World – Riviera Buzz

How Two European Expats in the USA Help Make Their Community A Better Place

January 29, 2024

Co-founders of the Princeton-based non-profit “Share My Meals” Stanislas Berteloot from France and Isabelle Lambotte from Belgium have a winning formula how to feed the hungry and keep surplus food out of landfills

French-Syrian Charity Among the First on the Ground to Aid Quake Survivors

NATJA IGNEY

February 12, 2023

World

While Western governments are still haggling with Damascus over access rights and protocols for humanitarian aid, ‘We Are One’ has been working in the disaster zone since Day 1

A Musical Bridge between New York and Beirut Brings Hope to Suffering Lebanese Artists

NATJA IGNEY

December 10, 2021

World

To help the hard-hit musicians of the devastated Middle-Eastern city, famous French-American conductor Jean-Pierre Schmitt organizes a local charity concert. An interview with the maestro.

A Meeting with Two People Who Keep Hope for the Good in Humans Alive

NATJA IGNEY

November 7, 2021

World

A French woman and a Syrian man prove daily that even humble private citizens can have a huge impact on children and families in war zones.

André Musgrove: Dancing with Sharks

NATJA IGNEY

September 22, 2021

World

A young Bahamian underwater cinematographer and filmmaker has made a big splash in his field, thanks both to his extraordinary artistic talent and fearless communication with the King of the Deep.

Nice Now Formally Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, But…

NATJA IGNEY

July 29, 2021

World

The capital of the French Riviera joins a roster of cities around the world bearing the prestigious label, receiving the distinction notably for its contribution to winter tourism.

Armchair Travels, the 2021 Edition

NATJA IGNEY

April 21, 2021

World

Founded one year ago in the wake of the first pandemic-related travel restrictions, a Facebook group called “View from my window” has become much more than just a way to peek into other people’s back yards.

Merì, Sicily: A Tiny Town Pioneers the International Art World

NATJA IGNEY

March 1, 2021

World

The "Timeless Immortal Art" project gives Merì a definite place in the history book, and enduring fame to 60 artists from all over the world. But beyond that, it is also a beautiful tale of synchronicity and kindness

“Back in America” – the Podcast that Explores America’s Inner Working

NATJA IGNEY

February 15, 2021

World

A fireside chat with prominent journalist Stanislas Berteloot to hear his answer to his own signature question: “What does America mean to you?”

Photo Beirut © Johnny Maroun on FreeImages

Beirut, the City that is “Wine Made From the Soul of its People”

NATJA IGNEY

January 8, 2021

World

Beirut is unique in every way. Two Lebanese natives, one living there, the other one in Canada, tell us what it means to them.

Sean Kingsley: A Meeting with the David Attenborough of Shipwrecks

NATJA IGNEY

November 28, 2020

World

Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues under the Sea” has become a reality. A British marine archaeologist and historian has helped make it happen. And now you can be part of the adventure, too.

Lauren Graham: Watching a Prodigy Emerge on the International Stage

NATJA IGNEY

November 6, 2020

World

Lauren Graham, the youngest Canadian painter to date to exhibit in France, has written a literature award quality poem honouring veterans

Nice-based Syria.Art’s New Expo: 300 Messages of Hope and Connectedness

NATJA IGNEY

October 16, 2020

World

The Penticton Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada, is the inaugural venue of a traveling exhibition which shows that “You Are Not Alone”, not even in the midst of a pandemic