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Evil at play?
Ferrari has filed a criminal suit against its head of performance development, Nigel Stepney, for possible attempted sabotage before the recent Monaco Grand Prix. Sources say that the case is linked to the discovery of a mystery powder, whose exact nature …
Florence News
Pitti in the city
Mens fashion fair honours the past, forecasts the future
From June 20 to 23, Florence will once again be host to Pitti Uomo. After 72 editions, this prestigious trade exhibition has become one of the world’s most prominent events showcasing contemporary men’s fashions. A vast array of international buyers from …
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Masons under fire
Corruption in secret society is being investigated
Magistrate of Potenza, Henry John Woodcock, is hot on the heels of members of the Tuscan Masonry. In a nationwide probe begun weeks ago, Woodcock has already made 24 arrests, 13 of which concern Tuscans from Livorno, Lucca, Florence and Arezzo. …
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Growing pains
Interactive website dedicated to the long-awaited Uffizi expansion
Keep up with the expansion of the Nuovi Uffizi through an interactive website dedicated to the much-anticipated project. The official website explains the how’s and why’s behind this ambitious undertaking, which will see Italy’s most renowned museum grow from its current …
Florence News
Florence underground
Residents protest the hidden tent cities
Following months of protest by local residents regarding the tent cities that have been constructed by the dispossessed in concealed areas throughout Florence, city officials have acknowledged that something needs to be done about this looming social emergency. When social welfare …
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Job training: 2500. Secure job: Priceless
Credit card for unemployed transsexuals
The Tuscan Region has set aside 150,000 euro from the European Social Fund to help transsexuals find secure jobs. The region’s unemployed trans-gendered will receive a prepaid credit card worth 2,500 euro to be used for professional training courses and diplomas …
Florence News
Florence underground
Residents protest the hidden tent cities
Following months of protest by local residents regarding the tent cities that have been constructed by the dispossessed in concealed areas throughout Florence, city officials have acknowledged that something needs to be done about this looming social emergency. When social welfare …
Florence News
U.S.A. Street Fair!
Mark your calendars! On September 15, 2007, the U.S. Consulate General in Florence will host a fair for all short- and long-term members of the American community in Florence. The festivities will bring together old and new members of the community alike …
Tuscany News
Gas be gone
The Island of Capraia, part of the province of Livorno, has become the first island in the Mediterranean to prohibit the use of petrol. An eco-friendly agreement between the municipality and Italy’s largest energy provider, Enel, was enacted several weeks ago. …
Florence News
San Lorenzo stays the same
Nothing has changed since the round-table discussion held at the Senegalese Consulate weeks ago, according to merchants operating in the San Lorenzo neighborhood. Street vendors are still spreading white sheets and cardboard boxes on the ground in order to illegally sell …
Florence News
New lease on still life
On June 17 a new museum will open in Florence to showcase the Medici’s vast collection of still life paintings. Housed in the historic Medici country residence, Poggio a Caiano, the Museo della Natura Morta presents over 200 still life and …
Florence News
Paradise and inferno
Florence celebrates Dantes birthday throughout the month of June
The city of Florence has organized a wide array of events throughout the month of June in honour of homegrown poet Dante Alighieri. Although it is known that he was born in 1265, there are no existing documents verifying the actual …
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Beating the blues
Anti-depression device implanted at Careggi hospital
In an effort to cure his depression, a 57-year old Tuscan man has undergone surgery at Florence’s Careggi hospital. In a first for the region, doctors have surgically implanted an electrical device, similar to a pacemaker, that treats depression. The man, …
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Heads spinning over rolling joints
Controversy over Italia Wave sponsorship
A fresh controversy has erupted in the halls of Palazzo Vecchio over Italia Wave’s new sponsors for this year’s music festival in its new home in Florence.
According to Alleanza Nazionale councilor, Giovanni Donzelli, the fact that one of the major …
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A visit to the beauty parlour
Masterpiece travels to Florence for restoration
Andrea Mantegna’s master work, the San Zeno altarpiece, was moved to Florence in February, days after organizers dismantled the exhibition in Verona that was dedicated to the Italian Renaissance painter. This jewel was transferred to the Opificio Delle Pietre Dure in …
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013