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Pedestrian and cyclist bridge links Ostiense with Marconi
The Ponte della Scienza (Bridge of Science) in the Ostiense district of Rome has opened officially, following years of waiting.
The pedestrian and cyclist...
Rome extends traffic ban on Via dei Fori Imperiali
The capital plans to extend the ban of private traffic on Via dei Fori Imperiali from Largo Corrado Ricci to Piazza Venezia in the coming weeks.
This was one of a...
Europe's largest conference centre slammed by Rome public contracts authority
Rome's controversial Nuvola conference centre project has come under fire from the authority for the supervision of public contracts (AVCP)...
Parade celebrates 20 years in Rome
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino will open this year's Gay Pride parade on 7 June.
The announcement came following a meeting with members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transse...
Mayor says Rome is ready for event
Over 60 delegations from 54 countries are expected in Rome for the upcoming double canonisation of popes John XXIII and John Paul II at the Vatican on 27 April.
There will be 19 h...
77th edition of popular tradition
The Spanish Steps with the famous view of Trinità de' Monti are currently in full bloom with 750 azalea plants.
An annual tradition for the last 77 years, this splash of col...
Eviction of historic bar is "inevitable"
The widely-publicised threat of eviction hanging over Caffé della Pace is now back on the cards, despite the recent agreement reached with the landlord of the premises,...
Future looks bright for historic Rome bar
The widely-publicised threat of eviction hanging over Caffé della Pace has now been averted after an agreement was reached with the landlord of the historic premises, t...
Luxury jeweller celebrates 130th anniversary
Luxury jeweller Bulgari is donating €1.5 million towards the restoration of Rome's Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti, or the Spanish Steps as they are better kn...
Entire area shut down on 27 March for US president.
The Colosseum will be off limits on Thursday 27 March to cater for security concerns around the visit of the US president Barack Obama.
Obama's trip to the Coloss...
Police evict activists from occupied space
Rome police evicted activists from the well-known occupied space Angelo Mai Altrove in Via delle Terme di Caracalla in an early morning raid on Wednesday 19 March.
The act...
Visit Bar della Pace to show your solidarity
The campaign to halt the impending eviction of Bar della Pace has stepped up a gear after being taken to the city council on 6 March.
Following a meeting between deputy...
Cabbie returns €14k to Russian tourist
A Roman taxi driver received a medal for honesty from the city's mayor Ignazio Marino on 9 March, after returning a bag containing €14,000 in cash to a custode, a large...
Sorrentino to get citizenship on 14 March
The city council's decision to award Paolo Sorrentino, the director of Oscar-winning film La Grande Bellezza, with honorary citizenship of Rome was not unanimous, with 32 vote...
Paolo Sorrentino, the director of La Grande Bellezza, is to receive honorary citizenship of Rome, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
With the backing of the city assembly, Marino reportedly offered the citizenship...
The eviction of the Bar della Pace from its historic location just behind Piazza Navona is one step nearer after the latest court sentence in favour of the landlord, the German church nearby.
The family that has run t...
Renzi promises funds but criticises Marino's "tone"
A spat has developed between Italy's newly sworn-in premier Matteo Renzi and the mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino over special funding for the capital.
The mayor clai...
Rome's carnival season is in full swing
Rome is holding many events to celebrate the traditional carnival season which began this year on 22 February and ends on 4 March.
Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna and Pia...
Garish sculpture went unnoticed by authorities for two months The mysterious pseudo-Mondrian steel sculpture is expected to be removed from its site between the Aventine and the Cricus Maximus, following the negative pu...
CNN votes Rome statue among top 11 most ugly monuments in worldThe controversial statue of Blessed John Paul II outside Rome's Termini station has been included on the CNN list of the world's ugliest monuments.Oliviero R...
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Aperitif at the organic restaurant
Join Club Tutti Expats & Locals of Roma (https://www.meetup.com/clubtuttiroma) for a delightful aperitif which will be held on Friday April 26th at 6:30 PM at the organic restauran...
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