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Ryan Jones won his first WSOP Circuit ring to continue a strong start to his 2015 campaign. (Image: WSOP.com) Ryan Jones earned his first ever World Series of Poker Circuit ring by taking down the Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event in Cherokee, North Carolina. The victory earned Jones $235,804 and a seat in the WSOP National Championship in July, which will be held in the very same casino where Jones won this week. Jones came out on top of a 786-player field that featured several notable pros as well as most of the local North Carolina poker community. Jones himself only lived a few hours away, a...

Print A year ago this month, San Diego Repertory Theatre presented a theatrical experiment by regular performer Hershey Felder, where the popular playwright/pianist/actor Hershey Felder livestreamed himself performing a solo play from his home in Florence, Italy. That marked the debut of what became Felder’s “Live From Florence” production company, which over the past year has presented a season of eight plays with music that concludes this week with “Nicholas, Anna & Sergei.” The film, about the life and music of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, premiered Sunday and is stream...

Renaissance art historian Paola Vojnovic’s Studiolo offers intimate and insightful interviews with arts and cultural figures that leave a lasting impression. Inspired by the Renaissance concept of a studiolo (study), guests are welcomed virtually into the cozy space for all those fascinated by the Renaissance. Talks look at Florence, Venice (a masterclass on Venice is planned for June) and other Italian cultural centers. Upcoming sessions see William E. Wallace, author of Michelangelo, God’s Architect; Gary Radke, who will speak about Rome’s “Two Michelangelo’s”; Ross King, aut...

Feeding mind, body and soul: food cravings in Florence From kombucha and kimchi to French cheese Editorial Staff share Food is our fallback position. Museums, theatres, cinemas and nightclubs (remember those?) have all been removed from our field of play, but grocery store doors remain reliably wide open and restaurants are forever pivoting to make ends meet. We thank the food businesses who feed us mind, body and soul.     Anxiety, uncertainty and stress, as well as our current daily concerns about our health, mean that we’re constantly on the lookout for relaxing moments. What bett...