The Corridoio Vasariano, or Vasari Corridor, was built as a secret pathway connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti via the Uffizi Galleries and the Ponte Vecchio. It’s now open to the public for ...

Florence City Council members approved a resolution Monday to rename Northwest Park to the "Mordecai C. Johnson Park."Johnson ...

The 2,500-foot-long Vasari Corridor impressed guests of the Medicis and other leaders that followed (including Benito ...

In the Italian culture and tradition, where the art of barbering dates back thousands of years, barbers have long been ...

Although the Vasari Corridor has been off-limits for centuries, it’s now part of a renewed effort to open Florence’s ...

The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office has identified the Florence man killed in Wednesday’s officer-involved shooting.

A clip from Homeschool History. Florence displayed her nursing skills at an early age as she was forever looking after injured animals and helping them get well. Over the course of her life she ...

Key Question: Why is Florence Nightingale historically significant? Concept of historical significanceOne of the least explored and understood concepts in history is significance. It is sometimes ...

“She has always taken pride in her identity and history, the Jewish and the non-Jewish parts, and in Florence, everyone knows it, so there was no reason for further discussing the topic during ...

The Brown home and farm, a closed Pee Dee history and heritage museum near Lake City and Johnsonville with 1800s buildings ...

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