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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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NEWS

A Summer Without a Break as Florence Endures Relentless Heat

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Pisa, Felt Across Northern Tuscany

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

BUSINESS

ECB invites Europeans to help choose the next euro banknotes, with a Tuscan touch

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Florence’s All’Antico Vinaio Opens Its First Store in Australia

Thursday, July 16, 2026

TECH

Solar eclipse over Tuscany on August 12, 2026: where and when to watch

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Removable Flood Defences Trialled on Florence Riverfront

Friday, June 12, 2026

TRAVEL

Bike sharing surges in Florence as city brings in AI parking checks

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

New bridge installed as Florence rail disruption continues until 30 July 2026

Monday, July 27, 2026

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ARTS

€50 million programme to reshape Florence’s Uffizi complex

Thursday, August 6, 2026
Restored Sansovino sculpture on display in Florence before returning to Venice

Restored Sansovino Madonna on display in Florence before returning to Venice

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

LIFE

San Lorenzo and Liberation Day: Florence Prepares for Four Days of Events

Saturday, August 8, 2026

A Coca-Cola Predecessor? Florence Friars’ 19th-Century Elixir

Friday, August 7, 2026

SPORTS

Fiorentina to mark centenary with fireworks and light show at Franchi stadium

Monday, August 10, 2026

Could Euro 2032 Come to Florence? City Formally Joins Host Race

Sunday, August 2, 2026

OPINIONS

When the Water Recedes

Saturday, August 8, 2026

The Ceuta Crisis: Speaking to Algorithms

Saturday, August 1, 2026

ITALIANO

Signa, il comitato del Crocifisso porta le preoccupazioni ambientali in Regione

Friday, June 19, 2026

Le parole che decidono il mondo: dèmos, kràtos, femminicidio

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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