Italian culture and history: Palermo
First a Greek and Roman city, then a capital of the Arab world, and later conquered by both the Normans and the Swabians – this is Palermo, a place where preciosities left by the Arab and Norman rules coexist along with the Baroque and Art Nouveau styles of the buildings and monuments, the city streets and markets, gardens and theatres. The influen...
ICA: Can You Apply for Italian Citizenship Online?
The three main avenues to apply for Italian citizenship are by descent, marriage, and naturalization. You might wonder if you can apply online, but the answer primarily depends on which of the above routes you take. In short, applications for marriage and naturalization can be mostly done online, while descent applications need to be handled in per...
Italian wine: Gavi, one of Piedmont's Great White Wines
This month I'm focusing on the Piedmont wine region and one of its great white grapes, Cortese, specifically the wines produced from the Gavi area. You can find this area located in the southeastern corner of Piedmont where Piedmont merges with the region of Liguria within the provinces of Monferrato and Alessandria. The landscape of this area not...
Italian good news: The Italian startup creating lithium metal batteries that recharge twice as fast
During the silence of the lockdown in 2020, an innovation in the energy sector came to life in the corridors of the Milan Polytechnic University. Two young researchers had a bold idea: to create rechargeable lithium metal batteries. These batteries, known for their enormous storage capacity but so far disposable, could revolutionize the energy sect...
Italian gardens and parks: Renon Plateau
Considered a wonderful mountain area, it is connected to the capital of Trentino by a long cable car; an electric train departs from Collalbo to Maria Assunta, allowing tourists and visitors to enjoy wonderful views of the surrounding nature. The uniqueness of the Ritten Plateau is due to its open location on all fronts and its landscape: grassy an...
Discovering NoLo, the "slow" district of Milan that appeals to young people and hipsters
Maybe NoLo owes its fortune to the dominant "smart" culture, because in the perspective of the most unbridled sharing takes things into use without purchasing them. So NoLo has become one of the trendiest neighborhoods in Milan. The name NoLo, however, does not mean "rental" (as in Italian) but more simply North Loreto, it is a very young neighborh...
Corso Italia: A New Italian Culinary Destination in Scottsdale
Scottsdale is set to welcome a novel addition to its culinary scene as Corso Italia, a new Italian restaurant and market, prepares to open its doors. The 5,000-square-foot space, previously home to the Gastrome gourmet market, will now be filled with the aroma of authentic Italian cuisine, under the expert guidance of Chef Corrado La Macchia. With...
The free supermarket funded by coins from Trevi Fountain
Every year thousands of tourists toss coins into the Trevi Fountain in Rome. While they are hoping for good luck, they are probably unaware that those coins eventually make their way to the local Caritas, a Catholic charity and aid agency. One of the initiatives this money supports is the “Solidarity Emporiums,” points-based supermarkets located ac...
Ferrari is rolling out a big new change to its iconic sports cars: ‘A scientific, holistic approach’
Many car companies are turning away from traditional internal combustion engines — like those used in gas-powered cars — and toward electric vehicles (EVs), in an encouraging trend for the future of our planet. One of those companies is the legendary Italian sports car maker Ferrari, which is embracing clean energy in more ways than one. Ferrari an...
Navarro’s Italian Deli serves up sandwiches and more on 23rd St.
Daniel Navarro says the food prepared at his relatively new Italian-style deli in Richmond is the same way he prepares food at home for his family. “Everything is fresh,” he said, adding, “I treat making my food like art. It must be beautiful.” A Richmond resident who was raised in Mexico, Navarro decided to open Navarro’s Italian Deli at 987 23rd ...
Route 71 Named in Honor of WWII Veteran John Tarantino
New Jersey Assemblyman Sean Kean has successfully spearheaded a bill to name a section of Route 71 in Spring Lake Heights in memory of World War II veteran John Tarantino. The bill (A4955), signed into law on Tuesday, designates mileposts 3.25 to 3.70 as the “John Tarantino Highway.” Tarantino, a Brooklyn native born to Italian immigrants in 1924,...
The export value of Italian food and beverage stands at €64 b
In 2023, Italian food and wine exports surged to a historic peak, reaching an impressive 64 billion euros—an uptick of +6% compared to the previous year, as per Coldiretti, Italy’s foremost association of farmers and breeders. However, the current zenith in the exports of Italy’s culinary treasures faces potential disruption due to navigation chall...