Early on the morning of January 25 the streets of the Colonial City were filled with lights, cameras, and action as a film crew was hard at work filming the upcoming Kevin James movie “True Memoirs of an International Assassin”. They were filming at the Palacio Consistoral across from Parque Colon. The Palacio was brightly […]
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The Colonial Gate 4D Cinema
The newest addition to entertainment in the Colonial Zone, The Colonial Gate 4D Cinema. This state of the art cinema experience is the first 4D cinema in the Caribbean. It will be a multi-sensual experience claiming *The Best 3-D Resolution Images *Last Generation 4-D Seats *Leg and Back Ticklers *Water Sprays *Wind *Lighting *Smells *Smoke […]
Historical Hotel Francis, Collapses
The Accor Hotel Francis – MGallery Collection on the corners of Calle Las Mercedes and Arzobispo Meriño, Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo came crashing to the ground Saturday night around 10PM! Thank goodness there were no people inside other than the watchman who escaped without harm when he heard the noise from the roof buckling seconds […]
New Painted Light Poles
The group Transitando Movimiento Artistico, the group responsible for painting the light posts / postes de luz around the Colonial Zone, got permission to continue their work brightening the Colonial City with unique art work on the light and electric posts around the city. They spent last Saturday adding their art to the poles around […]
Editorial – Taking Away The Painted Light Poles
MiCulturaRD ( Ministerio de Cultura facebook https://www.facebook.com/MiCulturaRD?fref=nf) shared by Viart-RD (facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viart-RD/474284849307969) “Lamento informarles a todos los artistas y colaboradores de Transitando que, por un malentendido de parte de nosotros con el ayuntamiento de la Zona Colonial, tendremos que borrar todas las obras realizadas en los postes de luz por artistas dominicanos. Hemos tratado en […]
Presidente Medina Checks the Colonial Zone Progress 2-1-2015
Presidente Danilo Medina visited the Colonial Zone Sunday Feburary 1, 2015 to check on the progress of the Renovation of the Colonial City. He was shown the progress of the work and also the future plans of the renovation project. Below are some of the important parts of the article I read and my translations. […]