For as long as he can remember, Brent Black, A&S '70, liked the feeling of nice things. As a child, he so often ran the creases of his mother's curtains through his fingers—delighting in the touch and ...

LA PINTADA, Panama (AP) - Cultural authorities at UNESCO have recognized the artisans of Panama for their distinctive woven hats. No, not those hats; the famed "Panama hat" comes from Ecuador.

The recent "trucker hat" fad didn't last, but the Panama hat is still drawing fans more than 350 years after its advent. Now, Tucsonans looking for the authentic don't have to look far to pick up the ...

CUENCA, Ecuador — The cool breeze in Cuenca, a city nuzzled in the Ecuadorian Andes at 8,000 feet elevation, blows through its cobblestone streets, rustling the skirts of indigenous women who wear ...

Cultural authorities at UNESCO have recognized the artisans of Panama for their distinctive woven hats. No, not those hats — the famed “Panama hat” comes from Ecuador. Panama’s real contribution to ...

Panama hats, which are brimmed hats made by knitting the Panama sour plant, are sometimes given grades such as 'Fino' and 'Grade .' Regarding these grades, different sellers use different numbers and ...

In 1985, while she was teaching Spanish at both Flagler College and the Mayo Clinic, Ecuador native Conseulo Lippi had an idea. Why not start a Panama hat sales business? St. Augustine would be the ...

Using a centuries-old process, hat maker Christian Jeffs has been hand-crafting Panama Hats in San Juan, Puerto Rico for four decades. His hat store, Ole, is beloved by tourists, hipsters and even ...

The "Panama hat" — characterised by a circular shape, thick band, and straw material — has long been a summer fashion staple. But while the headgear is beloved for its functional design that protects ...

LA PINTADA, Panama (AP) — Cultural authorities at UNESCO have recognized the artisans of Panama for their distinctive woven hats. No, not those hats; the famed “Panama hat” comes from Ecuador.