hub.
New York City
fromAtlas Obscura
2 months ago

The Brooklyn Visitation Monastery in Brooklyn

A functioning 1855 Visitation monastery in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn occupies over seven acres with high walls and historically neighbored an Inebriate's Home addressing 19th-century alcoholism.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andrea review a love song to Italy

In a remote monastery perched perilously on top of a crag in Piedmont, Italy, an old man lies dying. Thirty-two monks stand vigil at the deathbed; Mimo Vitaliani has lived among them for 40 years, yet few of them know exactly why. Nor did Vitaliani come alone, but with a mysterious statue that is kept under lock and key in the depths of the Sacra di San Michele,
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Boston real estate
fromBoston.com
1 year ago

An attempt to build new housing in Jamaica Plain runs into trouble with its neighbor: the Arnold Arboretum

Balancing housing development and preservation of the historic monastery and Arboretum is a complex challenge facing local officials and developers.
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