- Christopher Nelson

The Americans are coming.

The Americans are coming.

Each summer residents of Cagli in Italy's Regione Marche, or Le Marche, prepare for what has become a local tradition: the arrival of American journalism students and their instructors. Being in Le Marche places students in central Italy between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea, a region not known for the tourist trade. The drive from Rome to Cagli generally takes three and a half to four hours. While it might seem that the arrival of 33 students and 11 faculty members in the city of Cagli might boost the city's economy, it may have only a slight impact. Tourism in Cagli was not seen as a growing and potentially profitable

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Do You Know Joe Rivetto

Coming soon to theatres near you is Joe Rivetto in The Best is Yet to Come. You have seen him before in JoeBusters, StarWars and Charlie's Angels. Besides these stellar appearances, Joe can also be seen at the Joe Rivetto Museum and the Joe Rivetto Art Gallery, both located in Cagli, Italy. You can find Joe just about anywhere, most recently in his own Italian clothing line.

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Chocolate Hearts and Everything Sweet

At first glance, it would be easy to miss Rio Rica, a small, family-owned candy shop and caffé that is tucked away on a street that is not well traveled.   Upon closer inspection, however, a world of rich chocolates and sweet sugary treats opens up. Rio Rica also brews some of the best espresso in town and even serves a chocolate-hazelnut treat on the side.

Sisters Sonia and Laura Calandrini have owned the shop for a little over two years and couldn't imagine working anywhere else.   "I love the smell of sugar and coffee in the morning," said Sonia. Her favorite part about the small shop is the coffee bar, while her sister enjoys the candy much more.  

 

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Fresca - It's Better!

Hundreds of colorful postcards with destinations from Dubai to Tucson, Ariz., cover the walls of the small Pasta Fresca, or fresh pasta shop. Loris Lepri, the owner,has not traveled to all of the places, but he receives postcards from loyal customers and friends as they travel around the world. It seems that no matter how far people's travels take them, Pasta Fresca, and Loris Lepri in Cagli are never far from their thoughts.

When Lepri's mother first came to Cagli from Gubbio about 40 years ago to live with her husband, she made pasta only for her own family. Then she began making pasta for restaurants around town until the family bought a house on Atanagi Street. They converted the bottom floor of the house into a pasta store. Lepri's mother   began selling her homemade pasta to the people of Cagli in 1972. In the beginning, all of the pasta was handmade every day. Eventually, the family began buying machines to do some of the work.

 

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