The Piave Club & Its History in the Capital City of Ohio
The Piave Club of Columbus, Ohio, established in 1919 by American men of Italian heritage, is Central Ohio’s oldest Italian American social and service organization. In 2019, the club proudly celebrated its 100th anniversary, marking a century of tradition and community engagement. Named after the Piave River, a historic site in northeast Italy, th...
Italian American Podcast Ep. 360 Are Italian Americans MADE IN ITALY?”
Unlock the secrets of Italian American cultural identity as we gather in the vibrant heart of Little Italy at Red Sauce Studio. Join us for an exciting episode where the beloved kazoo makes a triumphant return, and we share a laugh over tales of Naples’ infamous currency forgery. We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Marcella Martin, whose expertise on Ita...
“Italian and Proud of it,” Lady Gaga Plays Up Her Roots While Promoting “Mayhem”
Lady Gaga is making waves again with her 7th album, Mayhem. After years of transformations and metamorphoses, the artist seems to have decided to look at herself and recognize who she is, no longer needing masks. The result is an opus that embodies her most authentic spirit, capable of blending the past and present in an explosion of sounds and sen...
Finding Home: An Italian American Journey of Leadership and Heritage
The prestigious Donna Distinta Award, presented by the Italian Sons and Daughters of America and the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, celebrates outstanding women of Italian descent to spotlight their contributions, from culture and industry to philanthropy and advocacy. The March 2025 Donna Distinta Award goes to M...
The transformation of Sicily into Europe's tropical garden
Balestrate, a small town in Sicily, has become the Italian capital for mango production, and the island itself has turned into Europe’s primary garden for tropical fruits. This shift can be seen as a response to climate change, which, while challenging, has also created new opportunities. Sicily’s warm temperatures, once seen as a problem, have now...
Rosa Genoni, the godmother of Made in Italy
On the occasion of March 8th, International Women's Day, we are pleased to celebrate and remember Rosa Genoni, the godmother of Made in Italy. With talent and visionary genius, Rosa Genoni was an authentic and extraordinary architect of Made in Italy and contributed to the emancipation of women. We must rewrite the history of Fashion and Co...
Guitarist Paolo Angeli’S USA tour
The American tour of guitarist Paolo Angeli covers a dozen states. It started on March 6 in Cleveland, continuing to New York (at the legendary “The Public Theater”), then Baltimore and Philadelphia. On March 13 and 14, Angeli will perform four sets at SFJazz, the most prestigious jazz club in San Francisco thanks to the support of the Italian Cult...
Eye-popping St. Joseph altars are a Sicilian tradition in New Orleans from the 1800s
The Sicilian tradition recalls a drought in the late 1800s that left people starving. They prayed for the intercession of St. Joseph. After the rains came, to show their gratitude to him, they prepared a table with a special assortment of foods they had harvested. The food then was distributed to the less fortunate. That tradition, which comprises...
It was a lucky day for St. Charles when Ron Onesti strolled into town
When Ron Onesti strolled into our service club meeting in 2005, my first reaction was this guy looked like the type who hung around my old neighborhood in Chicago. There was no way to know that 20 years later, it would be clear he was this area’s “Greatest Showman.” Onesti was making his rounds at Tri-Cities area service clubs that year to introduc...
Elon Musk’s DOGE department freezes NATO base payments in Italy
The United States Government Efficiency Department (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has blocked the business payment cards of employees at the NATO base in Aviano, northern Italy, which is managed by American forces. According to the newspaper Il Messaggero, only one dollar was left on the cards. The Italian newspaper reported that 60 civilian employees'...
Celebrate National Meatball Day At These Upstate NY Restaurants!
What a pleasure to highlight some pretty epic meatballs found across Upstate New York. Lucky for me, the National Food Calendar says that we should celebrate the "mighty meatball" on March 9 every year. So lets do it. I have eaten at all of these places over my many years as a food journalist, author, and Upstate New York road warrior. And thes...
50 years after being governor, Ella Grasso still inspires women
Ella Grasso spent much of her political career as one of only a handful of women in the room. She changed Connecticut politics in 1974, though, when she was the first woman to be elected governor in this state. “She not only proved that a woman could do the job, she made everybody know that a woman could do the job,” said Barbara Kennelly, a longti...