Florence Daily News

Fire Erupts in Industrial Area, Thick Smoke Visible Across Florence

The blaze erupted in a parking area, where three parked semi-trailers were completely engulfed in flames.
A Signa un parco urbano al posto del cemento: il masterplan del Comitato

La proposta lanciata dal Comitato Territorio e Buonsenso del Crocifisso a Signa, che ha presentato un masterplan per la rigenerazione dell’area.
35-Kilogram Ovarian Tumor Successfully Removed at Careggi Hospital

The case was handled by a multidisciplinary team at the Florence hospital.
Jennifer Lopez dazzles Lucca with a night of music, power and sparkle

A sold-out crowd of 16,000 filled the city’s historic center for a concert that blended energy, choreography, fashion, and emotion in true J-Lo style.

Tuscany opposes the European proposal to add water to wine

Monday, May 10, 2021 Editorial Staff Business

A document of the presidency of the EU Council of Ministers allows the practice of partial and total alcohol removal of wines. Tuscany Region and Italian agricultural associations oppose the proposal.

The pic of the week: San Quirico d’Orcia

Sunday, May 9, 2021 Editorial Staff Life

he pic of the week is the Medieval church Pieve dei santi Quirico e Giulitta, in San Quirico, Val d’Orcia, Tuscany by Jacob Mayama. You can send us your pictures and at the end of the week our team will choose one.

No Italian region is high-risk for COVID contagion

Sunday, May 9, 2021 Editorial Staff News

No Italian region is high-risk for COVID contagion in the latest weekly monitoring of the health ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS), for the second straight week. Tuscany remains in yellow zone: positive cases decrease, on Saturday 8 May they were 676.

The American art to exhibit at Palazzo Strozzi

Saturday, May 8, 2021 Editorial Staff Arts

From May 28 to August 29, 2021 Palazzo Strozzi presents American Art 1961–2001, a major exhibition taking a new perspective on the history of contemporary art in the United States.

Three Tuscan islands will become Covid free

Saturday, May 8, 2021 Editorial Staff News

The islands of Capraia, Giglio and Giannutri will become Covid free in the coming days. The government’s anti-Covid vaccination plan for the smaller islands will also involve some Tuscan islands.

Green pass , 50% of Florence hotels to be open

Friday, May 7, 2021 Editorial Staff Business

From May 15 almost 50% of Florence hotels will reopen. The estimate is from Confindustria Firenze, after the Prime Minister Mario Draghi launched the Green pass that will allow people in Italy to move freely within the country and to enter from abroad.

Von der Leyen at The State of the Union: Italy was right about COVID intervention

Friday, May 7, 2021 Editorial Staff News

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that Italy was right to call for the European Union to take action in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in her speech at the State of the Union conference of the European University Institute.