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What Happens When a Happening Place Becomes Too Hot

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Earsplitting volumes in once quiet residential neighborhoods long after midnight. When Milan’s authorities embarked years ago on plans to promote the city as a buzzy destination by building on its reputation as Italy’s hip fashion and design capital, the resulting noise and rowdy overcrowding were perhaps not quite what they had in mind.

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UPS putting eBike into package delivery service in Ft. Lauderdale

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UPS has launched an eBike that will deliver packages along Las Olas Boulevard and in surrounding neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. UPS will evaluate the reliability, design, integration into Fort Lauderdale’s infrastructure and acceptance of the vehicle. The eBike can be operated solely on battery power or pedal power.

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MIT study: people globally follow a “visitation law”; inverse relationship between distance and frequency of visits

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A new paper by an MIT team and colleagues in Singapore, China, Italy and Denmark, drawing on global data, finds that people visit places more frequently when they have to travel shorter distances to get there. The visitation law could have many practical applications—from the design of new infrastructure to urban planning.

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Jail Cells? Morgues? Your Cruise Ship Has Some Surprises for You.

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MSC ships also have a Deck 13, but not a Deck 17, because the cruise line’s founder is Italian and 17 is considered unlucky in Italy. The designated bar, a central social hub for employees after they have finished their shifts, often hosts live music and events in the evening.

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EV-maker Eli launches its $11,900 electric micro ‘car’ in the US

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Microcars, often referred to as quadricycles in Europe and Low-Speed Vehicles (LSVs) or Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) in the US, are a niche category designed largely for urban travel. I actually had a chance to take one of the first rides ever in the Eli Zero before it began sales back in late 2021 while visiting Italy.

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A Red Velvet Bistro in an Istanbul Villa

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Inside a sprawling villa in the neighborhood of Etiler, a wood-paneled dining room on the ground floor serves Debensason’s varied menu of dishes like tuna sashimi with sushi rice ice cream and a seasonal mushroom risotto. The pieces are handmade in Italy, where the vintage coins are encased in unrefined 22- or 18-karat gold to preserve them.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

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The Maserati Ghibli Trofeo has a Ferrari-designed and built 3.8-liter And make no mistake, pushing the Ghibli Trofeo hard through corners is exactly what the designers and engineers had in mind. Most of the top fashion houses in the world are in Italy, with Maserati drawing a connection between their luxury Ghibli and high fashion.