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Foreign-born residents on the rise
Data shows trend in immigration
More than 275,000 immigrants have legal residency in Tuscany, and the presence of foreign-born residents in the region is expected to increase steadily. By 2025, they are expected to represent one sixth of the population. By 2050, one Tuscan out of …
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Safe from harm
New measures to protect the Uffizi from vandals'
Proceeds from the exhibit Memorie di paessaggi (‘Memories of the landscape'), which toured six American states, will be used to pay for the 1.5 kilometer bell cord that will protect an Uffizi Gallery corridor that is targeted daily by vandals. The …
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Tramvia hits the tracks
Test run for controversial train
‘We are out of the tunnel. We will pass this project on to the next municipal administration; but in the meanwhile we will work to get the first Tramvia ticket sold by September', said vice mayor of Florence Giuseppe Matulli during …
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From rocker to vintner
Sting announces new wine label
It is a well-known fact around Tuscany that British pop star Sting and his wife Trudy Styler have a 300-hectre estate in the Val d'Arno, where they produce an array of organic goods. Their honey, olive oil, fruits and vegetables are …
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Another kind of artist
Siena opens first permanent exhibit by the deaf
There are many incredibly talented hearing impaired artists in Italy and we cannot abandon them,' noted Angelo Santoro, director of the National Association for the Deaf. For the first time in Italy, these artists will now have their own exhibition space …
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Beating bureaucracy
Region hopes to reduce excessive red tape
Reduce paper and increase efficiency: that is the goal of the Tuscan Region. If its latest plan is implemented, it should end delays in bureaucratic processes.
A first for Italy, the Tuscany Region is hopes to set limits on wait times. If …
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Meet officer Lisa',
Florence police to launch virtual chat service
Why waste a day at the police headquarters to get information on your passport or residency permit, when you can talk to Officer Lisa online?
Designed to handle the public's most frequent questions, the service is already available.
Officer Lisa can be contacted …
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Living on the edge
The region's elderly at risk
Recent data reveals that the vast majority of pensioners in the region are living on very limited incomes. For 63 percent of the elderly in Tuscany, pension checks amount to less than 750 euro a month; 12.9 percent collect from 750 …
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A buyer's market
Real estate prices drop but credit hard to secure
The positive side of the economic crisis? It is easier to put a roof over your head in Florence. According to recent statistics by Tecnocasa, the cost of buying a home in the city has dropped by 6.5 percent over the …
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Keep the car at home
ZTL Notturna 2009
With summer just around the corner, the city council has reinstated the ZTL notturna, which limits overnight traffic in Florence. The rules have also changed.
Starting April 1 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, the ZTL will be in effect from 11pm …
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Tour bus driver protest
More than 100 motorcoaches crowed Piazzale Michelangelo on March 11 as drivers gathered to protest the tax they must pay to bring visitors into the nation's cities. The regional protest was one of many across the country that day. ‘In Florence, …
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Resca takes local and global view
The newly appointed general director of Italy's museums, Marco Resca, says that Italy's museums need to turn their focus to the visitor and the visitor's experience: ‘I often visit museums secretly and put myself in the shoes of a visitor; I …
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Ente Cassa lends a hand
The newly appointed president of the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, Michele Gremigni, confirmed that the Ente Cassa has allocated 70,000 euro to be distributed throughout the province of Florence. In an interview with local daily Corriere Fiorentino, Gremigni also …
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A McDonald's in Mugello
After Lucca banned new fast-food restaurants in its historic center, the Mugello welcomed a McDonald's. Expected to open by next September, it should provide 40 new jobs. Located at a motorway service station, the 600sq meter building will feature a drive-through …
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Star power ,
The world revolves around Galileo
Tuscan astronomer Galileo Galilei is finally getting the attention he deserves during the year-long calendar of events scheduled to honor of the 400th anniversary of his invention of the telescope. As part of the International Year of Astronomy, Tuscany comes to …
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Saturday, May 18, 2013