Made in Italy’s future rests on client-focused storytelling
Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, with its historic Salone Del Cinquecento, provided a fitting stage for the 2025 edition of The Italian Mind Luxury Summit — a gathering of Italy’s most influential thought leaders, entrepreneurs, global experts, and iconic luxury brands. As co-founder of the Italian Mind Foundation, alongside Marco Gianni and Maurizio Ma...
Another Charleston-area Italian restaurant is opening soon. Here's what sets this one apart
A new Italian restaurant from an established local chef is opening soon in this corner of the Charleston-area that borders Goose Creek. Cane Pazzo (1276 Yeamans Hall Road), owned by chef Mark Bolchoz and his wife Ariana, will debut June 14. The new eatery will serve a menu reliant on house-extruded pasta, small plates, seafood and a mix of new-age...
Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan Awards 2025 Academic Scholarships
The Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan (IACCM) proudly announced the results of its 2025 scholarship competition at its monthly meeting on June 5 at Andiamo. The Honorable Joseph Toia, Macomb County Circuit Court, has been chairman of the IACCM Scholarship Committee for twenty-five years and once again presided over the awards present...
Presentation of the Docu-Film My FlorÌta
June 12 at 5:00 PM – Conference Room, MEI – National Museum of Italian Emigration, Genoa. According to Italian American historian Gary Mormino, “One in two Italians living in the South considers Florida home…” In recent years, Florida has indeed seen a significant rise in both Italian Americans relocating from other states and Italians drawn by the...
Vermont Italian Cultural Association Welcomes Chef Mario Marini to Vermont
Vermont Italian Cultural Association was honored to welcome Chef Mario Marini to Vermont as part of his recent visit to Boston. Marini is a chef and master butcher who traveled from Parma, a city in the heart of Emilia-Romagna. The region is sometimes referred to as the "breadbasket of Italy" because of its extensive agricultural production and ric...
College Students - Apply Today for a Full-Tuition Scholarship to UCBM in Rome
The National Italian American Foundation has partnered with Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM) and is now accepting submissions for the NIAF Daniel Megliola Scholarship at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma for an Italian American Student to attend UCBM’s three-year undergraduate program in Biomedical Engineering. The 3-year, full-tuitio...
Carved from history: pietra leccese and the essence of baroque Puglia
Pietra Leccese is a type of limestone, known for being the warm, malleable stone that gave Lecce – one of Italy’s most visually distinctive cities – its unique architectural personality. Found only in a small area of southern Italy’s Salento peninsula, this creamy, golden-hued stone was the true lifeblood of construction in the region, particularly...
DiCosmo's Italian Ice in Metuchen celebrates 110 years in business
More than a century ago, southern Italian immigrants Giovanni and Caterina DiCosmo decided to offer a taste of their homeland in their new community of Elizabeth when they started selling lemon Italian ice, a take on granita, which is a Sicilian frozen treat. They knew it would help their neighbors cool down during the particularly hot summer of 19...
Italian-American Charity Golf Association Completes $100,000 Pledge To The Star Hospice House
The Italian-American Charity Golf Association has fulfilled its $100,000 pledge to support The Star Hospice House. This year’s donation of $16,460 marks the completion of the organization’s commitment and the continuation of its partnership with Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care “Our organization is deeply rooted in community, and The Star Hospi...
Milano Canal Discrict in Milan: what to know about Navigli
Not only the capital of fashion, design and economy, Milan is a metropolis with many facets that do not expect anything but to surprise you for the uniqueness and generosity of their essence. Hidden by a dense exoskeleton of arteries frets that spread animously in every direction defining the contours of the splendid tapestry of the 'rising city',...
Montrose’s Italian Food Emporium to join Rural Jump-Start Program
Italian Food Emporium, an artisanal pasta manufacturing company, has joined the Rural Jump-Start (RJS) Program, the Business Funding and Incentives Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced. The emporium has a commitment to “time-honored Italian pasta-making techniques,” and will support local agricu...
SACCO AND VANZETTI'S DIVINE COMEDY World Premiere Opens This Month At Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater will open its 2025 season with the World Premiere of SACCO AND VANZETTI'S DIVINE COMEDY by Kevin Rice. Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 7 p.m., June 27 - July 26, 2025. In the 1920s, Sacco and Vanzetti came to symbolize the failure of American justice when wrongfully convicted of murder in a Boston co...