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Monumental work,
Mimmo Paladino solo show in Milan
From
April 7 through July 10, Milan's piazza Duomo will come alive with a new
monumental work, Mountain of Salt,
by contemporary artist Mimmo Paladino. The work is part of an exhibition
focused on the Campania-born artist. Other works will be on display in the
nearby …
Italy News
In American hands?
DiBenedetto closes in on AS Roma
An American consortium will likely
own a controlling stake in one of Italy's most popular soccer teams competing
in the Italian national league, AS Roma. Three-time Serie A champions, the AS
Roma football club has been up for sale since July 2010, when owner
Italpetroli, …
Italy News
Neck and neck
Renzi and Tosi best-loved mayors
The elected heads of Florence and
Verona are the best loved in all of Italy. Confirming the 2010 results of the
annual Monitor Città (see ‘FiRenzi most loved!' in TF 128), conducted by the
Fullresearch Institute, which measures Italian citizens' satisfaction with
mayors' performance, Florence …
Italy News
Power wears pink
Women's boardroom quotasa reward for ?long battle'
Italy lags behind the rest of Europe
when it comes to gender equality in the workplace and in the labour market. A
bill for women's boardroom quotas was recently greenlighted in March by the
Italian Senate's Finance Committee, earning the praise of women across …
Italy News
Lampedusa overrun
Italy's
proximity has made it a magnet for illegal migrants seeking to flee the
political turmoil convulsing North Africa. During the many weeks while the
Italian government claims it was waiting for both help from the European Union
member states and an opportunity to strike …
Italy News
Jazz for charity
Celebrated
Neapolitan singer Pino Daniele will team up with guitarist extraordinaire Eric
Clapton in a live concert on July 24 in Salerno's Cava de' Tirreni stadium. It
will be the first time the two jazz sensations have performed together. The
event, Concert For Open Onlus: …
Italy News
Latest art sponsorship
Following
in the footsteps of Tod's tycoon Diego Della Valle, who announced late in 2010
that he would fund the entire restoration of Rome's Colosseum, the Prada
Foundation recently announced that it too would help foot the bill for a
much-needed restoration: Venice's Ca' Corner …
Italy News
Caserta Reggia shines again,
Some
140 contemporary artworks from the Terrae Motus collection, until now kept in
deposits, are on display to the public for the first time in the new exhibition
spaces recently opened at the celebrated Reggia di Caserta (‘Royal Palace of
Caserta') today a museum. After …
Italy News
Consumer protection,
The
Italian consumer's group Adiconsum recently launched a Web TV channel,
http://tv.adiconsum.it, to broadcast news reports and shows on issues that
concern Italian consumers. Among the topics investigated so far are renewable
energy, counterfeit merchandise, car insurance and petrol prices. The channel
will also feature shows …
Sport News
Memories in a click
150 years of sports history in Tuscany
Tuscany abounds with century-old sporting associations, and now
information on these associations and the athletes that made sports history
will be available online on a new portal: http://www.sportestoria.org.
The new site
features pictures, interviews and videos of memorable sports moments and the
people who helped make …
Sport News
Massa's got the best
Maremma estate opens pump track for bike-lovers
On
occasion of the 20th Maremma Cup Powered Nike Festival, a brand new pump track
for mountain-bikers was opened at a private estate in Massa Marittima. The pump
track was soon named the ‘best pump track in Europe' by the mountain bike
afficionados who had …
Sport News
ART returns
Artisans converge on the Fortezza da Basso
The
International Handicrafts Trade Fair-ART, now in its 75th year, returns to
Florence's Fortezza da Basso from April 30 to May 8, 2011. Organized by Firenze
Fiera and Artex, the exhibition will have six theme areas: Territories,
Interior Scenes, Taste, Sceneries from Around the World, …
Sport News
Viola Corner
Primavera wins Coppa Italia Primavera 2010-2011 After their March 16 draw in Florence, the Fiorentina and Roma met again on March 30 for the finals of the Coppa Italia Primavera. Swiss striker Haris Seferovic scored the first goal after 27 minutes of play, putting the Fiorentina …
Florence News
Family ready
Best holiday destination in Europe for parents and kids
Florence continues to make the top spot in tourism rankings. The latest poll conducted by the world's largest travel site, TripAdvisor, has named Florence the top European holiday destination for families.
In TripAdvisor's inaugural 2011 Travelers' Choice Family Award, which lists the …
Florence News
Maggio safe and sound
Artists and staff return following Japan?s disaster
The Maggio Musicale orchestra of Florence were on tour
in Japan when the strongest earthquake on that country's record struck on March
11. Orchestra members and staff were staying in Tokyo when the ground beneath
them began to shake.
After waiting for 10 days in …
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