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The Strength of the Streets and the Value of Political Presence

Sunday, October 12, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

This year, Italy reminded us how essential political presence and participation in public squares truly are.

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Tuscany votes for new governor amid debates on health, transport and tourism

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Three candidates face off at the regional elections on October 12–13, with the center-left favored to win.

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Florence Joins Nationwide Pro-Palestinian Protests After Flotilla Raid

Florence Joins Nationwide Pro-Palestinian Protests After Flotilla Raid

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Florence on Tuesday evening in response to the Israeli raid on the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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General Strike for Gaza in Florence

General Strike for Gaza: Protests and Blockades in Florence

Monday, September 22, 2025 Editorial Staff News

The protest affects all sectors from railways to local transport, schools, ports, and public services.

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Charlie Kirk and Donald Trump

From Consensus to Conflict: America’s Dangerous Political Spiral

Saturday, September 13, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

The assassination of Charlie Kirk reopens a dark chapter in American political life: the normalization of violence as a political tool.

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Florence Airport Runway: A Project Decades in the Making

Florence Airport Runway: A Project Decades in the Making

Thursday, September 4, 2025 Editorial Staff Travel

The idea of a new runway for Florence dates back to the 1980s, but politics has never reached a definitive decision until now.

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Bush’s Warning on “Dangerous Isms” and Trump’s America Today

Isolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s Agenda

Sunday, August 31, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

As the U.S. immigrant population declines, Bush’s 2011 warning about the perils of nativism resonates with today’s America First politics.

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The center-right candidate Alessandro Tomasi of Fratelli d’Italia

Tomasi to Challenge Giani in Tuscany Regional Race

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Editorial Staff News

The center-right coalition has officially chosen the mayor of Pistoia, as its candidate for the presidency of Tuscany in the upcoming regional elections.

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Emiliano Fossi and Eugenio Giani

Giani Secures Center-Left Candidacy in Tuscany as M5S Joins Coalition

Friday, August 8, 2025 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

M5S support comes with demands far from the policies Giani and the PD have pursued in Tuscany.

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Minimum Wage Debate in Italy: What It Is and Why Tuscany’s Law Was Challenged

Italy’s Minimum Wage Debate: Why Tuscany’s Law Was Challenged

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

The Constitutional Court will now decide whether the Tuscan law aligns with the Constitution.

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NEWS

Florence court ruling paves the way for recovery of former Le Mulina site in the Cascine

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Voices festival on media freedom returns to Florence

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence issues 30 fines in first weeks of new outdoor dining rules

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

4.5 Stars for Vino Nobile 2023, €1 Billion Value for Montepulciano

Saturday, February 14, 2026

TECH

Florence has a new bridge over the Arno: watch the timelapse

Friday, February 27, 2026
Tuscany upgrades regional digital portal with new AI-powered services

Tuscany upgrades regional digital portal with new AI-powered services

Thursday, February 5, 2026

TRAVEL

Giardino delle Rose in Florence to undergo upgrades and path repairs

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Florence named world’s top city for hands-on food experiences

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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ARTS

Palazzo Strozzi unveils 2026 programme, from Rothko to “Broken”

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Uffizi Galleries reopen restored Lorena Staircase after eight years

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

LIFE

TourismA returns to Florence with restored Etruscan urn

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

A Country of Dialects, Now Speaking Italian. And English

Friday, February 20, 2026

SPORTS

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

Monday, February 9, 2026

A love song born in Florence becomes the soundtrack of Milano Cortina 2026

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

OPINIONS

The Festival di Sanremo crowned Sal Da Vinci in 2026 with Per sempre sì

The Strange Seriousness of Eurovision

Monday, March 2, 2026
The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

Europe as a Nervous Organism (1870) – and America Watching

Sunday, February 15, 2026

ITALIANO

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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