Read more Venice stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22778/venice.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:38:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69854/venice-struggles-to-stay-afloat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot only is Venice sinking, but the $6-billion floodgates designed to protect it may not do the job, NPR reports. Critics say that the 78 half-built mobile gates, designed to block off seawater when it rises, may fail to fend off sea levels heightened by climate change. And even if...http://www.newser.com/story/69854/venice-struggles-to-stay-afloat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 16:26:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64904/venices-first-lady-gondolier-makes-a-splash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 23-year-old mother of two has overcome a grueling entrance exam and 900 years of taboos to become the first female gondolier in Venetian history, the Los Angeles Times reports. Giorgia Boscolo's entry into the profession has caused waves among the city's close-knit fraternity of gondoliers, with some fearing she...http://www.newser.com/story/64904/venices-first-lady-gondolier-makes-a-splash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 5:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62925/worlds-most-legendary-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven the most enjoyable vacation can leave you in need of a drink, and bars make great, offbeat places to learn about the history of your destination. The staff of VirtualTourist.com shares its favorite legendary watering holes with Reuters: Harry’s Bar, Venice: Famed Hemingway haunt claims to have invented...http://www.newser.com/story/62925/worlds-most-legendary-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 1:46:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53293/vampire-unearthed-in-venice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItalian archeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient vampire-slaying ritual in a 16th-century plague pit near Venice, the AP reports. A female skeleton was unearthed with a brick wedged between her jaws, in what experts believe was an attempt by superstitious gravediggers to stop the corpse from eating through its...http://www.newser.com/story/53293/vampire-unearthed-in-venice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Mar 2009 2:04:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51616/scorn-bubbles-over-venice-coke-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mayor of Venice has cut a $2.1 million deal with Coca-Cola to install dozens of vending machines, leading to angry charges that the company was "buying" the historic lagoon city. The city council has spent years passing ordinances to keep tourists from disrupting Venice's heritage, but in recent...http://www.newser.com/story/51616/scorn-bubbles-over-venice-coke-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 7:17:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44068/venice-flooding-hits-20-year-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Queen of the Seas is wetter than usual these days, as seasonal flooding has hit a 20-year high, submerging Venice's streets in up to 5 feet of water, BBC reports. The city of canals is now a veritable lake, and the mayor has warned citizens not to go out...http://www.newser.com/story/44068/venice-flooding-hits-20-year-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Dec 2008 8:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36821/rourke-shines-again-at-venice-film-festival.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Hollywood bad boy Mickey Rourke returned to the spotlight yesterday when his latest low-budget film, The Wrestler , won top honors at the Venice film festival. Critics gushed over his performance as an aging wrestler who comes to terms with his failing body and flagging friendships.http://www.newser.com/story/36821/rourke-shines-again-at-venice-film-festival.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Sep 2008 16:35:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32991/ex-wifes-novel-details-taylors-marital-breakup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBook-jacket fodder that could alone put a novel on the bestseller list is curiously absent from Kathryn Walker’s debut, A Stopover in Venice , Celia McGee notes in the New York Times —though it’s a fictional account of her unhappy marriage to James Taylor. The musician comes in for a “not...http://www.newser.com/story/32991/ex-wifes-novel-details-taylors-marital-breakup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Jul 2008 18:53:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30738/bizarro-travel-industry-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom Parisian sewer guides to a coconut safety engineer in St. Thomas, some travel industry jobs straddle the line between necessary and absurd. Travel and Leisure highlights some of the strangest. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for PR...http://www.newser.com/story/30738/bizarro-travel-industry-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 14:03:42 CDT