The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Milan artist shows beaten faces of famous women for street art campaign The bruised and battered faces of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel stare out of posters in Milan created by Italian artist AleXsandro Palombo to raise awareness of violence against women. https://www.thelocal.it/20200115/milan-artist-batters-famous-womens-faces-for-street-art-campaign Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:29:43 +0100 milan-artist-batters-famous-womens-faces-for-street-art-campaign Rome mayor blocks plan to name street after fascist leader Rome mayor Virginia Raggi is seeking to block a plan to name a street in the capital after Giorgio Almirante, the founder of the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI). https://www.thelocal.it/20180615/rome-mayor-blocks-plan-to-name-street-after-fascist-leader Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:12:45 +0200 rome-mayor-blocks-plan-to-name-street-after-fascist-leader Italy startup leads street food revolution An Italian startup based in Milan is seeking to bring the street food industry into the modern age through an innovative new mobile phone app. https://www.thelocal.it/20150925/italy-startup-leads-street-food-revolution Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:39:13 +0200 italy-startup-leads-street-food-revolution 'Insults and distrust' - being an imam in Milan An Egyptian student living in Milan, who walked around the city for five hours dressed as an imam, has released a video showing how he was insulted along the way. https://www.thelocal.it/20150218/insults-and-distrust-being-an-imam-in-milan Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:58:00 +0100 insults-and-distrust-being-an-imam-in-milan Rome street artist paints New York New York was given a touch of Italian colour this month when Rome-based artist Alice Pasquini painted a narrative triptych across its boroughs during a two-week painting programme. https://www.thelocal.it/20140415/rome-street-artist-paints-new-york Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:54:00 +0200 rome-street-artist-paints-new-york Italian violinist strikes a chord with street kids A leading Italian violinist has swapped gilded concert halls for audiences of street children around the world, using music therapy to help those less fortunate. https://www.thelocal.it/20140115/italian-violinist-strikes-a-chord-with-street-kids Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:46:00 +0100 italian-violinist-strikes-a-chord-with-street-kids 'One should never create art to make money' Italy is renowned worldwide for its art, but is it possible to make a living from it? The Local spoke to innovative Swedish artist Patrik Lundell to find out how he made his way onto the Florence art scene. https://www.thelocal.it/20131223/one-should-never-create-art-to-make-money Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:04:00 +0100 one-should-never-create-art-to-make-money 'Peeing in street not a crime if urgent': court A 55-year-old civil servant has been acquitted for urinating in a street in Lamon, in the northern province of Belluno, after Italy's highest court deemed the act to be “urgent”. https://www.thelocal.it/20131111/peeing-in-the-street-is-not-a-crime-if-urgent-court Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:23:00 +0100 peeing-in-the-street-is-not-a-crime-if-urgent-court