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Today, February 9th, is National Pizza Day in the United States, while World Pizza Day is celebrated on January 17th. To properly honor this Italian culinary masterpiece, here are some fascinating facts that you may not know. Pizza has incredibly ancient origins. Some believe that even the Etruscans consumed a version of it in large quantities. The...

Can you believe it? They’ve dug up a warrior’s tomb from way back in the 4th century BC in Italy! It happened during some building work, which is crazy, isn’t it? Archaeologists are super excited because it’s giving them a real glimpse into what life was like all those years ago. So, some builders were working on a piece of land near Padula, gettin...

The presidents of Italy and Slovenia on Saturday attended official ceremonies to inaugurate the European Capital of Culture, shared between Gorizia and Nova Gorica. In a historic first, two towns from neighbouring countries - Gorizia in northeastern Italy and Nova Gorica in western Slovenia - joined forces to share the status of European Capital of...

  Please support H.R. 9987 National Museum of Italian American History Commission Act, which would create a planning commission to examine the feasibility of establishing a Smithsonian Museum of Italian American History. Every major Italian American organization in the country has endorsed this bill. All of the bipartisan Chairs and Co-Chairs of th...

A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York on Friday, short of estimates that would have made it the most expensive instrument ever sold. The “Joachim-Ma Stradivarius” is regarded as one of Stradivari’s best works, built during his “Golden Period” at the height of his craftsman...

Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists or recurs due to various conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, fibromyalgia, and more. According to Dr. Fred Tabung, a visiting researcher at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, "Much of chronic pain results from systemic, chronic inflammation, which can sometimes be influenced by die...

There are 29 big-name artists competing in 2025 Sanremo Festival, scheduled to take place from February 11 to 15, 2025. Initially, there were 30 contestants, but the number dropped by one after Emis Killa withdrew. The 29 song lyrics in the competition contain a total of 9,505 words, but each word is repeated at least five times, meaning there are...

February 23 - March 1, 2025 - TCL Chinese Theatres & online - Hollywood, CA. The 20th annual Los Angeles, Italia Film Festival returns to Hollywood and online, on the eve of the 2025 Academy Awards, to highlight Italy’s longstanding cinematic, lifestyle and artistic legacy and introduce current Italian productions to the United States. Organized by...

It was our Honor for Judge Frank Caprio to join us for an extraordinary conversation on his Italian American heritage and illustrious career. We start our journey on Mulberry Street, delving into the heartfelt tales of his family’s immigration from Italy to the U.S. Judge Caprio offers poignant memories of growing up in Providence’s Federal Hill ne...

LegaBasket Serie A President Umberto Gandini spoke during the presentation of the next Cup Final Eight, scheduled for February 12-16. Among the topics discussed was the one related to the concerns that a possible NBA arrival could lead to the birth of a new league. "There is a lot of talk about it and it will happen," he argued. "The point is that...

US importers have been hoarding Italian bubbly prosecco as a buffer against the potential effects of tariffs that President Trump has threatened to impose on EU products. The Union of Italian Wines trade association reports that following Trump's election, US imports of Italian sparkling wine, 90% of which is prosecco, increased by 41% in November,...

If Super Bowl LIX ends in green confetti Sunday night, you can be certain Philadelphians will take to the sky. Explanations for the strange and at times obscene behavior of Philadelphia’s sports fans have long eluded the rest of the world, and the city’s obsession with climbing greased street poles is no different. However, there may just be a meth...