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Catania, the Municipality starts fire prevention work for the first time in 96 sites
In Catania, in view of the summer the risk of fires increases, the Municipality starts for the first time the fire prevention works in 96 sites. #lifestyle #current events #catania #sicily
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Pnrr, 129 million from the Ministry of Culture for seismic safety in 167 places of worship
Pnrr, 129 million from the Ministry of Culture for seismic safety in 167 places of worship. Sangiuliano: “This plan of new interventions, from North to South, allows us to continue to give substance to our protection projects and…
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Sicily, drought: work to channel the waters of the Simeto will begin from Monday
Sicily, drought, farmers in the Catania plain receive 600 liters of water per second: work to channel the waters of the Simeto begins on Monday. #sicily #drought #simeto
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Catania. New life for the monument to Bellini in Piazza Stesicoro.
On Wednesday 24 April at 18,00 pm the monument to Vincenzo Bellini will be returned to the city, created by the sculptor Giulio Monteverde in the second half of the 800th century, in Piazza Stesicoro, restored thanks to an intervention desired by the…
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Vote swapping and corruption in Sicily: vice president Luca Sammartino suspended
The Northern League representative has resigned from the Schifani council. The Anti-Mafia requests the investigation documents. #sicily #corruption #mafia #sammartino
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San Giovanni la Punta: interventions for 800 thousand euros following the flooding
Flooding, interventions for 800 thousand euros in San Giovanni la Punta. Schifani: «Let's put an end to repeated dangerous situations» #catania #politics #works
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Waste, new step forward for the construction of the two waste-to-energy plants in Sicily
New step forward for the construction of the two waste-to-energy plants in Sicily. The areas in Palermo and Catania in which the plants can be built have been identified. #waste #lifestyle #politics #palermo #catania…
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Catania: the national government assigns 100 new traffic policemen to the Municipality
Catania: the national government assigns 100 new traffic policemen to the Municipality. Hiring will take place through simplified competitive procedures. #catania #municipal police #sicily #safety
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Maintenance in Catania, the restyling work of Piazza Santa Maria di Gesù begins
The redevelopment work has begun on Piazza Santa Maria di Gesù, in the part overlooking Via Androne and Via Lago di Nicito which has been in a state of decay for several years and with the monumental fountain not functioning. #catania…
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Catania, Easter gifts from the Region for the children of the La Rosa Institute in Librino
Wednesday 20th was a day of celebration for the girls and boys of the educational and welfare institute and of the accommodation community of the Cirino La Rosa Foundation of Librino in Catania. A load of Easter eggs has arrived for them...
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Union ordinance “Movida messinese estate 2023”: the TAR rejects the appeal…
The Regional Administrative Court of Catania declared the appeal for the annulment of union ordinance no. inadmissible. 105 of last May, proposed by the Centro Storico di Messina association, in the person of the legal representative pro tempore Anthony…
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Sicily: recovery and maintenance plans for the spas of Sciacca and Acireale presented
The recovery and maintenance plans for the spas of Sciacca and Acireale were presented to the president of the Sicily region Schifani. #culture #recovery #Sicily #spa
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Catania: Ex Auro, an innovative tourist service center in the heart of the city
Ex Auro, an innovative tourist service center in the heart of the city, an area that had been illegally occupied, and which begins a virtuous path of tourism development thanks to a design competition. #exauro #redevelopment…
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Catania. Ex Auro, design competition to redevelop the former Convent awarded…
On Friday 15 March at 11,00 in the Palazzo della Cultura, the five finalist projects of the design competition for the "renovation works of a building to be used as a Tourist Services Center were illustrated and presented…
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Dear flights, from tomorrow discounts for connections with all Italian airports
Not just Rome and Milano: discounts on airline tickets for residents of Sicily will be extended to all Italian destinations. As early as tomorrow, the bonus to mitigate the high cost of flights, wanted by the Schifani government and introduced last…
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Catania, Mayor Trantino meets Minister Urso in Rome for other productive investments
Themes linked to the development of production activities and investments in the metropolitan area of Catania were at the center of the conversation. #catania #trantino #urso
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Catania. Pnrr, restoration and redevelopment works for the former Porta Ferdinandea
Work is underway for the redevelopment and safety of the monumental building Porta Ferdinandea, after the unification of Italy called Porta Garibaldi, promoted by the Municipal Administration as a restoration action…
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Catania: environment, 2500 new trees with the “Catania Respira” project, one for each…
The open space equipped with children's games, at the intersection of Corso Indipendenza and Via IV Novembre is home to a dozen trees planted by the operators of the contractor company. #environment #lifestyle #politics #catania #sicily
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Catania: sea, green light from the Trantino council for solariums with the return of the one in Ognina
The solarium in Ognina in front of the Nautico will also be built, covering approximately 2200 mXNUMX together with the one in Piazza Sciascia in front of Piazza Europa. #summer #sea #lifestyle #politics #ognina #catania #sicily
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Catania: Region finances redevelopment and safety measures
Region of Catania finances redevelopment and safety interventions in the industrial area. #redevelopment #politics #catania #sicily
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Violence in Catania suffered by the thirteen-year-old girl
"In this circumstance it seems to me that we are worrying more about the rapists than about the two victims: the thirteen-year-old who suffered the sexual violence and the 17-year-old boy, blocked and forcibly forced to witness the scene"...
