Cleveland Italian Film Festival announces 2025 lineup
Italy has won the Academy Award for Best International Film 14 times. That’s more than any other country, and it’s part of the reason why Joyce Mariani started the Cleveland Italian Film Festival. Now in its 18th year, the festival returns next month with screenings on three consecutive Thursdays at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights and At...
Less Than An Hour From Rome! 4 Secret Italian Destinations With Smaller Crowds
Rome seems to be on everyone's bucket list these days. Between the ancient allure of the Colosseum and the picture-perfect cobbled streets of Trastevere, the Eternal City is like a treasure trove of manmade wonders, but even if you're a Rome enthusiast, you can't deny it can get a bit hectic at times. But hey, there is still hope for those among us...
Tinaglia a good fit as Arlington Heights mayor
Jim Tinaglia, an architect with a long history of community service, was voted in as mayor of Arlington Heights (IL) this spring. When people ask him what it’s like to be mayor, he says that he always tells them his job is 90% wonderful. “People have been so respectful, decent, optimistic and kind,” Tinaglia says. “The 10 percent is the scary part...
Living in Bari: life in Puglia's capital
Bari is a spirited port city on the Adriatic coast, constantly enlivened by its university population. Bari Vecchia—a proper olde worlde maze of timeworn streets—sits right next to the neat, grand grid of the 19th-century Murat district. This contrast gives you a city with a raw, working-port soul and a deep sense of its history. For anyone conside...
We the ItaliaNews: L'Italia in America. Episodio 28/2025
Una nuova casa per la statua di Colombo a Columbus in Ohio? A New Haven in Connecticut si tenta il pizza party più grande del mondo La città di Kenosha in Wisconsin celebra con un murale il gemellaggio con Cosenza Apple TV+ annuncia la première della docuserie “Mr. Scorsese” Due statue simbolo a Philadelphia in Pennsylvania: Rocky all’aeroporto,...
Which degrees and universities pay the most in Italy in 2025
Choosing a university degree isn’t just about pursuing your passions - it’s also about understanding how different fields translate into earning potential once you enter the job market. University graduates in Italy don’t all earn the same, and earning trajectories can vary drastically depending on your chosen discipline, the pace of innovation in...
Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Festival & Carnival Returns to Rockland County September 18–21
One of Rockland County’s biggest and most anticipated events is back! The Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Festival & Carnival will take place from September 18 through September 21, 2025, at the Tappan Masonic Park Fair Grounds located at 89 Western Highway in Tappan, NY. Far more than just an Italian Feast, this four-day celebration has grown to be...
The Bourbon Palace: between history and cultural events
Sicily has long drawn kings and queens to its shores, so much so that many felt compelled to leave a trace of their stay, or more often, their extended presence. Among them was Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, who became Ferdinand III, King of the Two Sicilies. In the late 1700s, fleeing unrest in Naples, he relocated to Palermo. There, he commissioned sev...
Italians in America – Our Immigrant Stories: Instinct to thrive overcomes Great Depression, fire, and the hardship of discrimination
All four of Nick Cappelli Jr.’s grandparents are immigrants. Nick’s father, Nicholas Emidio Cappelli Senior’s parents are from the Marche region while his mom Dolores’s family is from Avellino and immigrated here circa 1905. Like so many other Italian immigrants of that time, Nick Seniors dad (Nick’s grandfather Emidio Cappelli), found housing with...
Largest Collection of Espresso Machines, world record in Binasco, Italy
The MUMAC (short for "Museum of the Coffee Machine"), was founded in Binasco (Lombardy) in 2012 to promote coffee knowledge, culture and enjoyment among professionals and enthusiasts; home to 300 pieces from the Cimbali and Maltoni collections, of which over 100 are on display, MUMAC is the world’s largest contemporary museum of professional coffee...
Conference / American Boccaccio Association
From September 16 2025 To September 20 2025. Newberry Library and IIC Chicago. The year 2025 marks the 650th anniversary of the death of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), author of the Decameron and foundational author of the European narrative prose tradition. To commemorate this milestone, the American Boccaccio Association (est. 1974) and the Newb...
The Perfect Cinque Terre Itinerary – 3 Days in Cinque Terre
Are you dreaming of spending a few days soaking up Italian sunshine, eating gelato by the sea, and wandering through pastel-colored fishing villages? Then a trip to Cinque Terre is exactly what you’re looking for — and this 3-day itinerary will help you experience the very best of it. Think morning hikes with sweeping Mediterranean views, afternoon...