Rome Fiumicino airport is the best in Europe for the 8th consecutive year
For the eighth consecutive year, Rome Fiumicino Airport “Leonardo da Vinci” has been named the best airport in Europe for 2024, in the category of hubs with over 40 million passengers, based on the quality of services provided to travelers. Also once again, Ciampino Airport “Giovan Battista Pastine” was awarded “Best Airport in Europe” in the categ...
Italian American Scholarship 2025 by the Italian-American State Legislators
Senator Andrew Lanza & The New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators are now accepting applications for scholarships to be awarded at the Annual Italian-American Day in Albany. There are academic and athletic scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each. Scholarships are available to eligible residents of the 24th Senate District who a...
US, Italy Enhance Interoperability During Bomber Task Force Mission
Forces from Italy and the US have participated in SPARTAN MACE, a Bomber Task Force mission focused on enhancing close-air support interoperability. During the operation, two US Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses integrated with two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons and ground forces. Accompanied by Eurofighter Typhoons, the B-52s entered an Ita...
Dominick’s Deli marks 30 years of serving chicken fingers and family tradition
Dominick’s Italian-American Deli celebrated its 30th anniversary in New Hyde Park this February, marking three decades of serving some of Long Island’s most beloved chicken fingers and classic deli dishes. “I started those chicken fingers about 28 years ago,” said Dominick Grosso, the deli’s founder. “People come in every day from all over Long Isl...
Dante Alighieri and NIAF join forces to promote Italian language and culture in the USA
On March 10 in Rome at Palazzo Firenze, the headquarters of the Dante Alighieri Society, an important agreement was signed between President Andrea Riccardi and Robert Allegrini, President of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). This agreement marks a pivotal step in promoting the Italian language and culture in the United States, a sha...
Angels LHP Samuel Aldegheri Prepares for 2025 Season and Italy’s 2026 WBC Run
With two weeks remaining in spring training before the start of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, World Baseball Network visited the Cactus League to interview Italian-born left-hander Samuel Aldegheri about his expectations for the upcoming season and the 2026 World Baseball Classic with the Italian national team. “It’s been a dream of mine s...
Naples tears down Vela housing block of Gomorrah fame
Naples authorities on Monday embarked on a project to demolish one of the Vele housing blocks that have become notorious symbols of urban decay and organised crime in the southern Italian city. The demolition of the Vela Gialla, in the drug-ridden Scampia suburb to the north of the city, took place in the presence of Naples mayor Gaetano Manfredi w...
Italian American Women’s Center hosts luncheon, art exhibit for International Women’s Day
The Italian American Women’s Center (IAWC) hosted its annual International Women’s Day celebration, “Festa Della Donna,” on Sunday at Umberto’s of New Hyde Park. The event honored the contributions of women in the arts, particularly from the Italian Renaissance and Baroque periods to the present. It featured a luncheon, an art exhibition, and speec...
Italian civilian hires at US bases in Italy suspended
Recruitment of Italian civilians at American bases in Italy has been suspended, trade unions said on Monday. "We have learned from the national secretariat that there has been a freeze on hiring Italian civilians at the American bases in Italy,' said Roberta Del Savio, the coordinator of Fisascat Cisl union at the Aviano air base in the north-easte...
UNICO National Celebrates Italian American Community at Mid-Year Meeting in Chicago Metropolitan and Prepares for Upcoming 102nd Annual Convention
UNICO National celebrated the achievements and contributions of Italian Americans at its Mid-Year Board of Directors Meeting and Presidential Awards Banquet. The special event was held in the Chicago suburbs of Rosemont, Illinois on March 8, 2025 where two distinctly accomplished Italian Americans were honored. The Guglielmo Marconi Science Award w...
Remembering Joe Petrosino, an Italian-American hero
Who knows what the weather was like at 8:45 p.m. on that Friday, March 12, 1909, in Palermo? A few people stood at the tram terminus in Piazza Marina when the sudden crack of four gunshots shattered the evening calm. Panic swept over them. Some ran, others froze in place. Only one man — a sailor from Ancona named Alberto Cardella, who had just dise...
'Ingredients are treated well': Local restaurateur opens Brava Cucina in Weymouth Landing
Local restaurateur Devin Adams said he had his eye on the Weymouth Landing area to open his latest venture, something he envisioned being more than another sports bar. "We wanted more of a date night spot with a scratch kitchen and craft cocktails," said Adams, who also owns Dotty’s Kitchen & Raw Bar, Pearl & Lime, both in Quincy, and The Drift Kit...