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Catania, celebrations for the feast of Sant'Agata
"I hope that these three days of celebrations will once again be an opportunity to affirm Christian values, to bear witness and attention towards the last, the marginalized, the true martyrs of our times". #catania #santagata…
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“Father Puglisi and Sant'Agata”, meeting in Catania highlights the link between the two…
"Both were martyred for believing in the right not to submit to the arrogance and wickedness of the violent." The story of a man who was able to say no to violence and abuse. #catania #fatherpuglisiesantagata…
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Mayor Trantino in Rome to complete the financial recovery and plan the future of…
A long meeting took place at Palazzo Chigi on issues related to the adoption of the most suitable measures to conclude the process of reorganizing the municipal budget and the procedures for the financial collapse of the Municipality. #Rome #Catania #meeting…
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School: in Catania the first professional institute in Sicily for "Water Management and…
Satisfaction with this result was expressed by the mayor Enrico Trantino and the municipal school councilor Andrea Guzzardi. #catania #school
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Juvenile deviance, in Catania the reintegration starts from equestrian sport
The activities, which aim to re-educate and make responsible adolescents involved in crimes, will take place in the structures of the Horse Riding Increase Institute. The agreement aims to encourage and implement a sporting-educational process,…
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Forty years ago the assassination of Pippo Fava. Mattarella: «He fought to free…
He was in front of the entrance to the Teatro Stabile in Catania when he was hit by five gunshots from the Santapaola clan from Catania. #pippofava
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Catania, the new Sant'Agata village sports center delivered to the city
Where there were brushwood, in the heart of the Sant'Agata village, in Catania, there is now a brand new five-a-side football pitch in synthetic grass. #catania
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Catania, the redevelopment of the former Piazza Nettuno has been completed
The councilor for Sport and Community Policies Sergio Parisi will hand over the new Franco Battiato square to the citizens of Catania. #catania #events #sport
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Catania Christmas 2023, event in favor of Ukrainian children, promoted by the Presidency of…
On Wednesday 14 December, starting from 10:00 in the council chamber of Palazzo degli Elefanti, the drawings of the project "From Sicily Merry Christmas to Ukrainian children" will be rewarded. The Christmas letters with the works will be…
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Catania Tu-Go, another 4400 season tickets to travel for a year on buses and metro for just 20 euros per year
In Catania the deadlines for online subscription for another 4400 new annual subscriptions at 20 euros per year were opened yesterday. #catania #tu-go #subscriptions
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Urban planning, institutional synergy to relaunch "Catania university city".
Urban planning, institutional synergy to relaunch. One hundred million euros, funds that can even double in the future, intended to make the bond between the University and the City of Catania even stronger. At the elephant palace it is…
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Catania, public toilets: the services of via Lavandaie reopen, close to Villa Pacini and the…
The redevelopment works, proposed by the head of cabinet Giuseppe Ferraro, are part of the recovery action of the historic center of the city. #catania
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Pon Metro, regenerated Piazza Europa returns to the people of Catania.
Pon Metro, regenerated Piazza Europa returns to the people of Catania. On Friday 27 October, at 10,00 am, the mayor Enrico Trantino and the councilor for community policies Sergio Parisi will hand over the renovated Piazza Europa to the citizens,…
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Catania, the Duca d'Aosta football field changes face: delivery in a month
A modern, functional and usable field, thus responding to the need of neighborhoods and citizens to practice sports in a densely populated area. #catania
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Catania, work begins on the Lungomare cycle path
Work has begun for the redevelopment of the damaged #Catania seafront cycle path and for its extension from Piazza Mancini Battaglia to the intersection with Via Villini a Mare
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Catania, mayor Trantino meets government officials in Rome to strengthen control…
From Monday another 4 Anti-Crime Squad patrols will be operational to strengthen the department and make control of the territory more effective. #catania
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Reopening of Catania Airport, Schifani's inspection of the reclaimed Terminal A
Schifani: «I urged the bodies responsible for issuing authorizations, starting with those connected to the Region». #catania #airport #schifani
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Catania: Pnrr, tenders awarded to build two new nursery schools
The projects presented by the Municipal Administration to build two new nursery schools in Catania were both awarded. #politics #pnrr #catania #sicily
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Catania: Trappeto Nord, Piazza Montana, a five-a-side football pitch and a basketball pitch for the kids of…
In Catania, in the Trappeto Nord area, in Piazza Montana, a five-a-side football pitch and a basketball pitch have been symbolically entrusted to the children of the neighbourhood. #trapettonord #sport #politics #trantino mayor #catania #sicily
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Catania, the archaeological finds do not stop the redevelopment works in Piazza Cardinale...
