Flags aren't just colorful pieces of fabric waving in the wind; they're symbols, each one packed with history, identity and ...

“Before being used on the English flag, the red cross on a white background was born here in Italy. The republic of Genoa used it as their emblem.” Good enough for Milan, it seems, but not for the ...

A 30-minute drive from Lake Tahoe, up and over the mountains, Genoa sits at the foot of a steep, narrow ravine. Except for the gusts of wind that signaled a storm approaching, the town was quiet ...