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Sun, Sand… and Sky-High Prices

Tuscany’s Empty Umbrellas and the Price of Shade

Friday, August 15, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

From Forte dei Marmi to San Vincenzo, empty umbrellas tell the story of soaring prices and a beach model in need of a rethink.

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Airports or Shopping Malls? The Italian Gateways Where Essentials Are Optional

From Runway to Retail: The Italian Airport Paradox

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

Airports are becoming shopping malls with boarding gates, but passengers still struggle to find a seat, a socket, or a sip of water.

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The international fast food chain McDonald’s is “one step away from signing” a lease for the premises of the historic Olympion café

We Must Believe in Beauty

Thursday, July 17, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

Thessaloniki’s McDonald’s debate echoes Florence’s 2016 decision to reject a fast food in Piazza del Duomo, raising questions about preserving urban identity.

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Boston Tea Party, 1773 – The protest against British tea taxes sparked not only a revolution, but also a cultural shift: coffee replaced tea as the drink of American identity.

Trump’s New Tariffs Feel Like an Embargo—and China’s Ready

Sunday, July 13, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

What starts as a bid to protect domestic interests often ends up changing the daily lives of millions in ways policymakers neither planned nor controlled.

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Bezos, Venice, and the Eternal Stage of Italy’s Great Cities

Saturday, June 28, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

Are places like Venice, Florence, and Rome simply backdrops for grandeur—or do they hold the real power in the story?

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Minding the Hooting and Hollering: Catcalling in Italy is Still a National Staple

Friday, June 20, 2025 Marin Napolitano Opinions

According to a study conducted by ISTAT, 80% of Italian women have been a victim of some form of street harassment.

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Italy’s Citizenship Referendum: Professors Call for Modernisation in an Appeal on La Repubblica

Professors Urge Support for Citizenship Reform Referendum

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Editorial Staff Opinions

A group of scholars has published an appeal in La Repubblica urging Italians to support the 8–9 June 2025 citizenship referendum.

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Donal Trump

Trump vs. Reagan: When Will American Voters Realize the Cost of Tariffs?

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

For decades, the Republican Party has championed free trade as a pillar of American prosperity. Today, Donald Trump is reversing that legacy.

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The recent clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House risks becoming the symbol of the end of the Western order

The Trump-Zelensky Clash and the Old Wild West

Saturday, March 1, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

The recent clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House risks becoming the symbol of the end of the Western order.

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Donald Trump and Rolad Reagan

The Evolution of America: From Reagan’s Open Dream to Trump’s Closed Reality

Friday, January 24, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

The last speech of Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump’s inaugural address are worlds apart.

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Horse patrols deployed in Florence parks as spring brings more visitors

Friday, March 13, 2026

Italy to vote on separating judges and prosecutors

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence loses nearly 1,000 shops in 13 years, study finds

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Florence extends Unesco rules to 2031, adds new business limits

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

TECH

Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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Friday, February 27, 2026

TRAVEL

Florence brings back summer night-time car restrictions, businesses protest

Monday, March 16, 2026

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Saturday, March 14, 2026

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ARTS

Restored Spinello Aretino triptych returns to Accademia

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Archaeological artefacts rediscovered in storage at Uffizi Galleries

Sunday, March 15, 2026

LIFE

FAI Spring Days return on 21–22 March, opening rarely accessible sites across Tuscany

Monday, March 16, 2026

Florence to name Maggio Musicale theatre after conductor Vittorio Gui

Friday, March 13, 2026

SPORTS

Two Tuscan athletes competing at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Monday, March 9, 2026

Ben Stiller’s Super Bowl ad features an 80s dance track born in Tuscany

Monday, February 9, 2026

OPINIONS

(Cover photo: My Bed by Tracey Emin. Retrieved from The Saatchi Gallery web site, 19 June 2007. Copyright of the work presumed to be that of the artist, and of the photo to be that of the Saatchi Gallery, via Wikipedia)

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The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

L’Europa come creatura nervosa

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Il rischio idrogeologico divide Regione Toscana e Comune a Signa

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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