June 5th: The Azores celebrate 41 years of self-rule – Horta, Faial
On Monday, June 5th, the Azorean people celebrate the – ‘Day of the Azores’ – a public holiday established in 1980, dedicated to honor Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of...
View ArticleFaial: Europe’s rarest orchid found in Cadeira do Faial – Azores
The rarest orchid in Europe – ‘Platanthera Azorica’ – endemic to the Azores, was identified by a visitor this week on Faial island. Alerted for the possibility of the existence of this rare orchid in...
View ArticleTrail Run: Azores Triangle Adventure open to participants – Azores
The Azores Triangle Adventure (ATR) will take place October 6, 7 & 8 on the islands Faial, Pico, and São Jorge. The competion is a Trail Run race, consisting of a three-stage 100km, 6,000+-meter...
View ArticleHeritage: 9th International Azorean Whaleboat Regatta – New Bedford, MA
The Azorean Maritime Heritage Society (AMHS) his hosting the 9th International Azorean Whaleboat Regatta to be held in New Bedford (MA) on September 6-10. A team of 29 local men and women will...
View ArticleHeritage: 60th anniversary of the Capelinhos Volcano eruption – Faial, Azores
The Azores are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the eruption of Capelinhos Volcano, on Faial island. The volcanic event, which lasted 13 months, began on September 27, 1957 and ended on 24 October...
View ArticleLara Gularte: Her sense of identity is rooted in the middle of the ocean –...
By Millicent Accardi Lara Gularte lives and writes in the Sierra foothills of California where her poetry often depicts Portuguese culture and heritage. During the California Gold Rush, her relatives...
View ArticleBook: Behind the Stars, More Stars – Interview with Editors
By Elaine Avila The book Behind the Stars, More Stars: TheTagus/Disquiet Collection of New Luso-American Writing is an essential new collection of contemporary American writers of Lusophone-country...
View ArticleFaial: Full seismic crisis since the beginning of November – Azores
Azorean island of Faial has been plunged into what seismologists call “a full seismic crisis” since the beginning of November. A new earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale, with epicenter...
View ArticleAlert: SATA Air Azores on strike December 21, 22 and 23 – Travel
In a prepared statement, SATA Air Azores has confirmed that the company’s Aircraft Maintenance Technicians will be on full strike December 21, 22 and 23. The Aircraft Maintenance Technicians have been...
View ArticleTravel: SATA Azores Airlines signs codeshare agreement with Air France –...
In a statement to the press, SATA Azores Airlines announced the Azores Airlines and Air France signed an agreement, effective today, to “increase the supply of air connections” and “new possibilities”...
View ArticleTravel Alert: Azores Airlines suspends flights to the US and Canada – Update
SATA Azores Airlines announced on Wednesday that it will suspend all flights to the United States and Canada, due to the COVID19 pandemic. Flights to and from Boston will be temporarily suspended from...
View ArticleHeritage: Sue Fagalde Lick takes readers on her journey – Interview
By Millicent Borges Accardi Sue Fagalde Lick, a writer and musician, is a descendant of immigrants from the Azores Islands who spent many years in the newspaper business in California’s Bay Area. Her...
View ArticleAzores Day: Official public celebrations deferred – Ponta Delgada
This year, public celebrations of the “Day of the Azores” were scaled down due to the restrictions resulting from the COVID’19 pandemic. Scheduled for June 1, the “Day of the Autonomous Region of the...
View ArticleTravel: SATA Airlines to resume flights to North America – Azores
SATA Azores Airlines will resume international connections to North America starting July 1. Accordingly, the international connections include daily flights between Ponta Delgada and Boston and Ponta...
View ArticleHIA: Hospital Internacional dos Açores opens March 8th
The Hospital Internacional dos Açores (HIA), the first private health facility of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, will be dedicated on March 8, to serve local and international patients, The new...
View ArticleHonor: Lara Gularte named Poet Laureate – El Dorado County, CA
Portuguese American Lara Gulart named Poet Laureate 2021-2023, an honor bestowed on a noted local poet to honor his or her body of work and to celebrate poetry as an art form. El Dorado County,...
View ArticleTravel: Azores added to “green list” for international travel – United Kingdom
The United Kingdom decided to add the Azores, on its “green list” for international travel, acknowledging the positive evolution of the fight against COVID’19 in the archipelago. The British decision...
View ArticleSão Jorge: Seismic crisis recorded more than 1,100 earthquakes – Azores
Since Saturday, the island of São Jorge, in the Azores, has recorded more than 1,100 earthquakes, most of them of low magnitude. Only 63 were felt by the population, prompting authorities to activate...
View ArticleJune 6: Azorean people celebrate political and administrative and self-rule –...
This year, on June 6, the people of the Azores celebrate “Azores Day” or “Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores” [Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores], a public holiday, observed throughout the...
View ArticlePico & Faial: The XI International Regatta of Whaling Boats – Azores
The 11th edition of the International Regatta of Whaling Boats competition, between teams from the Azores and New Bedford, took place off the coast off Faial and Pico, last weekend, with a total of 80...
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