Migration trends in Italy: rising emigration and shifting return patterns
Between 2023 and 2024, Italy saw a sharp rise in both the number of citizens moving abroad and the arrival of foreign nationals. According to the latest report from ISTAT, approximately 270,000 Italians emigrated during the two-year period—a 39.3% increase compared to the previous biennium. At the same time, about 760,000 foreign citizens immigrate...
Brooklyn pork store’s closure after 55 years underscores sad exodus of beloved Italian mainstays: ‘We didn’t leave you - you left us’
After nearly 56 years as a tasty Italian hallmark of Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood, Bari Pork Store is cutting its last slice of gabagool on Saturday, June 29. “It feels like I’m losing a big part of my life,” co-owner George Firrantello told The Post of the impending closure of the beloved shop, which opened in 1969 on 18th Avenue. Firrantel...
Inside The New World Of Italian Soccer Tourism
Italian soccer is undergoing a significant transformation. Not only are club owners championing the integration of Italy’s natural beauty and culinary culture into the match-day experience, but Serie A is also leading the race to export league games abroad, with plans to send Milan and Como to Australia as early as 2026. But exporting matches to t...
Why Evanston music director thinks ‘Pagliacci’ is an opera for everyone
What do these famous cultural references have in common? The fifth episode in the first season of the 1960s television show Batman, which introduced Cesar Romero as the Joker; the Agatha Christie short story, Swan Song; the Marvin Gaye song, (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade is Over; the 1970 hit by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Tears of a Clown; the...
The world’s first cell phone? Made in Italy in 1935!
In the collective imagination, the invention of mobile phones is tied to the booming consumer culture of the 1980s. But long before the Motorola DynaTAC or the first brick-sized handsets made headlines, an Italian engineer had already envisioned – and built – the first portable phone. In the mid-1930s, Domenico Mastini developed what can rightly be...
Finding Joy in Culture and Sport | IAP 373
Join us for an engaging episode as we explore the vibrant essence of Italian American culture and the powerful world of adaptive sports. We begin our journey where Dolores and John reflect on Italian American heritage and the camaraderie that defines our community. With humor and warmth, we recount Dolores’s wedding anniversary, where the fusion of...
Italy’s Southern Gems Transform Tourism with Bold Revival While Navigating Resident Challenges and Economic Growth
Italy’s southern cities are experiencing a vibrant surge in tourism that is opening fresh economic opportunities and revitalizing communities. This growth is driven by strategic efforts to attract visitors while investing tourism revenue into local development. However, alongside this promising expansion, residents face challenges such as rising ho...
The new American dream? Buying and renting out vacation homes in Italy.
Every time Laurie DeRiu visited her father-in-law in Sardinia, she left enamored by the Italian island's beauty and relaxed atmosphere. "It's a totally different quality of life there," DeRiu, 60, told Business Insider. "It's not at all the hustle and bustle that happens, especially in the northeast." Though she fantasized about someday moving to S...
How to avoid tourist traps in Italy: 10 tips for a more authentic trip
In recent years, the desire for authentic travel experiences has grown rapidly among visitors. More and more travellers are looking to venture off the beaten track, seeking not just the postcard-perfect landmarks, but genuine connections with the territories, their traditions, and their inhabitants. Choosing to experience the real Italy means more...
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Moses W. Harrison II
“I had the great pleasure of meeting Illinois Supreme Court Justice Moses W. Harrison II — or “Mose,” as he liked to be called — about the time he declared his candidacy for the Illinois Supreme Court in 1987. We became dear friends over the years. Named after his paternal grandfather, Justice Harrison was highly respected and the first Italian Am...
What's in a name? The weird, rude, and cheeky world of Italian food names
Italy is known for its culinary elegance: truffles from Alba, saffron risotto from Milan, delicious seafood, even the simple – but famed – aura of pasta al pomodoro. But beyond polished menus and starred trattorias, Italian cuisine hides a wonderfully irreverent side, one we find in all its – allow me to say – cheekiness in the names of certain dis...
FESTIVAL NAPA VALLEY > Maria Manetti Celebrates La Dolce Vita! honoring Ennio Morricone
When: Tuesday, July 15 | 6:30PM - Where: Festival Napa Valley Stage at Charles Krug - 2800 Main Street | St. Helena Experience the enchantment of La Dolce Vita at this evening dedicated to the music of one of the world’s greatest film composers, the late Academy Award-winning Ennio Morricone. The celebration begins at Charles Krug, where the Fe...