Bayonne to celebrate Italian heritage with festival on April 6
The Bayonne Italian Heritage Festival is set to return on from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 6 at G Thomas DiDomenico Park on 16th Street. The annual event celebrates all things Italian and promises fun for all ages. Highlights of the festival will include live music, a beer garden, various vendors, and bounce houses for kids. Attendees can come together...
Passetto di Borgo reopens after years of restoration. How to visit Rome’s historic papal escape route.
After years of closure, the Passetto di Borgo was reopened to both Romans and tourists on December 23, 2024. Shrouded in mystery and steeped in history, the passageway stands as a silent witness to some of the Vatican’s most turbulent moments. This elevated corridor, hidden in plain sight amidst the bustling streets of Rome, once served as a lifeli...
L'Italiana in Algeri: Classic Rossini Reset on a Modern Day Cruise Ship at Opera in the Heights
Combine a helter skelter libretto with a classic Rossini score complete with bel canto highpoints and you'll have the opera L'Italiana in Algeri about to go on stage at Lambert Hall in a co-production between Opera in the Heights and Anchorage Opera.After four performances in Houston, the cast will travel to Alaska to perform at the Anchorage Opera...
We Italians are leaders in Europe in packaging recycling and sustainability innovations
For 2025, Italy is expected to reach a recycling rate of 75.2% for packaging, with actual volumes steadily increasing. The data was released in celebration of World Recycling Day, which is observed every March 18. In detail, this year should see over 85% of paper and cardboard packaging recycled, more than 80% of steel packaging, 70% of alum...
Italy at the forefront of high-performance and quantum computin
More and more often, we hear about HPC (High-performance computing), computers with superpowers capable of processing enormous amounts of data. A crucial strategic asset, today comparable to the "black gold" of the last century. Just as oil defined geopolitical balances in the 20th century, today supercomputers and quantum technologies are the new...
Lady Gaga announces ‘The Mayhem Ball’ Tour
After much anticipation, 14-time Grammy Award-winner Lady Gaga has officially announced ‘The MAYHEM Ball’ tour with dates across North America, Europe, and the UK this year in support of her new album, MAYHEM, which received widespread acclaim from critics and fans upon release and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Stream MAYHEM HERE. Following h...
Italian Exporters Double Down on U.S. Market Despite Tariff Risks
Italian olive oil exporters are demonstrating resilience in the face of potential tariffs threatened by the Trump administration. “We gained experience in 2019 with a similar situation. Since then, we’ve developed contingency plans with our clients to respond effectively to possible crises, at least in the short term,” Sergio Massa, owner of Agrita...
Luxury Unfiltered: How Italian luxury is regaining the lead
In the world of luxury, where creating emotion is everything, the transformation of Fiuggi water under the visionary leadership of Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio is nothing short of remarkable. This iconic Italian mineral water brand, a sleeping beauty with 800 years of history, has been woken up and is undergoing a spectacular renaissance that serves...
Youth takes center stage at IAET awards event
The Italian American Executives of Transportation held its second annual Augustus Caesar Awards on Feb. 1 at Ashton Place in Willowbrook, IL. This year’s event honored nine young professionals who are excelling in their fields and exhibit potential for future success. The honorees were Nicky Amore (financial planning), Alex Corbo (law enforcement),...
I moved to Italy once at 20 and again at 30. The second time, I entered with a new approach that made all the difference.
I moved to Florence, Italy once when I was 20 and again at 30. The second time I moved, I found a way to immerse myself in Italian culture. It completely changed how I view Florence. I now feel like it's a place where I belong. I have had two major crises in my life, one at 20 and one at 30. Both times, I decided the only way to find myself out of...
We the ItaliaNews: L'Italia in America. Episodio 7/2025
Gaelic and garlic, l'Irlanda e l'Italia insieme per San Patrizio La storia degli italiani a New Orleans Damiano David presenta in anteprima il nuovo album a Los Angeles Abolito il Vice Consolato Italiano a Buffalo, NY Riparte per il ventunesimo anno l'Italian Film Festival USA In quattro ristoranti americani su dieci il Prosecco è sulla lista dei...
Exploring Authentic Italian Cuisine: Song’E Napule’s Culinary Excellence
Finding an Italian restaurant where authentic flavors of Naples are served can be a real struggle for lovers of Italian cuisine. Some claim they serve traditional Italian fare, but few truly recreate the experience of so-called Southern Italian food. The aroma of fresh-baked pizza, the heartwarming taste of hand-made pasta: the essence of Neapolita...