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Mugello wins prestigious award
The
Mugello international racetrack has won the title of Best Grand Prix 2011. The
award, which is determined by drivers, press and other racing professionals
through the International Road Racing Teams Association, is the most important
recognition in the world of motorcycle racing. The Tuscan racetrack was named the best …
News - Florence
Justice has been done
Officials open Novoli courthouse
After 15
long years, on January 23 local authorities inaugurated Florence's new
courthouse, located in the suburban area of Novoli.
‘Today is
the end of a long journey that began …
News - Florence
Novoli is Viola's new home
Palazzo Vecchio has officially started the process of exploring the northern suburb of Novoli as a site for a new stadium complex for the ACF Fiorentina. The process …
News - Florence
Greener than ever
20-million-euro overhaul of Cascine park
Loved by the
people of Florence and a key part of its history, Cascine park is showing the
signs of years of decline and neglect. However, now that the city's new opera
house officially opened in December (see TF 155), members of the local
administration now seem intent on addressing …
News - Florence
Urban revolution
Starting 2013, Florence residents will no longer have to move their cars for weekly street cleaning, but instead move them just once a month, the mayor recently announced. One …
News - Florence
Talani at the Port of Miami
A statue by Tuscan artist Giampaolo Talani was recently installed in Miami, Florida (USA). Talani's 18-metre-high bronze Sailor, which stands at the seaside, between the commercial and tourist …
News - Tuscany
Pisa on your iPad
Tuscany, and more, online
In a move to
interest the younger generations in the art, culture and centuries-old history
of Pisa and Lucca, the firm Iterr-Coast is bringing the treasures of these
areas …
News - Tuscany
Fresh from the tap
Milestone of 30 public water fountains
On January
21, with the installation of two new fountains in Impruneta, officials at
Publiacqua reached a milestone of 30 public water fountains where resident and
visitors can bottle …
News - National
Winter of protests
Strikes paralyse the country, more to come
Italy is
coming to terms with the tough austerity measures and liberalizations the Monti
government is putting into place (see TF 155 and 156).
For just over
a week in …
News - National
A bright spot of wine
Italian wine exports thrive despite recession
The world may
be struggling through the harshest financial crisis since the post-WWII period,
but Italy's vineyards are doing better than ever. Apparently, spending cuts and
high unemployment have …
News - Current Issues
New face for SMN station
by Georgette Jupe
Drop off your dry cleaning before you go
With train
stations in Naples and Rome now modernized, the national railway company,
Ferrovie dello Stato, is continuing in its effort to revamp another main
transportation hub in Italy: …
News - Sport & Leisure
Euro champs
Women's water polo team wins the gold
On January
28, Italy's Setterosa beat world champion Greece 13-10 in the European water
polo finals in Eindhoven.
It is the
fifth European gold for the team. Italy last took …
Top Picks
The don't miss list - Feb 2 to 16
by Alexandra Korey
Our
events listing keeps you up-to-date on the latest and greatest in culture,
music and other English-friendly entertainment; this is a selection of the best
of them.
V-DAY/Fall in love with art
February
14, state museums in Italy
State
museums offer 2-for-1 entrance, technically aimed at couples but valid for any
two people who go …
Movie Reviews
Movie reviews - Feb 2 to 16
by James Douglas
For
showtimes, see the events listing.
Odeon
Piazza
Strozzi, 2
tel. +39
055 295051
www.cinehall.it
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-GHOST PROTOCOL
February
2,6
In MI4
the IMF is shut down when it is implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin,
causing Ethan …
The Arts
Multiplying the enigma
by Martin Holman
The 'fathers' of pop art meet in Florence
'Isn't life a
series of images that change as they repeat themselves?' asked Andy Warhol. The
story of how Warhol repeated the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico, the …
Food & Wine
Let them eat pig (fat)
by Rachel Priestley
Loving Lardo di Colonnata
Have you ever
wondered what it feels like to massage pig fat? Does the idea of ribbons of pig
fat on pieces of toasted bread make your mouth …
Life
A sweet new tradition
by Tom Fork
Origins and
purity, quality and know-how: these are the things any modern foodie looks for
in a dish. And foodies from all four corners of the world rarely get as much
satisfaction as that produced by Florence's centuries-old culinary tradition.
What many gourmands may not expect to find in the kingdom of the bistecca fiorentina, however, is a
budding confections sector, …
The Arts
David Battistella Filming Filippo
Making a film based on Ross King's book 'Brunelleschi's Dome'
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada earlier this year to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 …
News - Florence
We want writers!
The Florentine is looking for new talent
Do you have a flair for the written
word? Do you blog or take photos? Would you like to help chronicle daily life
and the unique experience of …
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