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Visitors to Italy who limit themselves to Florentine museums, Venetian canals and Roman ruins often miss out on the color and vibrancy of small-town Italian life. The cultural and culinary attractions of the capital, Palermo, are well documented, but travelers should also make time for Sicily's second city, Catania. Its baroque buildings are made of volcanic stone from nearby Mount Etna. For atmosphere, take in the terrific fish market in Piazza Alonzo di Benedetto. But the town's real pride and joy is its colorful, bustling fresh-produce market on the Piazza Carlo Alberto. Sprawling over...
With pickings slimmer in major cities, job seekers who once turned up their noses at small-town positions are now eagerly foraging for them. Dan Zumbiel, 34, was an ad copywriter in Manhattan, moving up at powerful agencies Ogilvy & Mather and DCA Advertising. Then came Sept. 11, 2001, followed by his layoff. He found the job market so tight that as a survival strategy, he expanded his job search to smaller markets. So when an agency in Sheboygan, Wis., called, "I thought: 'I've got nothing keeping me in New York, so I might as well give it a shot...
...many travelers, a trip to a B&B is an opportunity to delve into the nooks and crannies of small-town, rural life--to get acquainted with quirky characters, little shops and lively cafes. That's half the fun. For a different set of people, a small town represents something else entirely: a cultural dead end with little to offer beyond the historic walls of the inn where they happen to be trapped. For those folks, who want to enjoy a country-home feel and personalized service but don't want to miss out on museum exhibits and theater tickets...
...overly physical and sensual nature of the gesture. Surely, she thought, this was someone a degenerate like Tipper Gore would adore (after all, she made out with her husband on national television, in front of the children!), but not a mild-mannered librarian and Moral Majoritarian from small-town America...