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Villa Rosa (St. Julian's)
Villa Rosa or Villarosa may refer to the following: Municipality * Villa Rosa (Martinsicuro) * Villarosa Architecture * Villa Rosa (Dresden) * Villa Rosa (Fayetteville, Arkansas) * * , Bagheria, Italy * , Malta People with the surname Villarosa * Clara Villarosa (born 1930), American entrepreneur, author, publisher and motivational speaker * Linda Villarosa (born 1959), American author and journalist * Shari Villarosa Shari English Woods Villarosa is a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer. She was the United States Ambassador to Mauritius and to the Seychelles from 2012 to 2017. Education Shari graduated from the University of North Ca ... (born 1951), American diplomat Other * ''Villa R'' (Paul Klee), painting by Paul Klee, it is thought to be named "Villa Rosa" {{Disambiguation, geo, human name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Rosa (Martinsicuro)
Villa Rosa is a frazione (subdivision) of the town of Martinsicuro, in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy. History The town began to develop in the second half of the nineteenth century with the name of ''Villa Franchi'' (they were a family of local landowners). In the early twentieth century it took the name of Villa Rosa. For a long time it was part of the Municipality of Colonnella, and subsequently detaching itself from it together with Martinsicuro in 1963. Architecture In the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Villa Rosa there are a few notable buildings, including Villa Franchi (late 19th century) in Via Roma-Via Petrolini; Villa Franchi (1902) in Via Filzi; Castellaccio Franchi (1850–1860) in C.da Civita; Villa Flaiani (1813–1860) in Via Col di Lana; the so-called " Casette Flaiani " (early 1900s) in Via Risorgimento. References Frazioni of the Province of Teramo {{Abruzzo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villarosa
Villarosa is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Enna, in the region of Sicily in southern Italy. People *James E. Casale, architect * John LaRocca (1901–84), Sicilian-American mobster * Mike Fadale, actor, chef Sister cities * Morlanwelz, Belgium, since 2002 * Le Quesnoy, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ..., since 2006 References External links Official website Municipalities of the Province of Enna {{Sicily-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Rosa (Dresden)
The Villa Rosa (1839–1945) was a former historical villa in Dresden, built in 1839 and destroyed in 1945. It was considered one of the most important villa buildings in Dresden, due to its architecture. History It was built in 1839 by Gottfried Semper for the banker (1781–1863) and was a model for villa construction in Dresden for many decades. It was built as a summer residence for Oppenheim and his family. The villa design was modeled on the Italian Renaissance villa, La Rotonda by architect Andrea Palladio in Vicenza, Italy. The name of the villa was in honor of Oppenheim's wife "Rosa", née Alexander (1792–1849). Martin Oppenheim died from a stroke at Villa Rosa on October 10, 1863, at the age of 83. The villa burned down during the air raids on Dresden in World War II and was demolished in 1955. Today there is a primary school on the site. A bust of the architect Semper is in front of the school and a plaque on the Elbe river The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Rosa (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
The Villa Rosa is a historic house at 617 West Lafayette in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure with a brick exterior and a tile hip roof. The brick is variegated light colors, reflective of the Renaissance Revival style also evident in the arches surmounting the first-floor windows and doorway. The entrance is sheltered by a portico with classical columns and a small balcony on top. The house was built in 1925 by Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, a prominent regional activist for women's rights and the Arkansas poet laureate in 1953. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington Coun ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Villarosa
Clara Villarosa is an American entrepreneur, author, publisher and motivational speaker. She is the co-founder of Villarosa Media and was the founder of Hue-Man Bookstores in Denver, Colorado and Harlem, New York, one of the highest earning African-American bookstores in the country from the 1980s to the 2010s. Her book, ''Down to Business: The First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women'' was nominated for a NAACP Image Award. Villarosa founded the African American Booksellers Association. In January 2016, she co-founded Villarosa Media with her daughters, Linda Villarosa and Alicia Villarosa. The company focuses on publishing new books from established black authors and classic books reissued in digital formats with print on demand (POD) capability. Its first published book was ''The Wind Is Spirit: The Life, Love and Legacy of Audre Lorde''. In 2016, she was featured in the film, '' Dream, Girl''. Early life and education Born in 1930, Villarosa was raised in Chicago. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Villarosa
Linda Villarosa (born January 9, 1959) is an American author and journalist who is a former executive editor of '' Essence'' magazine. She has worked on health coverage for ''Science Times''. She is also author of several books, and her first novel, ''Passing for Black'', was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in 2008. Personal life Villarosa was born on January 9, 1959. Her mother Clara Villarosa is also an author, publisher and motivational speaker. Linda Villarosa is a graduate of the University of Colorado and spent a year at Harvard University as a journalism fellow. She also earned a master's degree in urban journalism/digital storytelling in 2013 from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner, two children and pets. Career Linda Villarosa has covered women's and African-American health issues in ''The New York Times'', ''The Root'', ''O Magazine'', ''Glamour'', ''Health'', ''Vibe'' and ''Woman’s Day''. She was nominated for a GLAAD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shari Villarosa
Shari English Woods Villarosa is a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer. She was the United States Ambassador to Mauritius and to the Seychelles from 2012 to 2017. Education Shari graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in International Studies. She also has a law degree from The College of William and Mary. She speaks Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, and Indonesian. Career On September 22, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Villarosa to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Seychelles. She served as the chargé d'affaires for the United States Embassy in Rangoon, Burma, from August 2005 to September 2008. At the time, there had not been a U.S. Ambassador to Burma since 1990, so as charg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
