‘Little Italy’ pop-up cafe opens in downtown Davenport
A new “Little Italy”-themed, pop-up cafe has opened in downtown Davenport. Cafe San Lorenzo aims to offer an authentic--yet whimsical--Italian alfresco dining experience, with a focus on shared plates and a relaxed, continental style of eating. It’s described on Facebook as “a pop-up restaurant love letter to Italian piazza dining by the folks at T...
Living in Lake Como: a closer look at life by the lakefront
Lake Como has a way of sneaking into your heart without much fuss. Sitting comfortably at the foot of the Alps, it offers stunning views that never get old, alongside a lifestyle that’s more about enjoying the moment than rushing around. The towns spread along the lake are small but full of character, where locals go about their day with a relaxed...
Farmina Opens First U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Reidsville, North Carolina
Farmina Pet Foods, a global leader in premium pet nutrition, officially opened its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Reidsville, North Carolina marking a major milestone in the company's 50-year history. While new to U.S. manufacturing, Farmina has served North American pet owners for more than a decade, delivering premium pet food made wi...
Castel Gandolfo: the Pope's Summer Retreats
Castel Gandolfo is a small but historically rich town located in the Alban Hills, about 25 kilometers (just over 15 miles) southeast of Rome, overlooking the waters of Lake Albano. Despite its size, this village is internationally known as the traditional summer residence of the Popes and for its stunning natural setting, which has made it a favore...
Pane Nostro brings classic Italian charm to Bishop Arts
Pane Nostro has moved into the CocoAndré house at 508 W. Seventh St. CocoAndré vacated the space in September 2023 after a 15-year run. “We originally wanted to be down in this area to begin with,” Pane Nostro co-owner Dion Gazzaruso says of Bishop Arts. “All the development that’s been going on, all the new restaurants, I think it’s a good communi...
Rome to open up Caelian Hill with new green areas, walks and views
Rome is to continue its redevelopment of the Celio Park in a semi-forgotten corner of the Caelian hill, hidden in plain sight between the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus. The project was presented on Tuesday by the city's mayor Roberto Gualtieri at the Casina del Salvi, a newly-opened coffee house and study hall in the archaeological park on the C...
Inside the estate sale of ‘a very South Philly Italian grandma’
The living room at 1637 West Ritner St. looks almost exactly as it did 50 years ago, including the pink velvet couch (perfectly preserved under custom-made clear vinyl), the burgundy wall-to-wall carpet, and the tension rod lamp with its metal winged mermaids holding light bulbs aloft. It’s a regular South Philly rowhouse, packed with well-loved, w...
Discovering Vermouth in Its Birthplace of Turin
In Italian cuisine, it can be hard to find consensus about what town created the first epicureo, but it’s well accepted that Turin is the birthplace of vermouth. The herbalist and winemaker Antonio Bennetto Carpano first concocted vermouth in 1786 in his store in Piazza San Carlo, under the shadow of the Royal Palace of Savoy where the last Italian...
Piedmont leads Europe in surgeries using hypnosis as anesthesia
“This was the first surgery of my life, but it was a beautiful experience. When I opened my eyes, I felt only a mild and totally manageable pain. If I ever need another procedure, I’d want to do it under hypnosis again,” said a patient who underwent a procedure to treat cardiac arrhythmia using hypnosis at the hospital in Cuneo. The operation was c...
Italy’s Padel boom: a sport on the rise alongside Tennis
While Italy’s tennis champions continue to dominate on the global stage, there’s another sport closely related to tennis that’s experiencing explosive growth within the country: padel. As Rome hosts the Italy Major—one of the four most important tournaments in the world—the International Padel Federation’s research center has released a st...
Aperti per Voi sotto le Stelle 2025: a nighttime journey through Italian beauty
A weekend to discover the wonders of Italy by the light of the setting sun: Aperti per Voi sotto le Stelle returns from June 13 to 15. This special initiative by the Touring Club Italiano exceptionally opens the doors of over 100 remarkable sites across the country during evening hours—many of them rarely, if ever, open to the public. It’s a unique...
Martin Scorsese in Taormina on His Sicilian Heritage: Growing up ‘I Was Really Living in a Sicilian Village. It Just Happened to Be Downtown Manhattan’
Roots and religion are very much on the mind of Martin Scorsese as the Oscar-winning director is being honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, where he has family roots. Scorsese, 82, is back in Sicily after he last travelled to the Italian island in October 2024 to start shooting a doc that takes its cue...