Tag: Rome
An office and retreat in an airplane hangar gives a nod to the golden age of aviation
After years living in London and designing high-end hotels and restaurants all over the world, Summer Williams returned home to Rome, Georgia, to design an airplane hangar for her pilot father, Mick, who wanted a home for his Cessna T206 airplane at Russell Field—and a place to relax. Here’s how the design took off.
10 things we learned while flying with the Blue Angels
During a ride-along in Rome, Georgia, we barrel-rolled, ducked, dived, experienced 7 Gs, flew upside down, even achieved weightlessness in an F/A-18.
Rome native Jamie Barton commands the stage in the world’s greatest opera houses
Barton sounds richly experienced, old-school, with a coloratura that is pure Technicolor, in arias that evoke some sort of empyrean birdsong in a three-octave range. The New Yorker has lauded her “once-in-a-generation talent,” and other reviews have joined the chorus of praise.
Little Town, Big Idea: Rome’s Cancer Navigators
Rome’s Cancer Navigators do more than support patients through a medical crisis. They steer clients through the emotional, financial, physical, and logistical challenges of coping with the deadly disease.
