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Mosque at risk
Islamic Centre in Colle Val d'Elsa is contested
Progress has come to halt on a rather large Islamic Mosque construction project just outside the beautiful hill-side town of Colle Val d’Elsa, in the Siennese Val d’Orcia. After years of controversy and fierce opposition to the project, mainly from the …
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Good news for Christmas shoppers
Free transport but higher prices
Christmas will be a bit more expensive this year for those intending to buy a ‘natural’ pine tree as part of their Christmas décor. The 10- to 15-percent hike in price is due to a reduction in Christmas tree production by …
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EU Constitution re-born in Reaissance city
Europe's head honchos draft treaty in Florence
A second chance to create the Constitution for Europe will occur in Florence this month. Issues crucial to the citizens of Europe will be examined Nov. 17 and 18 in a conference held at the Palazzo Vecchio.
‘For the first time …
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Divinely inspired
'Arte che genera arte' exhibit remembers Dante
Florentines and foreigners alike should look forward to the next big heat wave about to hit the city. No, the heat will not be coming from the sky, as it did all summer and fall, but instead from the underworld. From …
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Heartfelt response from donors
Region boasts national transplant record
Tuscany is at the top of the charts. According to the Center for National Transplants, the heart of central Italy is the most generous region when it comes to donating organs. This year, 43 local citizens out of every 1,000 have …
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Ladies' Night
Women in the arts honored at San Marco
Past grandeur met present-day excellence in a commemorative ceremony that could have earned October 23 the title of Womans Day. Three noteworthy women and their contributions to the world of the arts were honored in a celebration, sponsored by the Florence …
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No place to go but down
Soaring real estate market halted
The home of ones dreams is more and more likely to be found outside Florence’s walls. Although real estate prices are coming to a halt, the average home is unaffordable here, even to foreigners flooding the markets.
Regional Real Estate (Ance), …
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Cobbles caught in controversy
Save the stones campaign centered on Via Ghibellina
The Medici didn’t tread on asphalt. Dante didn’t stroll on cement. Today’s citizens are sounding the alarm as another of Florence’s historical streets faces its greatest threat: modernity. The Committee for the Historical Center of Florence recently presented a statement of …
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At home with Michelangelo
New cultural sketches on display at Casa Buonarroti
Michelangelo aficionados will soon be queuing up at his front door. Some 40 of his original architectural sketches will be on display in Florence’s famed Casa Buonarroti. This collection will unveil newly discovered buildings sketched by Michelangelo to set beside his …
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Vines go wireless
Your taste buds are about to get a sampling of technology, so put aside your visions of rustic Tuscan vineyards and picture instead fully wired wine production. The project ‘Agriculture on Microchip,’ a workshop collaborating with the University of Florence, is …
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Long live the Florentines
A recent study gave the silver medal for long life to Italy, second only to Sweden in the lifespan of its citizens—and the area near Florence is highest in all of Italy. The average life expectancy for the region on the …
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Police protect Gucci, Pucci and Prada
Illegally imported, legally seized. Fake designer products valued at 270,000 euro, whose illegal sales would have earned importers over 1.5 million euro, were recently confiscated during a blitz that occurred in eight stores in the historic district. The store owners, Chinese, …
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Graffiti gains art status
Florencem akes space for 'vandals'
It often appears overnight—unexpected as a shout in the dark, loud as the colours it employs. Nothing is safe from ‘the scrawl’—church facades and stone walls, modern buildings and ancient palaces all shudder at the first sign of a squiggle. This …
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Baccalaureate for Benigni
University of Florence confers honorary degree
Thirteen evenings of poetry paid off. Those among the crowds at Piazza Santa Croce last July have not easily forgotten ‘Tutto Dante,’ Roberto Benigni’s summer literary performance series. The famous Tuscan actor/director calls The Divine Comedy ‘a history of the world, …
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Local hospitals save the lives of young Libyans
Meyer and Santissima Annunziata work together against HIV
Local hospitals are saving young Libyans’ lives. In the infectious disease ward at Meyer Children’s Hospital in Florence, specialists are currently treating 60 young Libyan patients, aged eight to 16 years old, who were infected with HIV in a pediatric hospital …
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013