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Capraia goes 'off-grid'
Island takes part in pilot project
Those
wanting to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels should consider living on the
island of Capraia, where an innovative pilot project is currently allowing
private homes and entire villages the chance to shun public utility services
and live ‘off [the power] grid.'
Independent
homes and villages …
Florence News
Richard Ginori saved
Historic Florentine firm escapes bankruptcy
Established
in 1735, Richard Ginori is one of Florence's best-known businesses across the
world, however the economic crisis almost made it shut it doors forever. In
liquidation since May, several attempts have been made to save it from
bankruptcy. Finally, a U.S.-Romanian business consortium has …
Florence News
Palazzo Vecchio becomes a runway
Scervino to hold fashion show during Pitti
During
the upcoming 83rd edition of Pitti Uomo trade fair, Ermanno Scervino will present his winter 2012/2013
men's collection and women's pre-collection on the runway in one of the most
prestigious venues in Florence: Salone dei Cinquecento.
He will be the first
designer to show his …
Florence News
Santa Maria Novella reunited
Complex now free to visit for Florentines
The
church of Santa Maria Novella and its annexed cloisters and refectory can now
be visited with one single ticket, thanks to an agreement signed earlier this
month by the City of Florence and the Fondo Edifici di Culto of the Ministry of
Interior. Previously, …
Florence News
Tuscany's capital of the unfaithful
Florence is Tuscany's top city for
adulterers, being home to over 16,000 unfaithful lovers, according to the
extramarital affairs website gleeden.com. In second place, Pisa boasts 6,000
people who betray their lovers, while Livorno has close to 4,000. These numbers
may seem high, but they …
Florence News
Remembering the victims
A concert on first anniversary of Senegalese shootings
On
December 13, exactly a year after the shooting of two Senegalese men, Mor Diop
and Modou Samb, and the wounding of others in piazza Dalmazia and in the San
Lorenzo area, the City of Florence is organising a concert at the Mandela Forum
to …
Florence News
Commute with wifi
Those who ride the tramvia can now surf the Internet, check their email or read newspapers online while onboard. The new wifi network extends along the 7km Tramvia Line 1 route and approximately 100 metres to the sides of the tram …
Florence News
Tyre chains on board
According to provincial law (article 54 of the Highway Code), during the snow season, motorists driving on provincial motorways in and around Florence must have a set of winter tyres on their vehicles or keep a set of tyre chains in …
Florence News
A day to end domestic violence
The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights in Florence is dedicating its monthly event, Human Rights Tuesday Nights, to the issue of violence against women on November 27 at 6pm. The event is a radio talk show in …
Florence News
Direct connect to Bologna airport,
Starting November 28, a shuttle service will operate between Florence and Bologna's G. Marconi airport. Called the Apennines Shuttle, the service will offer 10 departures daily from the Bologna airport and 10 from the Firenze Fortezza and Calenzano Carrefour stops. With …
Florence News
Culture to stay
Florence mayor Matteo Renzi recently met with the employees of Edison in piazza Repubblica and confirmed that, despite the bookshop's closure, scheduled for the end of November, the 38 workers' jobs would be safe, as the commercial space will continue to …
Florence News
Hold your houses
Real estate sales in Florence decline
Housing
sales are falling, with 21.1 percent fewer sales now than this time last year,
and rental properties are down 1.4 percent. Despite the slight increase in
2011, with 6 percent more sales than in 2010, the current decline is expected
to continue.
The
first quarter of …
Florence News
Benigni to deal in politics
Actor and director to speak on the Italian Constitution
While
the title ‘The Most Beautiful in the World' (‘La più bella del mondo') may be
suggestive of famous artworks or aesthetic masterpieces, it is the name of
Roberto Benigni's much-awaited new television programme focused on the Italian
Constitution.
‘The
Italian Constitution is an extraordinary document,' states …
Florence News
Flood-safe city
New measures to secure the Arno
It
has taken half a century, but a system that will make the Arno safe from
flooding will be completed by 2016, 50 years after the great flood of 1966.
‘The risk of such an event repeating itself will be greatly reduced', said
president of …
Florence News
Don't drive
Guerrilla marketing campaign for road safety
‘Don't Drive' reads a
colourful larger-than-life sign in piazza Bambine e Bambini di Belsan. It
is the second guerrilla marketing campaign launched by Florence's road-safety
initiative, Progetto DAVID, aimed at saving lives on the road.
Among
the aims of the initiative is to reduce by half …
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013