The redevelopment project includes interventions aimed at deconcreting and enhancing the green areas. #catania #redevelopment
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The new mayor Trantino took office at the Palazzo degli Elefanti in Catania: "the people of Catania are…
The new mayor of Catania has taken office in the Town Hall at Palazzo degli Elefanti. Enrico Trantino thanked the citizens and people who welcomed him upon his arrival, promising to immediately commit to the well-being of…
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Catania, work has begun to redevelop Piazza Santa Maria Ausiliatrice with EU funds
Maintenance interventions are aimed at improving urban quality and promoting social, recreational and sporting activities
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Catania, bulldozers and workers in action for green regeneration in Piazza Europa
The deconcretion and redevelopment projects of Piazza Europa in Catania are underway. #catania #green #deconcretion
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Catania, the plaque naming Piazzetta Ognina after the magistrate Scidà has been discovered
The plaque naming the small square next to the Ognina port on the Catania seafront after the magistrate Giambattista Scidà has been discovered. #catania
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Catania, the first 11 electric buses purchased with Pon Metro funds
The first 11 8-metre "full electric" buses used in local public transport in the city of Catania are already in circulation. #fullelectric #bus
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Catania, all 6 projects for the recovery of assets confiscated from the Mafia financed
All six projects presented by the municipal administration of Catania for recovery interventions on assets confiscated from the mafia were financed
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Catania, a new information site for tourists is available
This is a new web space with detailed information for visitors on the city's cultural and naturalistic routes
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Catania, applications for the contribution for the transport of pupils with disabilities are now open
The contribution is valid for students residing in Catania and attending nursery, primary and lower secondary schools in the calendar year 2022
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Catania, the Municipality delivers 24 new homes to the recipients
The 24 new apartments built by the Municipality of Catania were assigned by the Portuguese extraordinary commissioner to those entitled.
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Catania, the large Christmas tree in Piazza Università is lit
With the traditional tree of lights in Piazza Università and the lights in Via Etnea and numerous other city streets turned on, the pre-Christmas period in Catania symbolically begins
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Catania, Commissioner Federico Portoghese has taken office
The Extraordinary Commissioner of the Municipality of Catania Federico Portoghese has taken office in the municipal headquarters of Palazzo degli Elefanti.
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Catania, Etna returns to the Mascalucia Blues Festival
Etna in Blues Festival of Mascalucia: on 10 September on the stage of the Trinità Manenti Park Umberto Porcaro will perform, with the 091BLUEs ''Sicilian blues' opening
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Catania, assets confiscated from the mafia: the former Empire reopens
In the property confiscated from the mafia in via Zolfatai 12, the Municipal Administration will open the doors of the former restaurant-disco "Empire".
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Catania, new tender for a citrus grove confiscated from the mafia
The Municipality of Catania once again puts a 5-hectare citrus grove confiscated from the Mafia up for tender; last year it was not possible to complete the assignment
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Catania, PNRR: 2 million to regenerate Bellini Garden
Thanks to the resources of the PNRR and the approval of the Ministry of Culture, the Municipality will carry out the regeneration project of the historic Bellini Garden
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Catania, a square for Franco Battiato and a commemorative plaque on the seafront
A special city event culminating in the naming of the square after the Maestro musician originally from Riposto and in the commemorative plaque
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Catania, unknown persons deface Castello Ursino with graffiti
The exterior of Castello Ursino has been smeared with paint, and light green graffiti has appeared on one of the castle's towers.
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Catania, "May in...shape" returns for the prevention of breast cancer
The event allows one hundred young women aged between 40 and 49 to book a free breast examination and mammogram
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Catania, free distribution of jars of jam with oranges seized from the Mafia
Assets confiscated from the mafia: on Tuesday at Palazzo degli Elefanti the donation of jams made with solidarity collection of oranges begins
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Catania, the Mediterranean Festival in early June
The event is proposed as a space for public debate and meeting between those who care about the creation of a new culture of citizenship
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Catania, opens a dormitory with 25 beds in an asset confiscated from the mafia
The people who will live in the structure are intercepted by the operators of the Street Unit with the Radici project, created with the Sol.Co Consortium.
