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Vespa L.A. – Italian Cool

Scooting Around L.A. on a Vespa Courtesy of: Downtown News [caption id="attachment_309" align="alignnone" width="410" caption=""Italian Cool" Vespa of L.A."][/caption] Downtown resident Caroline Le Duc bought a scooter from Vespa of L.A. Roger Miyakawa opened the shop in November. Photo by Gary Leonard. Downtown Gets an Unlikely Business in a Little Tokyo Vespa Dealership by Richard Guzmán Published: Friday, February 26, 2010 4:22 PM PST DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - When Caroline Le Duc’s car broke down, she decided she needed some new wheels. But the 27-year-old Historic Core resident had other considerations too: She wanted to zip through traffic and save on gas. So when Le Duc went ...

Lady Gaga LOVES Her Vespas!

Vespa Style and Lady GaGa - Vespa Fashion "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom"

Delivering Lobster Rolls on a Vespa

Chronicle of a Changing City By COREY KILGANNON [caption id="attachment_228" align="alignnone" width="190" caption="Lobster Roll Delivery on a Vespa"][/caption] THE UNDERGROUND LOBSTER POUND began a few months ago, when Ben Sargent, 32, a Bostonian who is writing a book on chowder, started inviting friends over to his basement apartment on Lorimer Street to taste and discuss his cooking. “It got so I was laying out so much money that I started asking for donations,” Mr. Sargent recalled. The suggested donation for a lobster roll was $14. Word spread, and Mr. Sargent’s operation became the darling of local foodie bloggers. Soon, he was handling several seatings a ...

Vespa tour Spain

Vespa tour of Spain: Get your kicks activity breaks In the second of our three-part series on energy-fuelled breaks, Clover Stroud gets her motor running in the wilds of southern Spain. By Clover Stroud 'There was still, thankfully, something slightly comic about travelling by Vespa' This is a hauntingly lovely and little-known corner of Spain Photo: Alamy 'Combining adventure, romance and some awesome landscape, this is a brilliant holiday' Photo: Alamy It was a perfect film scene. The open road lay before us, a black slick of Tarmac shimmering in a mirage of heat and sun. Cacti sprouted along the ...

400 Yellow Vespas Deliver Pizza!

400+ Yellow Vespas! by Abet Rana The first time I saw the first branch of Yellow Cab Pizza in Makati Ave. back in 2001, my wife & I agreed that we have got to try the place. It just had that interesting appeal. When we went in, I’ve instantly assumed that it was a local franchise of a New York-based pizza place. The ‘feel’ of the store is just not local. The unpainted concrete façade, the b&w New York photographs, the big box & big slices and those ‘cute’ yellow delivery scoots. Bearing a name with the word ‘cab’ in a country that ...

Vespa Nation – Buzzing Boston on a Vespa

Ciao car, hello Vespa Easy on the pocketbook, Italian-made scooter makes riding smooth around the city Tania deLuzuriaga zips down Newbury Street last week. Nimbler than a car, maneuvering the Vespa around double parked cars was a breeze. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff) - By Tania deLuzuriaga Globe Staff / June 22, 2008 It was an all-too-familiar situation: Ahead, a red light glared, and bumper-to-bumper traffic stretched as far as the eye could see. Taxis honked. Drivers sighed. Nobody was happy - except the reporter on ...

Vespa News – Inspirational Nigerian Vespa Mechanic

Ban on Okada has made me a king – Nigerian Vespa Mechanic From CHUKS ONUOHA, Umuahia, Nigeria Chizurum Enyinnaya alias Ozidi, 35, is a renowned motorcycle mechanic in Umuahia. In the beginning, he specialized in the repairs of Vespa. Unlike his colleagues in the profession who abandoned their mechanic workshops to embrace commercial motorcycling at the advent of Okada riding, Enyinnaya remained in his Vespa automobile repairs even when his fortunes from the business started to dwindle. However, the hardship posed by the advent of motor bikes on to his business did not make him to lose fate in the mechanic trade; rather he ...

Vespa Nation – Rome on a Vespa

Riding the Roads as the Romans Do "On a Vespa" By JESSICA DONATI Remo Cassella A Vespa scooter rider on the streets of Rome. Rome Italy How do Romans get that extra kick between espressos? They hop on a Vespa, take a deep breath and plunge into the city’s famously chaotic traffic. If the idea makes your hair stand on end, renting one of the motor scooters may not be for you. But if you know your way around on two wheels back home, once you get going, you’ll find there is an elaborate code of order on the roads. “We get lots of Americans,” ...

Vespa Nation – adidas Orginals and Vespa

Adidas Originals and Vespa new apparel and footwear adidas Originals and Vespa – Check out the new release of Vespa apparel and footwear by adidas Originals. Throughout history we’ve seen time and again that partnerships create the best results; chocolate and peanut butter, Simon and Garfunkel and now Vespa and adidas Originals. This summer adidas Originals stores across the USA are featuring fresh new products created from a partnership with Vespa, bringing the culture of Italian scooters to life through trendy footwear, apparel and accessories. This season’s footwear offering includes 4 pieces that feature clean, subtle designs and sophisticated ...

Vespa Nation – Breast Cancer Awareness

Vespa Wants You On Board to Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Vespa USA has partnered with Lifetime Networks in celebration of Lifetime’s 15th annual National Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign, “Stop Breast Cancer for Life: The Power of 15.” And, you’re invited to join the fight. It’s easy to help. Vespa USA is donating a limited edition pink LX 50 scooter to each of the following breast cancer charities so they can raise money and awareness through their own unique Vespa-fueled fund-raising initiatives. From online auctions to pledge drives you can participate, donate and win one of over a dozen pink ...