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At VA Providence, we are honored to recognize three remarkable Rhode Island Veterans who exemplify the strength, sacrifice, and spirit of the Greatest Generation. Happy 110th Birthday to Henry Polichetti Born July 3, 1915, and now the oldest living man in the United States, Navy Veteran Henry Polichetti served as an instructor at several top-secret...

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The pope is in for a holy holiday tradition. After a surprising rise to the top position, Pope Leo XIV will be taking a summer holiday. He recently announced plans to stay at the Castel Gandolfo — a 135-acre complex in a hilltop town on the outskirts of Rome that offers breathtaking views of Lake Albano and has hosted popes for centuries. In a devo...

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Italy is at the forefront of a groundbreaking approach to earthquake detection—using fiber optic cables as seismic sensors. Open Fiber, a major telecom infrastructure provider, launched the innovative project “MEGLIO” (Measuring Earthquake signals Gathered with Laser Interferometry on Optical fibers) back in 2019. In partnership with Italy’s nation...

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Chicago Collective is proud to announce that it will partner with the Italian Trade Agency, “ita,” for the August 2025 show with a dedicated area on the show floor featuring a curated assortment of Italian brands. The 62+ brands will be exhibiting with the support and representation of the ITA to promote the internationalization of italian companie...

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The Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) continued its mission of growing the game globally and strengthening ties to Italy with a highly successful baseball development trip across the country recently.Over four days, IABF hosted a series of clinics and events at the Francisco Cervelli-IABF Academy, as well as in Parma and Bologna. It drew...

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Downtown Kennewick (WA) will transform into a celebration of Italian culture this Saturday as the community hosts Italian Day, featuring authentic cuisine, live music, and family-friendly activities from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will showcase vendors throughout the downtown streets, offering a wide range of products, from traditional Italian gro...

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LAFC announced today that legendary Italian defender and former LAFC player Giorgio Chiellini has joined the club’s ownership group. Chiellini retired in 2023 after a remarkable 22-year career as a player, which included his final two seasons with LAFC. “Joining the LAFC ownership group is a great honor for me,” Chiellini said. “When I arrived here...

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Tuscans are so proud of their seasonality that entire communities throw dinner parties for individual ingredients via food festivals called sagre. Think local fundraiser dinners with folk music, often held outside the city center, with menus focused on a seasonal specialty — from truffles to artichokes to fava beans and even wild nettles. Keep your...

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Unlike other popular brands from the 1980s, Super Mario has endured, with more iterations of the game offered continually. Like other forms of video games, Super Mario commands various cognitive and motor skills, thus contributing to brain plasticity. Super Mario has inspired a corpus of psychology research. Here are seven interesting findings from...

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Picture a dream Italian coastal town, and the five towns of Cinque Terre will likely come to mind. Perched on the cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean, the narrow, pastel-coloured houses stand tightly together, surrounded by terraced vineyards, olive groves, lemon orchards, and lush greenery of the land, while the rocky cliffs plummet down to the t...

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are saying "Ciao!" to an Italian soccer team. Ripa and Consuelos, both 54, purchased Campobasso Football Club in 2022, and ESPN documented everything along the way as they tackled ownership of an Italian soccer team. PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the trailer for the four-part docuseries, premiering July 29 on E...

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Tucked away in Abruzzo, an off-the-radar region in central Italy, lies a best-kept skewer secret called arrosticini. A centuries-old cultural treasure, this Abruzzese street food proudly wears the region's finest culinary features. The mountainous area provides a perfect landscape for animal husbandry and shepherding, hence its special focus on fre...

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