Vermont Italian Cultural Association Welcomes Chef Mario Marini to Vermont
Vermont Italian Cultural Association was honored to welcome Chef Mario Marini to Vermont as part of his recent visit to Boston. Marini is a chef and master butcher who traveled from Parma, a city in the heart of Emilia-Romagna. The region is sometimes referred to as the "breadbasket of Italy" because of its extensive agricultural production and ric...
College Students - Apply Today for a Full-Tuition Scholarship to UCBM in Rome
The National Italian American Foundation has partnered with Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM) and is now accepting submissions for the NIAF Daniel Megliola Scholarship at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma for an Italian American Student to attend UCBM’s three-year undergraduate program in Biomedical Engineering. The 3-year, full-tuitio...
Carved from history: pietra leccese and the essence of baroque Puglia
Pietra Leccese is a type of limestone, known for being the warm, malleable stone that gave Lecce – one of Italy’s most visually distinctive cities – its unique architectural personality. Found only in a small area of southern Italy’s Salento peninsula, this creamy, golden-hued stone was the true lifeblood of construction in the region, particularly...
DiCosmo's Italian Ice in Metuchen celebrates 110 years in business
More than a century ago, southern Italian immigrants Giovanni and Caterina DiCosmo decided to offer a taste of their homeland in their new community of Elizabeth when they started selling lemon Italian ice, a take on granita, which is a Sicilian frozen treat. They knew it would help their neighbors cool down during the particularly hot summer of 19...
Italian-American Charity Golf Association Completes $100,000 Pledge To The Star Hospice House
The Italian-American Charity Golf Association has fulfilled its $100,000 pledge to support The Star Hospice House. This year’s donation of $16,460 marks the completion of the organization’s commitment and the continuation of its partnership with Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care “Our organization is deeply rooted in community, and The Star Hospi...
Milano Canal Discrict in Milan: what to know about Navigli
Not only the capital of fashion, design and economy, Milan is a metropolis with many facets that do not expect anything but to surprise you for the uniqueness and generosity of their essence. Hidden by a dense exoskeleton of arteries frets that spread animously in every direction defining the contours of the splendid tapestry of the 'rising city',...
Montrose’s Italian Food Emporium to join Rural Jump-Start Program
Italian Food Emporium, an artisanal pasta manufacturing company, has joined the Rural Jump-Start (RJS) Program, the Business Funding and Incentives Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced. The emporium has a commitment to “time-honored Italian pasta-making techniques,” and will support local agricu...
SACCO AND VANZETTI'S DIVINE COMEDY World Premiere Opens This Month At Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater will open its 2025 season with the World Premiere of SACCO AND VANZETTI'S DIVINE COMEDY by Kevin Rice. Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 7 p.m., June 27 - July 26, 2025. In the 1920s, Sacco and Vanzetti came to symbolize the failure of American justice when wrongfully convicted of murder in a Boston co...
The coastal holiday city that Italy has been keeping a secret for years
Along a path fringing the Adriatic Sea, I find families entering a play park and older couples walking hand in hand. This is Rimini, a long-time favourite coastal resort for Italians, which is becoming more accessible to UK travellers thanks to new British Airways direct flights from Heathrow, just in time for summer. My tour guide, Monia Magalotti...
Pizza Hall of Fame: Old-School Italian Meets ‘Cheers’ at This 50-Year-Old Memphis Pizzeria
As a new college grad in a bleak job market, Mike Garibaldi noticed a lack of food options near Tennessee’s University of Memphis and imagined opening a deli near campus. Instead, fate connected him with out-of-towners who wanted to start a pizzeria. They exited the business after a year, but Garibaldi’s Pizza is still going strong, celebrating 50...
Discount Shoe Repair, the 'sole' of downtown Syracuse, celebrates 50 years
50 years ago to the day, Ralph Rotella opened Discount Shoe Repair in downtown Syracuse. Today, he was recognized by city hall for the heart-- and sole-- he's brought to Central New York over the years. Common Councilors Marty Nave and Pat Hogan stood alongside Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh to present the proclamation. In his remarks, Hogan recalled the...
Italy's ten most underrated cities
Italy’s biggest surprises aren’t in the guidebooks—they’re found down sunlit backstreets, over long lunches, and in cities you might never have heard of. If you’re craving something a bit more real and a lot less crowded, it’s time to look past the obvious stops. From tucked-away northern towns to brilliant coastal hideouts, some of the most beauti...