“Storie di Pizza – The American Dream” Premieres at ITA New York
Pizza is more than just food. It’s a journey measured in flavors, flour, and the hands that have shaped it for generations. Once a humble neighborhood staple, pizza has become a global icon, carrying with it not just dough, but stories, identities, and a deep cultural exchange. This is the essence of Storie di Pizza – The American Dream, the second...
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding won’t cause ‘abnormal disruption to anyone,’ Venice mayor says
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding won’t cause any problems for the residents of Venice, the city’s mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, says. Last week, Page Six reported that the couple’s wedding will be held this summer in Venice, Italy. While no details about the guest list or the wedding date have been revealed, the couple have reportedly already sent...
Welcome Prof. Paolo Scartoni to Washington University in St Louis
We welcome Prof. Paolo Scartoni as lecture of Italian at Washington University in St Louis. Paolo Scartoni’s research focuses on the relationship between music and language in medieval Italian literature. He earned his Ph.D. in Italian Studies from Rutgers University (2024) where he defended a dissertation entitled The Sound of Morals: Figures of G...
Cultural heritage in Italy to be valued based on its use value starting in 2026
Starting in 2026, Italy will evaluate cultural heritage assets under ministerial restrictions based on their actual value of use, thanks to a reform that will change the accounting treatment of artistic and cultural assets. In practice, the idea is to consider beauty as a tool for sustainable growth and improving quality of life. Italy holds about...
Cagliari tops the climate livability index in Italy for 2024
Cagliari in Sardinia takes the top spot in the new edition of the Climate Livability Index in Italy. Naples and Salerno, both in Campania, come in second and third, followed by Brindisi in Puglia and Agrigento in Sicily. All of these cities are along some of Italy's stunning coastlines and have benefited from summer breezes and only a few rainy day...
The return of Sicily's ancient 'white gold'
It's a hot and muggy summer day in Sicily's Madonie mountains, a rugged range of ridges about 65km east of Palermo. In a field of ash trees, the buzzing of cicadas is interrupted by a voice. "You came at the right time," says Giulio Gelardi, a local farmer pointing towards a white-streaked branch. "This is the famous manna." Along the bark of each...
Neighborhood Eats: Via Vai serves hospitality, authentic taste of Italy in Astoria
This week's Neighborhood Eats takes you to a Queens restaurant providing an authentic taste of Italy. Founded in 2014, Via Vai is an Astoria eatery serving traditional Italian cuisine. "I decided to go in this business because I always, you know, love to cook, and because we grow up in Italian family, Italian family always cook," said head chef Ant...
The Piedmont Diaries
On the plane, Boston > JFK > Milan. My first trip to Piemonte. Not my first trip to Italy. What did I want from this visit? People, profiles, portraits. A lay of the land, physical and metaphorical. Nebbiolo’s essence. Barolo versus Barbaresco. Sparkling, white, pink — will there be any, or just a lake of red, red, red?” I’d received the invitation...
Urgent notice - Italian citizenship by descent
While apologizing for any inconvenience, the Italian Embassy in Washington DC informs our users that – due to urgent legislative changes, approved on March 28, 2025 by the Council of Ministers, and pending instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – we are going to temporarily suspend: all appointments for the...
Italian American Directors’ Film Holds No. 1 Spot Across the Globe
The Electric State — a sci-fi adventure starring Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Stanley Tucci, and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (The Russo Brothers) — is set in an alternate 1990s following a robot rebellion. Within just 10 days of its March 14 release, the film had been viewed on 50 million Netflix accounts and reached the No. 1 spot in...
Jazz Italian Style in New Jersey
The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) was proud to have presented the highly anticipated Spring Conference, Jazz Italian Style, which took place on March 22, 2025, at the Rutgers College Avenue Student Center in New Brunswick, NJ. This unique event explored the profound Italian influence on the evolution of jazz, blending history, cult...
We the ItaliaNews: Italy in english. Episode 8/2025
The Italian origins of Pesce d’Aprile (April Fool’s Day) Puglia's growing aerospace sector Tuscany leads Italian luxury real estate market for European buyers Italian project teaches students to identify disinformation and fake news Italian culture has now recovered from the pandemic and is growing Italy at the forefront of high-performance and qu...