The geography of innovative startups in Italy: youth and women across regions
In 2024, the geography of innovative startups in Italy reveals a distinct regional divide. Northern Italy is home to a higher concentration of startups led by young people under 35, making up 17.2% of the region's total. The Piedmont region stands out with 23.2%, surpassing both the national average of 16.9% and the Southern regions at 16.4%. ...
The housing crisis in Italy: gentrification, tourism, and the rental market
Italy is currently facing one of its most severe housing crises in recent decades, with both historical city centers and suburban areas affected. From north to south, major cities are struggling with exorbitant rental prices, a lack of affordable housing, and a rise in tourism that is overwhelming local communities. The shortage of clear regulation...
Italian American One Voice Coalition Slams Candidate Romi Herrera for Mob-Inspired Stereotypes
The Italian American One Voice Coalition is calling out New Jersey Assembly candidate Romi Herrera for using offensive Mafia-related stereotypes in his latest campaign statement. Herrera maligns certain individuals as those “…who follow the lead of old white Italian men….” and for “…kissing the ring…” - a phrase unmistakably linked to the portrayal...
Fermilab’s Anna Grassellino receives one of Italy’s highest honors
Anna Grassellino, senior scientist at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the director of the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, received the Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic during a ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 13 in Washington, D.C. Knight is one of the five ranks of the Order...
Triple Crown of Italian Design: 1000 Miglia Stops in Bayfront Naples
For over two decades, Bayfront Naples has been the heartbeat of downtown Naples, offering everything from exceptional dining to cutting-edge design. Known for hosting legendary events, Bayfront Naples is now preparing for one of its most unique experiences yet. Italy’s legendary 1000 Miglia race will take place in Florida for the first time ever fr...
Heart of Moon space station made in Italy
The heart of NASA's future space station as a transit post to take astronauts back to the Moon has been made in Italy. The pressurized module HALO (Habitation And Logistics Outpost) was built in the Thales Alenia Space (Thales - Leonardo) factory in Turin. The module is ready to leave for the United States at the end of March where the company Nort...
Paolo Zampolli appointed special envoy to Italy by President Trump
It is Paolo Angelo Zampolli, a true Milanese entrepreneur transplanted to the States, who has been chosen by Trump as special envoy to Italy. What will Zampolli's role be, having been appointed with ambassador-level rank? He is not yet able to clarify, but he states, "It’s a clear indication of the importance of Italy to the president and his desir...
Traveling Passport Officer. DALLAS (TX) – March 4-5, 2025
As part of the initiatives aimed at ensuring an increasingly effective service to the resident community, on March 4 and 5, 2025, the Consulate General of Italy in Houston will organize two days entirely dedicated to receiving the public for the collection of biometric data necessary for the completion of procedures for the issuance/renewal of pass...
Italian American group says Chicago Columbus statues need to be reinstalled as expressions of art
Back in 2020, then-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had three statues of Christopher Columbus removed in Chicago. For all the time since, Italian American groups in the city have been fighting to put them back. They continue to do so, and now call the removal of the statues "selective censorship." A few weeks ago, there was an uproar at City Hall over...
9 must-do experiences in Italy's Marche region
Located in north-central Italy, Marche is the country’s sixth smallest region and home to about 1.5 million people. Even its best-known destinations—Urbino, Ascoli Piceno, Pesaro, Ancona, and the vastly wild Monti Sibillini National Park—aren’t household names for most travelers to Italy. Yet this underrated region is home to just the types of sig...
This Jefferson Parish company says it made the muffuletta. 100 years later, it's expanding.
A family-owned food company claiming to be one of the original creators of the muffuletta has expanded its footprint in Jefferson Parish with a new facility. Perrone and Sons, a 100-year-old wholesale food producer and distributor, cut the ribbon on its second location on Justin Road in Metairie with parish officials and the Jefferson Parish Econom...
From Mutual Aid societies for Italian immigrants to modern communities: the spirit remains the same
From mutual aid societies to communities, the step is short. Not in words, perhaps, but in reality, the transition has certainly taken place. Excluding churches and religious organizations, mutual aid networks have historically been the most widespread form of voluntary association for millions of immigrants in the United States. They also served a...