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Italy tight-fisted with treasures
Rutelli calms rumors about Boticelli in Japan
The request to ship Botticelli’s masterpiece La Primavera off to Japan to join Leonardo’s Annunciation was swiftly shot down by Italian culture minister Francesco Rutelli. While at the inauguration ceremony of the recently restored frescoes painted by Filippo Lippi in Prato’s …
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Broadcast news
Local radio airs BBC Newshour in English
Local radio station Novaradio Città Futura, operated by Arci Firenze, has announced its decision to air the BBC’s most popular international news programme, Newshour, solely in the English langu-age. By tuning into the 101.5Mhz radio channel, Anglophones all over Florence can …
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Time share travel
Car-pooling an emerging trend in the city
Car Sharing Firenze, a co-op which provides cars to Florentines who prefer car-pooling to work, has witnessed a recent surge in the number of people opting to share their driving time. From its 92 initial clients, Car Sharing Firenze’s membership has …
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Down to a trickle
Region gets tough on water wastage
The Tuscan region has adopted a get-tough approach regarding the use of the world’s most precious resource: water. In response to growing concerns sparked by a particularly dry winter, regional councilmen are preparing for a possible water crisis by implementing fines …
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Squabbles over Santo Spirito
Residents are divided over the PiazzaArt festival
In an effort to curb the continued degradation of the Santo Spirito area, local officials have organized a series of cultural and artistic events to bring new life back into the piazza. The project, PiazzArt, features a variety of concerts, theatre …
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Festival features rich creative fabric
Fabbrica Europa explores new artistic languages
On April 28, the city of Florence inaugurated the 14th edition of Fabbrica Europa, the European and trans-European festival dedicated to contemporary languages. The far-reaching programme of events includes exhibitions and live performances of modern music, dance, theatre and visual arts.
This …
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Battling against bullies
Initiative to combat violence in Florentine schools
Collaborative efforts by Florence police and the Regional Educational Agency, have given rise to a local initiative designed to combat violence in schools. The project, called Il bullo gioca da solo, ‘The bully plays alone’, intends to raise public awareness regarding …
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Where eco-crimes thrive
Environmental criminals exposed in the region
A worrisome report by the environmental association Legambiente has placed Tuscany in seventh place for illegally dumping toxic waste and materials into the environment. These statistics place the region far behind the neighboring areas of Emilia Romagna, Marche and Umbria. The …
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Mona Lisas smile
Historian maps the life of Leonardos muse
After years of in-depth research, art historian Giuseppe Pallanti has finally pinpointed the actual birth place of Leonardo’s legendary muse. Pallanti’s documented evidence shows that Lisa Gherardini, Renaissance Italy’s most enigmatic lady, was born in a house that once stood on …
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Fashion unchained
Female inmates break into the fashion world
A promising initiative launched by the women’sdivision of Florence’s Sollicciano Correctional Institute will allow femaleinmates to design their own fashion creations under the label ‘Lagabbia.’
This collaborativeproject involves several of Florence’s most important fashion houses as well asthe Provincial Superintendent of Fashion …
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Under the influence
City councilors battle deadly combo of drinking and driving
According to the public order and safety commission in Palazzo Vecchio,the city has seen a sharp rise in drinking and driving over the last six years.This is especially true among Florence’s young drivers, who are consuming morealcohol than ever before. As …
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Reading and riting in the red
Florentine schools suffers severe financial woes
Florentine schools are in dire financial difficulty astheir debts continue to accumulate into the millions. Most local schools arefaced with ever-increasing debt due to their inability to meet expenses such aspaying substitute teachers and external faculty members, meeting the costs ofstate …
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Fields of vision
Students volunteer to re-claim mafia land
Each summer, hundreds of Italian youth volunteers workin fields seized from the mafia by the Italian government. Their mission is touphold legality in Sicily. This April, an American university participated inthe project for the first time.
Through Syracuse University in Florence, 12 …
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Gone fishing
Report reveals high level of absenteeism
A controversial study conducted by the Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore has ranked the civil servants working in Florence in sixth place forabsenteeism. According to the nationwide survey, on average, local publicemployees in Florence are absent from work for about …
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Tourist be wares
Florences local businesses have started displayingnotices in their shop windows, warning tourists of possible fines for buyingcounterfeit clothing and other merchandize from the citys numerous street vendors.According to superintendent Silvano Gori, because most tourists presume thatthe vast majority of vendors are …
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013