LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Letters to the editor
In response to ‘Share the streets,' TF 153
Dear TF,
First I would just like to say thank you for sending me your issues over
these past years ... It is my only contact with Florentine news since moving
back to New York last year. …
Italy News
O' Christmas tree
Italians tightening belts on holiday decor
It seems the sour economic times are lowering not only budgets, but also
Italy's Christmas trees. The national farmer's association Coldiretti has said
the recession is having an impact on the nation's seasonal celebrations, with
Italians buying smaller Christmas trees this year.
Italy alone spends …
Italy News
Sigh of relief
Venice's famed bridge ?returned'
Connecting the Ducal Palace and the prison of the Doges, the Bridge of
Sighs is so called because convicts headed to incarceration would have gotten
their last glimpse of Venice while crossing the passageway.
For the past three years, Venetians and those who love …
Italy News
Monti's Save Italy Bill
Monti government's austerity package bites
Italy's cabinet recently approved a controversial package of budget
measures, introduced by the emergency government led by premier Mario Monti,
that aim to raise 30 billion euro. The Italian parliament has 60 days to
approve the legislation and thousands of amendements have already been
requested …
Sport News
Purple haze: an analysis
The season has so far been disappointing for the ACF Fiorentina, with the team gaining just 14 points in 16 games, and only 4 points from the relegation zone. Away from home, the situation is pretty dramatic, with the Fiorentina achieving no wins, just …Sport News
Viola miss out in Milan
When ACF Fiorentina players travelled to Milan's San Siro stadium for
the December 10 match against Inter, they had the best of intentions: to bring
home a winning game and two points. What happened, however, was the opposite.
Facing the world FIFA champions, the …
Current Issues
Pleasure or pain?
Florence on two feet, two wheels, or four tires
Were Dante to write the Inferno today, I have no doubt that
commuting in Florence would be among the punishments in his nine circles of
Hell. Thus, I was rather nonplussed to read Mayor Matteo Renzi's assertion that
his favorite means of getting around …
Current Issues
To change or not to change?
Florence faces a decision
Florentines have always been thought of as chiuso: closed off, resistant
to change. As the centuries passed, from inside their beautiful city
Florentines would watch with skepticism as the world outside their medieval
walls changed. They observed and discriminated, accepting some changes that
would improve …
Florence News
Share the streets
As the number of tourists tapers off over the winter, residents in Florence are dodging far fewer than the millions who visit the city during the warmer months. This quieter time seems like a good moment to look at tourism and …
Write the Mayor
Write the Mayor
by Matteo Renzi
Those interested in writing the mayor can send messages and comments via email to redazione@theflorentine.net, stating 'Write the Mayor' in the subject line of the email. Emails must clearly state the author's first name, surname, city and country of birth, and …
Florence News
Occupy Florence
Tents in piazza Santissima Annunziata
In early November, about 20 tents were set up in piazza Santissima Annunziata. The group of protesters, about 50 local Indignados who are calling the peaceful protest Occupy Firenze, explain that their presence is also a ‘mini revival' to mark the …
Florence News
Fashion fair moves to Florence
ModaPrima 71 at the Stazione Leopolda
‘There's important news about ModaPrima, which runs from November 26 to 28: the trade fair will be held at Florence's Stazione Leopolda. This is an important step that will strengthen, further promote and make the fair more international,' announced Raffello Napoleone, …
Florence News
Renaissance man
Founder of CNN honoured in Florence
Ted Turner recently celebrated his 73rd birthday in Florence and received the Renaissance Man of the Year award from the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi and its U.S. chapter. The award ceremony in Palazzo Vecchio's Salone dei Cinquecento, had some 150 in attendance.
The …
Florence News
Man hunt
Police still searching for Betori shooter
On Sunday, November 6, the archbishop of Florence, Monsignor Giuseppe Betori, conducted mass just two days after a man tried to shoot him.
On November 4, an Italian man who appeared to be in his 70s approached the archbishop, demanding to speak …
Florence News
The art of Christmas
For many years, in the days leading up to Christmas the high-end department store La Rinascente has created special window displays at its flagship store in Milan's piazza Duomo. Every year, the displays, called Contemporary Christmas Art, feature works by young …
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