Documentary showcases gifted Sicilian photographers
A visual love letter to the culture and landscape of Sicily, Sergio Gianfalla’s documentary “Sicily in Photographs” features images captured by a few of the island’s most renowned photographers, including Angelo Pitrone, Melania Messina and Mauro D’Agati, plus the stories behind them. The film begins with the photographers talking about what first...
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Italian Origins of the Charging Bull of Wall Street
Do you know about the origin of the Bull of Wall Street? And do you know it was sculpted by an Italian artist? Another episode of “Nuova York, Hidden in Plain Sight”, tells the whole story. “Charging Bull” a.k.a. “Bull of Wall Street” a.k.a. “Bowling Green Bull”, is a bronze sculpture standing on Broadway north of Bowling Green in the Financial Di...
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome: everything you need to know to visit it best
St. Peter's Basilica is located in the small Papal State of the Vatican in St. Peter's Square in Rome, the majestic facade and its dome visible from every corner of the city make it one of the iconic places of the city of Rome. St. Peter's Basilica is the largest Christian church in the world, symbol of the Catholic Church and seat of the Pope. Con...
17 Old-School Red Sauce Italian Restaurants to Check Out in Los Angeles
There’s something incredibly comforting and nostalgic about a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs served on a red checkered tablecloth. While there’s no shortage of contemporary California Italian restaurants around town, red sauce Italian joints have a timelessness and charm that can’t easily be matched. Many of LA’s most beloved spots date back to th...
Florence has its urban vineyard: “Vigna Michelangelo” (Donne Fittipaldi) at Piazzale Michelangelo
One can only imagine the splendor of Florence that was once pristine and untainted, where vines were cultivated from Chianti to Santa Maria Novella, when agriculture and urbanism shared the same soil. Images that live suggestive to this day only in the toponymy from Via della Vigna Vecchia to Via della Vigna Nuova to Via Il Prato, once rich in gree...
Ferrari Insists Its EVs Will Be Louder Than An Italian Family Dinner
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna says the automaker’s future electric vehicle will not be quiet like other EVs. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Italians are traditionally not quiet people. Growing up in New Jersey and living amongst them means I have first-hand knowledge of this fact. Vigna intends to carry the tradition forward. Still, Be...
This Italian restaurant at a Miami Beach hotel closed in 2020. Now it’s reopening
After closing in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, The Alley is ready to reopen. The Italian trattoria at The Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach is returning with pizzas, salads, charcuterie boards, special cheese and Italian cold cuts — and a few new twists. And yes — if you sit outside, you’ll still have a good view of the art projections on...
USA, Washington DC's new subway will also speak Italian
In Washington DC, the federal capital of the United States, new subway vehicles built by Hitachi Rail but with an Italian "touch" are about to arrive. The conception, design and project, in fact, were conceived in our country and will be built in the new factory in Hagerstown, which will open next June in Maryland. Here the first order of the 8000...
Italy confirms itself as world leader in pasta
The world production of pasta is close to 17 million tons. Above all, what matters is that Italy remains firmly in the lead in the ranking of the producer countries with 3.6 million tons (ahead of Turkey and the United States) and a turnover of almost 7 billion Euros. This is what the latest analysis elaborated by UIF, Unione italiana food (based o...
Focus on the Italy-USA partnership in space during Ambassador Zappia’s visit to Italian companies at Satellite 2024 in Washington D.C.
Italy’s Ambassador to the US, Mariangela Zappia, visited “Satellite 2024” yesterday, the main private sector event in the space industry in the US. Italy is participating in the event this year with an entire pavilion of 12 Italian companies, organized by the ICE agency in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency and the Embassy in Washington, i...
Joseph's Delicatessen - Spring Lake St Joseph Event
On March 19th Joseph's Delicatessen, located at 516 Warren Avenue in Spring Lake, New Jersey, held its annual Saint Joseph's Table Blessing. Monsignor Ed Arnister from The Church of Saint Rose - Belmar New Jersey, arrived mid morning to find the historic Italian delicatessen packed with community members viewing the table. The Monsignor conducted a...
Sinner drops by to the Azzurri's first session in Miami
The Azzurri landed in Miami on Tuesday afternoon, around 18:00 local time. The trip was made within comfortable surroundings of the Business and Premium classes, while watching films, having long chats, taking photos with other passengers on board and the obvious quality of traditional Italian meals. After a slight delay for the scheduled arrival t...