Grassi

When Marco Pantani died of an apparent cocaine overdose, alone in a Rimini hotel room seven years ago this St. Valentine’s Day, Riccardo Riccò was racing on a small amateur team called Grassi Marco Pantani.

Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson; Week 1 headliners: Riccò, Talansky 2011

Ms. Grassi had earlier informed me that the water is classified "secondary contact," meaning that it's "safe for boating."

No Dumping on Fresh Kills Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

That's also where Carrie Grassi , Fresh Kills' enthusiastic outreach and land use manager, gave me a tutorial on the gray arts of decomposition, liquid byproducts, and containment walls.

No Dumping on Fresh Kills Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

I wondered who would schlep to Staten Island for a "festival," as Ms. Grassi described it, at a former landfill.

No Dumping on Fresh Kills Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

"This will totally change the character of the area," Mr. Grassi says.

Starbucks' Seattle Retreat Maura Webber Sadovi 2011

Al's post-premiere dinner is at the Palazzo Grassi, built in 1740 and is now owned by François Pinault who uses it to exhibit his art collection.

Peggy Siegal: To Venice With Love Peggy Siegal 2011

Think of it, Ms. Grassi went on, Fresh Kills goat cheese!

No Dumping on Fresh Kills Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

John Grassi , founder of Spear Street Capital, says he hopes the demolition of the noisy highway near the buildings will make it easier to attract more tenants.

Starbucks' Seattle Retreat Maura Webber Sadovi 2011

Vettel tried to retake Hamilton but, with a Virgin backmarker Lucas di Grassi also in the mix, Hamilton responded brilliantly and the Red Bull driver went off the track.

Lewis Hamilton's hopes blow up behind Mark Webber's charge Paul Weaver in Barcelona 2010

There will be a fantastic new contemporary art museum built in the old customs house at Punta della Dogana by Pinault, the French financier who owns Palazzo Grassi.

Breaking news: two Venetian restaurants open in Venice 2008