Dianna Dapkins thought the Internet would be the perfect place to find a rare Croatian wine that her local merchants in rural Shelburne, Mass., don’t stock. Sure enough, K&L Wine Merchants, an Internet retailer that also has stores in Hollywood and San Francisco, sells the Plenkovic Zlatan Plavac Barrique for $34.99.
Year: 2008
Eduardo struck his sixth goal in four games to give Arsenal the advantage
Eduardo struck his sixth goal in four games to give Arsenal the advantage at half-time in their FA Cup third-round match at Burnley. The Croatia international seized on to a lofted pass over the top by Kolo Toure and held off Steven Caldwell before slipping the ball neatly past Gabor Kiraly.
Japanese inspired art with a twist from Croatia
A Zagreb-based artist is reinventing the art of Japanese Manga cartoons. Nikolina Ivezic (left), is winning fans all over Croatia with a fusion of the Japanese art form and images that are distinctly Croatian.
Book Review: Escape from Despair
Katarina Tepesh has probed the depths in her compelling and powerful memoir, “Escape from Despair: A Croatian Family’s Survival”. Born into an impoverished family in the former Communist Yugoslavia, Katarina’s mother is taught to believe that there are “rewards in heaven and punishment in hell.”
Croatia seizes Italian trawler for illegal fishing
Croatia’s navy seized an Italian trawler in Croatian territorial waters on Thursday, in the first such incident since Zagreb enforced a protected fishing zone in the Adriatic despite opposition from the European Union.
Croatia Activates Protected Ecology and Fishery Zone
With the first seconds of 2008, the Protected Ecology and Fishery Zone went into force, and Croatia got a seat at the United Nations Security Council.
The Music of Bozidar Kunc performed by his daughter Ivana Kunc
A new CD, Music of Bozidar Kunc, performed by his daughter Soprano, Ivana Kunc, has been recorded featuring Bozidar’s best twenty vocal pieces. Croatian opera lovers are already familiar with Ceznja or Longing, widely sung and recorded by his world famous sister, Zinka Kunc Milanov.
Filip Grgić, world champion in Taekwondo for 2007 in Bejing, China
Filip Grgić, Croatia, won gold medal at the prestigous 2007 Bejing WTF World Taekwondo Championships in male bantamweight (under 62kg) category, China. As we know, Taekwondo is an olympic sport.