Ziti’s Italian American Restaurant Coming To “The Lights” in June
La dolce vita indeed! A new Italian-American restaurant is coming to West Fargo so you can enjoy “the sweet life”. It’s called Ziti’s Italian American. In a social media post, the owners say they are working hard to get the restaurant open in June in “The Lights” development. They plan to offer lunch, dinner, catering, a full bar, homemade desserts...
The Colosseum in 3D: completed the first integrated digital survey of the monument
For the first time in its history, the Colosseum has been fully digitized thanks to an integrated three-dimensional survey and Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) project. The intervention, promoted by the Colosseum Archaeological Park directed by Alfonsina Russo, has generated the first complete geometric-morphological database of the a...
Create Value, Invest with Us: new opportunities for private investors in Italian state properties
The "Create Value, Invest with Us" section is now online on the Agency of State Property’s website, dedicated to private investors, both national and international. It contains information on properties owned by the Italian State that are available for enhancement, recovery, and repurposing operations. This is a digital platform featuring an initia...
Artificial intelligence helping wildlife conservation in Italy
Artificial intelligence is now being used to help animals, addressing the complex challenge of wildlife conservation, particularly in areas like Italian nature reserves. A new experimental project, developed in collaboration with the University of L'Aquila and the Salviamo l’Orso association, has created Wadas: the Wild Animal Detection and Alert S...
Ciattarelli taps fellow Paisans, pledges to save Columbus Day in New Jersey
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli pledged his support for Columbus Day and Italian American traditions during remarks at the annual Paisan Convention, held over the weekend in Rutherford. The event, known informally as "PaisanCon," drew hundreds of Italian Americans from across New Jersey to celebrate cultural heritage with food,...
Di Sanzo: "Reacquisition of citizenship, goal nearly reached"
"Since I was elected, I have been pursuing one of the most important requests for our community in North America: the reacquisition of Italian citizenship for those who lost it before 1992. This is an issue affecting many former Italian citizens who emigrated to Canada and the US, and who, in order to avoid discrimination and integrate into society...
Italian American Filmmaker Stephen Vittoria Releases Gripping Debut Novel “Christina and the Whitefish"
ALTERNATIVE BOOK PRESS is proud to release the debut work of fiction by award-winning filmmaker and author, Stephen Vittoria. This is a book for the moment—a heart wrenching tale about overcoming your demons and finding your people. Vittoria doesn’t flinch in the face of painful subject matter. Renowned poet, Kathy Kremins, writes, “This novel igni...
South Philadelphia priest who introduced Pope Leo XIV to Rome says new pontiff is "just a great guy"
The Rev. Paul Galetto once showed a young Robert Prevost around the city of Rome — decades later, Prevost held his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel as Pope Leo XIV, the first pope in the Catholic Church's history to be born in the United States. Galetto, the pastor at St. Paul Church in South Philadelphia's Italian Market, once lived with Prevost....
Italian agrifood: the challenge of digital sustainability
The results of the research "Agrifood: the Challenge of Digital Sustainability" have been presented. The study analyzed and compared the perceptions and behaviors of four generations of Italians—Generation Z (18-28 years), Millennials (29-44 years), Generation X (45-60 years), and Baby Boomers (61-75 years)—regarding the role of technology as a too...
At a Church in Naples, There’s a Secret Fresco Hidden Behind a 16th-Century Painting
At first glance, nothing appears to be amiss in the Church of Saint George Maggiore in Naples, Italy. Beside the main altar and flanked by a semicircle of white columns is a magnificent, 16th-century painting by Alessio D’Elia, depicting the life of San Severo. It’s an unassuming composition until, almost like a window, the canvas swings open to re...
Portillo’s honors new pope with ‘The Leo’ Italian Beef sandwich
A beloved Chicago fast-food chain is honoring the new pope with a Chicago staple. Portillo’s introduced on social media Friday “The Leo” Italian Beef sandwich. “In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard – we introduce The Leo: divinely seasoned Italian Beef, baptized in gravy,” the restaurant’s post reads. Portillo’s says this “heavenly” cre...
How Olivetti also revolutionised workers’ lunch breaks
A canteen for workers, designed as early as 1936, located in the basement of the factory, with a self-service system and meal vouchers for payment. Adriano Olivetti’s innovative vision, as an enlightened entrepreneur, was already evident during the Fascist period. But it was after the Liberation, when Olivetti founded the Movimento Comunità (Commun...