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Best job in Florence (for an expat)
Brilliant editor wanted for TF team
Wake up and check e-mails for emergencies. Ok, nothing urgent. Have breakfast and get ready for work. Must hurry: have coffee appointment with a new writer in piazza della Repubblica this morning. Brainstorm ideas with her and get her feedback on …
Florence News
Campsite to move
New park in Florence
The camping ground below piazzale Michelangelo will close to make space for a park named after Tuscan poet Mario Luzi.
Florence mayor Matteo Renzi announced the decision on Facebook: ‘Mario Luzi’s dream will finally come true.’
‘We have approved an important decision for …
Sport News
Back on track
Rampant Viola thrash Inter
by Sam Lawley
On February 17, ACF Fiorentina produced a scintillating performance at Florence’s Artemio Franchi Stadium, beating Internazionale 4-1. It was the first time Fiorentina had the upper hand over Inter Milan since 2006. The victory ensured that the Viola remain within touching …
Life
Nonna's secrets
The art of writing and finding your inspiration
One day, my 14-year-old daughter looked at me and waved, a swing of the arm that looked more as if she was drowning than greeting. She was in a huddle with her Italian grandmother in the kitchen and had been in …
Life
Uniting women
V-Day continues on International Women's Day
On Valentine’s Day, Florence had a triumphant turnout for the One Billion Rising flash mob in piazza della Repubblica. As part of continuing V-Day events in Florence, March 8 sees the opening night performance of The Vagina Monologues, an event that …
Families + Kids
Sailing tortoises and a UFO
Curiosities for children at Palazzo Vecchio
by Margo Lestz
Your kids might find an afternoon spent at a museum as interesting as watching paint dry, but Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio holds some hidden curiosities sure to pique their interest. Who knew that within the medieval walls you can find 100 sailing …
Tuscany News
One too many
Region earns record for alcohol consumption
Tuscany
is tied with the northern mountainous region of Val d'Aosta for first place in
alcohol consumption, according to the Eurispes report, Rapporto Italia 2013.
Fifty-eight percent of Tuscans regularly consume alcohol, compared to 53
percent in the rest of Italy.
However,
the report showed a decrease …
Style + Fashion
Dress me with love
A Valentine's Day in style
As
some of you may know (or may have surmised), Sex and the City was the inspiration for the name of this column.
As Valentine's Day nears, there is no better time to recall that glorious
episode when Carrie celebrates her life as a …
Life
Love under the Tuscan sun
Adventures in cross-cultural relationships
In
a world in which divorce rates are rocketing higher than ever and finding love
can feel like a losing battle, living the expat life in Florence has given me
renewed hope in amore. Almost the
first question you ask any expat living here is, …
Florence News
Out of breath
The
city of Florence has Italy's highest rate of nitrogen dioxide pollution,
according to the Mal'Aria report by Italy's environmental association,
Legambiente. In 2012, Florence, Lucca and Prato exceeded the legal pollution limit
of 35 days provided for by law. ‘In particular, the pollution-measuring device
on …
Tuscany News
Quake hits Garfagnana
Tremors felt from Florence to Milan
A 4.8-magnitude
earthquake struck the Garfagnana area of Tuscany on January 25 at 3:48pm.
Although the tremors, so strong that they were felt across central and northern
Italy, from Florence to Milan, caused much concern, no injuries were reported.
The
quake's epicentre, some 15 kilometres deep into …
Tuscany News
Two for one
Special deal on Italy's B&B Day
On
March 2, more than 100 family-run Tuscan B&B's will participate in the
seventh National Day of the Bed & Breakfast, offering participants two
nights' accommodation for the price of one.
These
family-run B&B's have become leading businesses in Italian tourism,
providing jobs to more than 20,000 …
Tuscany News
Bank on the brink
Siena's MPS enveloped in scandal
The
world's oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), risked closing its doors
last week as news of its involvement in a derivatives scandal broke.
According
to officials now investigating the bank's recent dealings, MPS allegedly lost
720 million euro in two derivatives deals with …
Italian Sketches
Calisto Tanzi
Milking it dry
The
bankruptcy of the dairy products multinational corporation Parmalat in December
2003, sent shock waves throughout global financial markets. In what was to
prove the biggest corporate fraud so far in European history, Parmalat finished
up in a black hole of 14 billion euro of …
Florentinisms
Essere un muso, Troiaio, Sbrindelloni
Your in-progress dictionary of the Florentine dialect
Essere un muso: To
be a tough guy. One who has a large set of certain male attributes. In polite
company, we might use the expression ‘to have guts.'
Example: ‘Di certo i' tù fratello l'è proprio un muso, unnà avuto paura di que'
delinquenti!' …
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