Brian McFadden has got married after tying the knot with Irish DJ Vogue Williams in a unique ceremony at the Castello of Vincigliata, in the hills of Florence, Italy. Few days ago he tweeted: “I’m getting married today. #justsayin. Brian was born April 12, 1980 and he is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife. He is now a judge on Australia’s Got Talent.
Author: Jamie Lorenzini
The meeting of EPP: watch Mario Monti’s address
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will visit the EUI this Thursday 6 September, to open the meeting of the Presidency of the European People’s Party in Florence. Monti’s opening address will be streamed live and accessible to all. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 13.00. Watch the event here. The EPP group will discuss on how to restore economic growth in Europe and the defense of the values .
The musician Piero Farulli died at 92
Piero Farulli died at 92. He was one of the protagonists of Italian musical life and founder of the School of Music of Fiesole (Florence, Italy), which has revealed the death. For 30 years he played the viola with the Italian Quartet, from 1977 Farulli resumed his activities violist with the Trio di Trieste and the Amadeus Quartet.
Quality is not enough to overcome Napoli
Quality and ideas are not enough for Fiorentina to overcome a ruthless and cynical Napoli in the second match of Serie A championship 2012/2013. “I’m sorry that my goal is not served much. Sorry again, especially because we played better than Naples and we put them constantly in trouble,” said the purple striker, Stevan Jovetic.
Syracuse debate, health care and humanities
Rebecca Garden, PhD, Associate Professor Bioethics &, Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, NY); Exec. Director, Consortium for Culture & Medicine presents “First Person, Culture, Place and Society: The Humanities and Health Care”, September 5. Prof Garden will outline a new model to approach to health care keeping in mind the key word : compassion for the patients.
The Rificolona, paper lanterns to light Florence
It is one of Florence’s more popular tradition: it is called la Rificolona and takes place on September 7. Coloured paper lanterns are on display in the city center, held by children very proud of them. You can find plenty of them in piazza Santissima Annunziata. On the next day, at dawn, the paper lanterns will be held on boats on the River Arno, starting from the City Rowing Society.
Mayor Renzi to run for PD primaries
Florence mayor Renzi said the PD will come out stronger of its primaries, and whoever gets more votes wins. “Whoever gets one vote more than the other wins. Mayor Renzi few days ago said he will run with his primary campaign on September, 13. He strongly criticized the party leaders and defined Pierluigi Bersani’s opening to the civil society “a trick”.
ACF Fiorentina to make Luca Toni bid
ACF Fiorentina have signed 2006 World Cup winner Luca Toni in the last hours of the Serie A trading. The Tuscan team was looking for a new striker and the 35-year-old centre-forward was available on a free transfer. Toni, also linked with Spanish club Malaga this summer, recently left Al Nasr following his 2012 January switch from Juventus.
Fulham bid to trump Fiorentina for Berbatov
Juventus have jumped into pole position to buy Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United, following Fiorentina earlier agreeing a fee with the Red Devils for the Bulgarian striker. Berbatov, who had flown to Munich to then catch an onward flight to Florence, did not make his connection and instead has remained in Germany while Juventus bid to agree a deal with Manchester United.
Frecciarossa, two new daily trips Florence-Milan
Florence and Milan sre getting closer and closer with Frecciarossa. Two new daily trips during peak hours, with an intermediate stop in Bologna, connecting from 9 September the two capitals of Italian fashion. The new trains bring to 45 the numbers of Frecciarossa daily connections between the two cities, with more than 25,000 seats total available.