Saturday, December 5

12/05/2020

CLASSICAL MUSIC IN STREAMING: cello recital by Antonio Meneses. Music of Bach. Accessible through the Amici della Musica You Tube channel.

‘Hug Room’ Inaugurated at Montedomini

After months of isolation and social distancing, many places are adopting creative solutions such as “hug rooms” to [...]
Smoking To Be Banned in Florence’s Public Spaces

In pre-Covid days, it was normal for smokers to light a cigarette after a picnic at the Cascine [...]
Florence Airport to Close for 1 1/2 Months

Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci airport–known as Peretola for the neighborhood where it is situated–will close to air traffic from [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Florence

The first shipment of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine against Coronavirus arrived at Florence’s Careggi Hospital pharmacy under [...]
Florence ‘Orange’ in Time for the Holidays

Florence is returning to “orange zone” status starting on Sunday, December 6, with less strict anti-Covid measures as [...]
A Tree for Each Newborn in Florence

This week, mayor Dario Nardella and environmental councilwoman Cecilia Del Re planted tree number 1301 in the [...]

Vanessa Incontrada Against Body Shaming

“Don’t judge, beauty will save the world.” The Florentine street artist collective Lediesis includes this caption on [...]
A Trio of Women Conductors at ORT

A woman has been appointed conductor and two women principal guest conductors of the prestigious ORT (Orchestra della [...]
The Paperback Exchange: A Fresh New Start

“This bookstore, we could say, was like a series of fortunate events,” says Icaro Rotunda. He and Gianluca [...]
Simbiosi Expands with a New Organic Café

In keeping up with ever-changing international melting pot of cuisines, and unique dietary needs is the rise of [...]
Caffé Lietta: A Spinoff of Caffé Giacosa

CAFFE’ LIETTA. Piazza Libertà 6/7/8 red at the end of via San Gallo, Florence. Open Monday to Saturday from [...]
The Uffizi’s New Acquisition

The Uffizi recently purchased Daniele Ricciarelli’s (the artist better known as Daniele da Volterra) Elijah in the Desert. [...]

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