Florence, Italy News

If you have just one day to visit Florence , a guided tour could be what you need.

FLORENCE, Italy: Visiting President Hu Jintao toured an industrial park in the Italian region of Tuscany on Tuesday, in support of ever-strengthening bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the nations' small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Tonight, at 7 p.m., Firenze a Tavola , the charming basement level Italian restaurant just below Parisi, at 4401 Tennyson Street, is hosting Fabio Flagiello, an Italian chef who's done time in numerous kitchens in Italy, France, Boston and California, including Risibisi restaurant in Petaluma, which was ballyhooed in the 2008 San Francisco Bay Area ...

Il Cantuccio to open first outpost in the U.S. The smell of freshly baked Italian breads and cookies will be wafting into more than a few West Village backyards starting this fall.

A prominent restaurant in Rome has been shut down after charging a Japanese couple 700 Euros - or more than $900 - for lunch, according to this story from Reuters news service .

To get a chocolate fix in Florence, don't miss: >> La Bottega del Cioccolato , Via de' Macci, 50 - The shop is not far from the Piazza S. Ambrogio and its outdoor market.

We have scoured the Mercato Centrale for special foods to bring home and walked the San Lorenzo outdoor market, where vendors hawk colorful scarves, all things leather and Florentine paper goods.

The room showcasing Sardinia designers in Florence's Galleria del Costume of Palazzo Pitti.

Two things amazed me while visiting Florence in Tuscany, Italy . First of all, it's the first time I've seen so many electric vehicles in one place; cars, scooters, segways, trucks and even many buses are all electrical.

A decision on the merits of abuse-of-office charges against Giuliano Mignini, the controversial lead prosecutor pressing murder accusations against Seattle native Amanda Knox, was delayed Tuesday until fall.

An explosion in northern Italy has killed at least six people and injured up to 30 after a freight train carrying gas tanks derailed and the blast hit surrounding houses.

Posted June 24, 2009, 11:02 p.m. For an enjoyable evening of culture, you might want to sample a new production at the La Jolla Playhouse called "Restoration". The story features an imaginary look at the behind the scenes process of the preparation and restoration of Michelangelo's statue "David". Much controversy surrounded the commissioning of ...

Caroline Alphonso From Saturday's Globe and Mail, Friday, Jun. 26, 2009 01:44PM EDT I t was getting to be late afternoon in a picturesque corner of the postcard city of Florence, and something dreadful was happening to my husband.

When you ask the locals what is the best thing to do in Florence one of the top responses is going to be eat.

Leave it to Miuccia Prada to exalt urban fashion just when almost everybody else is combatting crisis gloom with classic styles done in bright colours.

Most people would agree that tearing up an illuminated manuscript to sell it by the page is vandalism.

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black's Kembra Phaler performing at Pitti Immagine.

Beyond Media is celebrating its 9th edition in Florence, Italy this summer. The annual festival is a celebration of architectural works and media and will take place at the Stazione Leopolda until July 17th.

"The most beautiful Mapplethorpe show I've ever seen," exclaimed Patti Smith at the grand opening for "Robert Mapplethorpe.

Regulatory News: ExonHit Therapeutics today announced that clinical testing of EHT 0202, its lead therapeutic compound in Alzheimer's disease, is progressing well.