In Florence, residents can smell an end to a nuisance

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 17 Jan 2016
Living on East Front Street in Florence, in Burlington County, Kristan Marter and Luke Uzupis have a commanding view of what they wryly refer to as "Tullytown Mountain." ... Residents say odor eruptions - "Tullytown burps," Uzupis, 56, says - happen all too frequently. "It's terrible ... Marter and Uzupis also worry about two proposed waste-related projects just across the river in Bucks County ... van Rossum ... ....

Weekend in . . . Vilnius

Edit The Irish Times 01 Aug 2015
With the streets lined by Burberry and Max Mara outlets as well as the boutiques of Lithuanian designers, the charming 13th-century central labyrinth flows seamlessly into the newer boulevards and remains a deeply integrated part of the local fabric ... Friday 1pm ... A stroll across a short bridge laden with locks deposits you in Uzupis, a self-styled “republic” of artists who declared themselves independent in 1997 – on April 1st, at that....

The top five destinations in 2015: your holidays will surprise you! (Accor SA)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2015
(Source. Accor SA) Travel trends'. 07/13/2015 ... But you could also let Madagascar's enchanting lemurs or Lithuania's amber road tempt you. Find out what your 2015 holidays have in store!. Singapore. celebrate the "Garden City's" 50th anniversary ... Sofitel So Singapour ... The Philippines await you ... Peru ... Novotel Cusco ... Uzupis, a neighbourhood of artists and bohemians nicknamed "Little Montmartre", is ideal for strolling ... NB....

Friends of Tibet in Lithuania Celebrate the Dalai Lama

Edit Huffington Post 07 Jul 2015
Friends of Tibet in Lithuania celebrated the 80th Birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on June 19 in Vilnius. This celebration became a part of the huge traditional cultural event called "Culture Night" which was held in Vilnius that night ... The event was arranged at Tibet Square which was established by friends of Tibet in the popular district of artists and art called Uzupis in 2010 ... Long live the Dalai Lama!. Free Tibet!....

Two plane crashes, 19 years apart, prompt Pa. school to reach out to Germanwings mourners

Edit Penn Live 30 Mar 2015
This logo was created to commemorate the lives of 16 Montoursville High School students and five chaperones who died when Flight 800 crashed en route from New York City to Paris in 1996 ... "It was very emotional." ... Michele Jez, who lost daughter Larissa Uzupis on Flight 800, has arranged to purchase a banner that will be placed in the high school so people may share their prayers and thoughts, similar to what they did after Flight 800 ... ....

The people who create their own 'countries'

Edit CNN 27 Aug 2014
August 27, 2014 -- Updated 0609 GMT (1409 HKT) ... Google Maps. It's one of the only micronations that shows up ... The Republic of Uzupis ... 1 ... The Republic of Uzupis ... Sadly, he died two years before a group of artists and intellectuals erected a statue in his honor in a bohemian corner of the capital Vilnius and four years before he became the patron saint of that neighborhood when it seceded to become the Republic of Uzupis ... Facebook.com/uzupis....
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