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Catania, the “Territorial Aggregation Centers” project presented
The project implemented by the Municipality of Catania takes its first steps with the aim of strengthening socio-educational services and inclusion
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Catania, confiscated property will become "House of Music"
The former Empire will host a social project with a high symbolic value in the fight against organized crime
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Catania, the "rediscovered Kouros" returns to the Ursino Castle
From 14 April to 2 October the "Kouros rediscovered", a Greek statue of extraordinary beauty, returns to the Civic Museum of Castello Ursino
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Catania, the two days dedicated to the energy transition
"The Energies of Sicily": the two days dedicated to the energy transition with hydrogen, solar energy, wind energy, biofuels and hydroelectric at its centre.
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Catania, “Let's Make Peace”: schools against the war
"Let's Make Peace": on Saturday the schools march against the war: delivery of letters-intentions to the city authorities as spokespersons for peace.
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Catania, the new train financed by the Region is in service
The first of ten modern trains for the Catania metro is in operation. The "Agata" convoy, financed by the Region, left on 1 April
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Catania, the collection of oranges in the fields confiscated from the Mafia continues with an inclusive project
Some young people with disabilities tried their hand at harvesting, recovering many baskets of oranges, thanks to an "Erasmus+ "Hi Ability" project
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Catania, assets confiscated from the mafia: a new regulation drawn up by professionals for the...
An innovative proposal to update the regulation of confiscated assets was delivered in the Palazzo degli Elephants to the branch councilor Michele Cristaldi, by Professor Daniela Mainenti, professor of criminal procedure and…
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Catania, school pupils collect oranges from land confiscated from the Mafia
Oranges are considered the symbol of legality by the municipal administration
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Catania, PNNR: public transport is getting a makeover, soon 100 new electric buses and 10…
All the new buses will have modern features such as equipment for access and transport of people with reduced mobility, passenger counting with electronic validation, video surveillance and devices for…
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Catania, assets confiscated from the mafia: collection of excellent quality oranges from a citrus grove…
The first quintals of excellent quality oranges, fruits of a thriving five-hectare citrus grove in the Jungetto district, previously in the hands of the mafia, now confiscated and assigned to the Municipality of Catania, are given as a gift to assistance institutions and…
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Catania, the “Catania Dog Card” for the protection of animals is born: creation of a network…
With the aim of encouraging the adoption of dogs hosted by municipal shelters, the municipal Dog Card was created in Catania, a loyalty card with discounts to be used in affiliated shops for food and veterinary services and other forms of support...
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Catanzaro, the painting “The patronage of San Vitaliano” has been returned to the city
The work by Vitaliano Alfì was donated to the Diocese of Catanzaro in 1746, and was exhibited in the Monte church until 1960
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Catania, the Emilio Greco Museum will have its new temporary home at the Palazzo della Cultura
From Thursday 20 January the Emilio Greco Museum will move its headquarters from Palazzo Gravina Cruyllas, closed for restoration work, to the Palazzo della Cultura
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Catania, “Carovana Prevenzione Sicilia” for free diagnostic tests for women in difficulty
Catania, on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd January Piazza Università will host the "Sicily Prevention Caravan" of the Komen Italia project which, with the collaboration of the Municipality, the Asp and the "Agata Donna per le Donne" Association, will offer exams…
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Catania, call for tenders for 10 million euros of works for the roads of the industrial area
Catania, another step by the Municipal Administration has been taken for the development and redevelopment of the road network of the industrial area
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Catania, Monsignor Renna is the new Metropolitan Archbishop; the welcome of Mayor Pogliese
The Etna Church has a new leader: Monsignor Luigi Renna, new head of the Archdiocese of Catania
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Catania, “IO_Nunzio Fisichella”, the exhibition from 29 December at Gam
Nunzio Fisichella is an artist from Catania: his canvases appear full of passions, pains and ambitions, expressed in strong colors
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Catania, a Sunday of volunteering and solidarity in Villa Bellini with disadvantaged families
Catania, a morning for children and families with entertainment, games, creative workshops, music and Christmas-themed dances, a Sunday of solidarity at Villa Bellini with the initiative "For everyone...a Christmas in the Center -…
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Catania, home of a regional news journalist set on fire, solidarity from the Mayor...
The fire was intentionally set in the home of Orazio Aleppo, Rai journalist of Tgr Sicilia, in Acireale, causing the destruction of the property
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Catania, Plastic free donates a hundred Paulownia trees for the Gemmellaro Park
The mayor Salvo Pogliese and the councilor Andrea Barresi also briefly attended the planting event and wanted to personally thank the volunteers for the many initiatives they are developing in order to…
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