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West Orange High School students in Sra. Rosanna Zamloot’s Honors Italian class were able to “parla de cibo”--talk about food–with their friends in Florence on March 28, thanks to Google Meet. Students from Liceo Giotto Ulivi, located in Borgo San Lorenzo, a town just outside of Florence, finished their regular school day and returned to share info...

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The Italy of wine rises once again to the top of the world, winning the “Oscar” of the best brands, once again thanks to one of its leading names, the Marchesi Antinori. With the historic winery of the Antinori family, today led by Albiera, Allegra, and Alessia with their father Piero Antinori and CEO Renzo Cotarella, it is at no. 1 of 2023 of “The...

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A famous Italian sandwich shop will be opening its latest location in Las Vegas. All'Antico Vinaio will bring its third U.S. location this fall to UnCommons, the new retail and residential district in the southwest valley. Founded in Florence, all'Antico Vinaio is a renowned street food experience known for sandwiches made with Tuscan ingredients. ...

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The mayor of Florence has invited Hope Carrasquilla, the former principal of a Florida school embroiled in controversy over a sixth-grade lesson on Michelangelo's "David," to visit Italy after she was forced out of her job last week. Writing to Twitter on Sunday, politician Dario Nardella said he would "personally invite" the American educator to F...

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Are these the new Dark Ages? From weavers to gold smiths, the artisans that filled Europe with museum-quality handicrafts have largely disappeared, their skills outsource to machines. But, now one top hotel is working to support and showcase traditional trades—and naturally it’s located in the cradle of the Renaissance: Florence. Starting this week...

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Many people do not know that on March 25 the city of Florence celebrates the Florentine New Year. The City has included this date in the annual calendar of popular festivals and traditions and official celebrations. From the Middle Ages until 1750, in fact, this was the day on which the Church recalled the announcement of the Incarnation received f...

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The Uffizi galleries in Florence have been named as one of the 20 best art galleries in the world and the best in Italy in 2023 by America's World Art Awards. The selection is made on the basis of years established, industry reputation, online interest, location, size, aesthetics, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs an...

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A billionaire cable TV empire owner does not own a yacht, private jet and mansion on a beach, instead he shelled out $170 million to buy an Italian pro soccer team. Rocco Commisso, 73, bought ACF Fiorentina in Florence three years ago. His wife told him that if he insisted on buying a team, it needed to be somewhere nice. The price tag was also a b...

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After spending my junior and senior years of high school on Zoom calls and in Google classrooms, there was a bright spot at the end of the tunnel: I was accepted into New York University. As a native New Yorker, I was excited to go to a prestigious school close to home. But when the excitement passed, I realized I would be spending my entire freshm...

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Us Italians have truly taken this Italian proverb to heart, both during carnevale and anytime we throw a festa–chaos-filled days celebrated with cheese chases and food fights and a sport somehow more violent than rugby. Though it may seem like chucking oranges at your neighbor’s head is ruthlessness for the sake of ruthlessness, there actually is s...

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