USA: Italy is the top European Union exporting country in micro and small business sectors
The United States is the world's leading economy and Italy's third largest trading partner, after Germany and France, with an interchange worth 93.1 billion euros in 2024. The United States becomes the second largest market for made in Italy, with exports worth 67.2 billion euros in 2024, after surpassing France, a market now worth 62.4 billion eur...
Italian American Podcast Ep. 344 Whatsa Matta With You! with the Uncle Louie Variety Show
Join us for a joyful celebration of Italian American culture and comedy in our latest episode as we sit down with the dynamic duo, Carlo Russo and Lou Greco of the Uncle Louie Variety Show. Broadcasting from the streets of NYC’s Little Italy, we reminisce about the iconic Feast of San Gennaro and venture into our own humorous undertakings, includin...
Ten Great Books set around Food in ITALY
Ten Great Books set around Food in Italy. From the sun-drenched coastlines to the mountainous regions, each region of Italy boasts its own culinary treasures. Fresh, seasonal ingredients are the heart of Italian cooking. Pasta, in countless shapes and sauces, is a national obsession, but the cuisine extends far beyond this staple. Pizza, born in Na...
Message from President Mattarella to the President-elect of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, sent the following message to the President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump. «Please receive my most cordial wishes of success for your new term in office as the President of the United States of America. Our Countries are united by indissoluble bonds of friendship and collaborat...
Delta, American and United: Why The Big US Carriers Are Flocking To Italy
American Airlines (AA) announced its largest-ever summer program to Italy for 2025 on Friday, boosting flights to Rome and opening up new routes from cities across the United States. This announcement follows a recent expansion from both Delta Air Lines (DL) and United Airlines (UA) in Italy, demonstrating the growing importance of the US-Italy mar...
How the Italian gov’t reacted to Trump’s victory
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offered her “sincere congratulations” to Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election. She described Italy and the United States as “sister nations” bound by an unbreakable alliance, shared values, and a historic friendship. She expressed confidence that this strategic bond would now be further...
Italian Language Foundation: 2024 Teacher Recognition Awards
The Italian Language Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 TEACHER RECOGNITION AWARDS! Four outstanding teachers from across the United States, two from the high school level and two from universities, have been recognized for their commitment to excellence in the teaching of Italian. Please join us in congratulating: Marina Bur...
Super Artists: cartoon illustrator Al Plastino
This past week a local school on Long Island honored the memory of cartoon illustrator Al Plastino. He was one of many Italian Americans who crafted the comic books that every boy in the country grew up with — Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and the Legion of Super-Heroes. I’m not a collector or devotee of comics, but in tracking down...
Dante would agree: Italian should count for the BA
Imagine a Hillsdale that taught the “Aeneid” without training students in Latin, or read the “Iliad” but didn’t encourage the study of Greek, or assigned short stories from Jorge Louis Borges but never led students to delve deeper into the study of Spanish. Now remember that Hillsdale students will often study the works of Dante, Petrarch, and Mac...
Febal Casa debuts in the U.S.
Febal Casa, among the most important companies in the furniture industry with 217 monobrand stores nationwide and internationally, is excited to announce its first retail openings in the United States. The opening of the Febal Casa Flagship Store in Miami, Florida, scheduled for November 21, 2024, represents an important step in the Colombini Group...
Ken Burns on what we get wrong about Leonardo da Vinci
Despite his international renown, we know terribly little about Leonardo da Vinci. Aside from a couple of Florentine court records about a dropped sodomy accusation, and — of course — his own notebooks, his name survives primarily through his work, his idiosyncratic drawings, paintings, and blueprints. Idiosyncratic, for while da Vinci apprenticed...
American Airlines Just Launched 2 New Dreamy Italy Routes
For travelers dreaming of sampling pizza in Naples, touring the frescoes of Florence, visiting the museums of Rome, and sipping endless Aperol Spritzes overlooking the Adriatic Sea in summer 2025, there’s good news: American Airlines is adding additional flights to Italy next year. American Airlines recently announced plans to add service from the...