Italian American actress Ellen Pompeo honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
"Grey's Anatomy" actress Ellen Pompeo is one of TV's shining stars, and she has been for two decades now. On Tuesday, she received her very own shining star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Italian American Pompeo has been the longtime leading lady of the hit medical drama. Aside from playing Meredith Grey, she also serves as an executive producer fo...
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta confirmed as Trump’s ambassador to Italy
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, 83-14, to serve as the ambassador to Italy and San Marino. Fertitta is the CEO of Landry’s — which includes restaurants, casinos and hotels — and the owner of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He also starred in the television show “Billion Dollar Bu...
Italian guest conductor Jader Bignamini will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in dynamic program
The irrepressible melody and dazzle of Italian music is on full display in Atlanta Symphony concerts May 1 and May 3. Guest conductor Jader Bignamini will be on the podium to lead the orchestra in works by Bottesini and Respighi. The young Italian virtuoso Giuseppe Gibboni will be the soloist in Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Bignamini is the a...
Italian American Brandon Nimmo ties Mets record with 9 RBIs in 19-5 rout of Nationals
Italian American Brandon Nimmo, who plays for Italy's Baseball National Team, hit a grand slam and matched a franchise record with nine RBIs, helping the New York Mets pound Washington Nationals 19-5 on Monday. Nimmo also hit a three-run drive in his seventh career multihomer game. The 32-year-old outfielder had four hits and scored four times afte...
Lella Lombardi: Formula 1’s trailblazing woman driver
Maria Grazia Lombardi, known as Lella, was a determined and formidable driver who made history as the first and only woman to score points in Formula 1. This milestone occurred exactly 50 years ago during the Spanish Grand Prix at the Montjuïc circuit in Barcelona. Lella was not just "a woman who drives like a man," but a talented pilot in her own...
Italy’s 2003 blackout: a look back at the largest power failure in history
Yesterday, Spain and Portugal were hit by a massive blackout that lasted for several hours, causing major disruptions. While Italy was not affected by this incident, 23 years ago, the country experienced a similar event. On the morning of September 28, 2003, Italy woke up in complete darkness: the largest power outage in its history had paralyzed n...
Italian American Leaders Applaud President Trump's Support for Columbus Day
COPOMIAO, which has spent the past five years leading advocacy and legal efforts nationwide to preserve Columbus monuments and holidays, welcomed President Donald Trump's announcement Sunday, in which he pledged to honor only the Italian navigator on the second Monday of October, ending the dual recognition of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' D...
Italian American Sports Hall Of Fame Moves To Dunning, Anchoring Northwest Side’s Growing Little Italy
The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, which has been celebrating sports history for nearly 50 years, has found a new home on the Far Northwest Side. The Hall of Fame spent much of the past two decades on Taylor Street in Little Italy, but when the museum’s building was sold in 2019, all of its memorabilia went into storage as the hunt...
In Rome, the real national sport isn’t soccer. It’s betting on the next pope
If you thought Italians were only obsessed with soccer, think again. With the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor still days away, a different game has taken over the Eternal City. Welcome to “toto-cardinale” — a spirited, slightly irreverent, and utterly Italian ritual of guessing who will be the next pope, called by the betting market, proh...
Clarissa Ceruti joins ISSNAF as Executive Director
ISSNAF is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Clarissa Ceruti as its new Executive Director. She will lead the organization in expanding its programs, fostering international collaborations, and supporting the ISSNAF membership. Throughout her career, Clarissa has been committed to fostering innovation in the life science arena and facilitat...
Coverings 2025: Ceramics of Italy Brings Italian Ceramics to Orlando April 29-May 2
From 29 April at 2 May 2025, the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, will host the 35th edition of Coverings, the most important North American fair dedicated to ceramic surfaces and natural stones. Among the main protagonists returns Ceramics of Italy, which will represent the excellence and innovation of the Italian ceramic indus...
Filitalia International Re-Elects Saverio Nestico as President and Announces New Board Leadership
Filitalia International, the nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to promoting and preserving Italian language and culture founded by Dr Pasquale Nestico in 1987, proudly announces the re-election of Saverio Nestico as its President during its biennial convention. Nestico, first elected as the 7th President in 2023, was unanimously re-elected...