Balcony to Nowhere

On the old walls, facing the “Porto Mediceo”, a balcony to nowhere ...

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Leafy Stump

Considered that we have recently seen an urban farm, I feel able to declare that this leafy tree stump in “Via Vivoli” is an urban forest.

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The Places I Love

It is appalling to see that more than three thousands of our fellow citizens found the time to answer a poll on bombastic sillinesses about being Livornese and only a few dozens have chosen until now to support a far more interesting and useful initiative.“I Luoghi del Cuore” (The Places I Love) is a survey of our forgotten monuments in need of restoration. The most voted ones will attract attention at national level with a realistic hope to get some private or public funds.
For the first time the poll is open to voters from abroad. If you like, take a bit of your time to register on this website and vote for our designated place, which is obviously the derelict “Chiesa degli Olandesi” (Dutch Church). Please be sure to write exactly the words between the quotation marks to avoid mix-ups.

Search labels: Dutch church
See also: Abandoned Church - Scali degli Olandesi - Chiesa degli Olandesi - Sad Preview - A lecture - Finale - A Ray of Hope - Falling to Pieces - Flying Rats - Another Collapse - Fenced Off - Piazza Poerio - The Places I Love - A Few More Votes - Rose Window - Second Place?
External links: Temple of the Dutch German Congregation (Wikipedia)
Facebook Group: “Salviamo la chiesa degli Olandesi a Livorno” (Save the Dutch church in Livorno)

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Sentinel

Last December, during a storm, two trailers loaded with barrels of chemicals went overboard from the “Eurocargo Venezia” in an unprecised area between the island of Gorgona and Livorno. The 68-meter “Sentinel”, a scientific research and supply vessel, is trying to recover most of those barrels from the bottom of the sea.The ship was built in 1971 by Ferguson Shipbuilders at Port Glasgow, UK, and is now owned and operated by ARGO Ship Management & Services.

External links: Ferguson Shipbuilders - Port Glasgow (Wikipedia) - ARGO Ship Management & Services (Official Site)

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Paper Only

The sign on the dumpster says: “Paper collection”...

See also: Cans, Glass & Plastics

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Urban Farm

I found this “fattoria urbana” (urban farm) on the “Scali del Refugio”, in the Venezia quarter.These stone-paved slopes from street level to water level are quite common along the canals of Livorno, but farming on them was unheard of until now.

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Pis-orno

It has been a while since they started, but the talks on the abolition of the provinces have recently taken a practical turn. If the outright abolition will fail, there is even a plan B for their reduction from 107 to 54.To be sure of surviving a province must have at least 350,000 inhabitants, an area of 3,500 km² (1,350 sq mi) and 50 municipalities.In Tuscany only Florence meets the first two criteria and five more cities get one out three. Livorno, Prato, Pistoia and Massa-Carrara are at risk of unification with other provinces. The tiny province of Prato would come back to Florence or may join forces with Pistoia. Massa-Carrara will probably form with Lucca a province with three names, but the only logic and tragic choice for Livorno has the name of Pisa.

See also: Province of Livorno - Palazzo Granducale
External links: Ecco il piano che dimezza le Province (Il Corriere della Sera, in Italian) - Province accorpate: come cambia la Toscana (Il Tirreno, in Italian)

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