Italian Recorded Music Revenues Grew 18.8% in 2023
In 2023, the Italian market of recorded music grew by 18.8% YoY, reaching a total of 440 million euros of revenues, according to FIMI (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana), the organization that represents the Italian recorded music industry. It is the best result ever in the country in the streaming era. Italy is the third biggest market of th...
All’ Assassina Brings Killer Fresh Italian Pasta to Union
There’s a new Killer Pasta Project in Union from the popular business owner behind Souvlaqueria as well as Icecreamology. Dubbed All’ Assassina – which means “in the style of the killer lady” – the restaurant cooks fresh pasta a special way: Fast, methodically, and efficiently, just like a “professional”.All’ Assassina can seat about 25 guests, but...
Italy remembers Liberation Day with ceremonies on April 25
On April 25 Italy remembers and celebrates the Day of Liberation from Nazi-Fascism. The day is a national public holiday which is celebrated with ceremonies, historic re-enactments and other events which include a visit by Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella to the Ardeatine Caves Mausoleum, a national monument that memorializes the site where the...
The Sons and Daughters Resume Meetings With a Meatball Bakeoff
And the winner is… Everyone at the March Wakefield Sons and Daughters of Italy gathering who enjoyed a variety of 10 different meatball recipes. Some members/contestants made them the way they learned from their families. Others from a cookbook or based on their instincts. It truly smelled wonderful at the West Side Social Club on March 12. Other m...
Molise is ready to welcome “roots tourists”!
The region of Molise, nestled between the Adriatic Sea, Puglia, Campania, Abruzzo, and Lazio, has already embraced Turismo delle Radici, the key lifeline of 2024 Italian tourism, as proposed and endorsed by the Farnesina. And it couldn’t be otherwise because Molise is a migrants’ land through and through, with all the beauty and pain that comes wit...
From Nancy Pelosi to Paul McCartney: the story of the Italian chef cooking in ultra-luxury homes in New York
From Manhattan to the Hamptons, from New Jersey to Miami. Every week, chef Pasquale Martinelli conquers the palates of wealthy Americans. Businessmen, showbiz stars like Nancy Pelosi, Henry Kissinger, Liza Minelli, Paul McCartney, Bloomberg, and famous athletes. He does this through dishes of Puglian tradition, based on simple yet excellent quality...
Italian Ministry of Tourism and EAVF sign a protocol to promote and internationalize the Via Francigena
The European Association of the Via Francigena ways (EAVF) and the Italian Ministry of Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting and enhancing the Via Francigena as a cultural and tourist itinerary of international relevance. The MoU aims at consolidating the Via Francigena as a hub for slow tourism and pilgrimage in Ita...
All aboard: 3 special train lines in Italy
Some days we want to have lunch in Rome and dinner in Milan, for that we’re grateful for the three-hour Alta Velocità. But then there are other days we want to slow down, peel our eyes from our screens, and really just enjoy the ride. These three train lines call attention to bygone eras of travel, and they’re more about the journey than the destin...
Dalfonso’s Italian Imports is coming to Five Points neighborhood
The Five Points neighborhood continues to grow in ways that few people could have imagined. Following recent news of the reopening of Remedy House, there is now another exciting development underway. The Five Points neighborhood continues to grow in ways that few people could have imagined. Following recent news of the reopening of Remedy House, th...
Club Alpino Italiano: a new web portal arrives to book lodges and guesthouses
The online booking system with which it will be possible to book overnight stays in accommodation facilities along trails, paths and mountaineering routes has been presented. As of Monday, March 25, a statement from the Italian Alpine Club says, managers will be able to request that their mountain hut, guesthouse or stage point be listed on the por...
Angelica Ross to Participate in National Italian American Foundation Trip to Italy
Each year forty-eight deserving college students are selected to participate in the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery. This fourteen-day all-expenses paid trip embarks on an educational expedition to NIAF’s Region of Honor, which is Friuli Venezia Giulia this year. The students explore UNE...
Preserving identity, Italian intangible cultural heritage census begins
Italy is renowned for its rich cultural history, which manifests itself through monuments and works of art, but also through a myriad of traditions and social practices rooted in the country's diverse local communities. To preserve this unique wealth, the National Union of Pro Loco and the National Association of Italian Municipalities have launche...