Top-rated diet lowers cancer risk in a surprising way, new study finds
Meals from the sunny Mediterranean have been shown to reduce the risk of developing prostate, cervical and colorectal cancer, while also decreasing the risk of women dying from any cancer by 17%. The Mediterranean diet also wins gold medals for healthy weight loss and lowering obesity. Obesity is a leading risk factor for cancer and many other chro...
Ecoprogetti supplies US solar panel maker with 800 MW production line
Italian PV manufacturing equipment provider Ecoprogetti said it has supplied US solar manufacturer CS Solar MFG LLC with an 800 MW module production line. CS Solar MFG LLC plans to use the equipment at its facility in an unspecified location in Texas. The line was conceived for the production half-cut bifacial glass-glass PERC panels with an effici...
Cesare Ristorante Brings Authentic Italian to Beverly Grove
Cesare Ristorante located between West Hollywood and Beverly Hills brings the authentic flavors of Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, to the Beverly Grove community. Owned by veteran restaurateur Cesare Vietina, formerly co-owner of Madeo Ristorante, and his wife Pamela, Cesare offers a warm and intimate atmosphere with dim lighting, comfy chocolate leather...
PAOLO VIVE - A Tribute to Paolo Borsellino
When: Thursday, March 20 · 5pm PDT - Where: Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles, 1023 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024 United States The Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles cordially invite you to a special screening of "Paolo Vive", a docu-film directed by Debora Scalzo, presented on the occasion of...
Cincinnatus, the Dictator Who Voluntarily Renounced His Power Twice After Saving Rome
In Italy, it is not uncommon to find streets and neighborhoods named Cincinnatus, but even more familiar is the name of a city in the American state of Ohio. Although similar, these names have different origins: the U.S. city is named after The Society of Cincinnati (a society of veterans of the Revolution), while the Italian references honor the m...
This Is Your Sign To Explore Umbria Italy
Umbria, Italy, is often overlooked. The better-known neighboring regions of Tuscany and Lazio usually steal the spotlight, but Umbria (pronounced “ooohm-bree-ah”) is a lesser-known gem worth exploring. While it doesn’t have a sprawling metropolis or primary industry to hang its hat on, it checks the boxes on all things classic Italian. We’re talk...
Dante’s divine autofiction
tudies of the reception and “afterlife” of classic works are becoming something of a trend. Last year, Orlando Reade’s What in Me Is Dark received well-earned praise for its tracking of the surprising career of Milton’s Paradise Lost in the centuries following its composition – not least its role in shaping a revolutionary political imagination. Da...
An Italian restaurant has taken the Tribeca’s Kitchen space
Nonna Dora’s, a handmade pasta restaurant out of Kips Bay, has taken a 10-year lease at the former Tribeca’s Kitchen/Marathi space at 200 Church at Duane. Thanks to K. for sending the announcement in Traded. The restaurant opened in 2022, a showcase for the homemade pasta of Addolorata Marzovilla, known as Dora. Now about 87, Dora immigrated here i...
Eric LoPresti: Fusing art and tech
Known for contemporary landscapes that fuse art and technology, Eric LoPresti is a Brooklyn-based artist with a strong sense of Italian identity. “My father’s family emigrated from Sicily via Ellis Island in 1905, which might explain a deep connection I still feel with that incredible Italian landscape,” LoPresti explains. Before attending gradua...
Spiritual retreat in North Sardinia: an itinerary through prayer and meditation
Sardinia, a land with an ancient history made of ancestral cults, such as those that today still revive in the folk magic of Carnival or in the lighting of the bonfires of St. Anthony Abbot, courageous acts of faith and devotion such as those of St. Efisio, martyr of the Church with a strong cult in the island, and idyllic places immersed in the pu...
50 Italian restaurants have opened in SC since 2022. What's behind the growth?
Anthony Scotto Jr. comes from a long line of Italians who immigrated to New York City more than 100 years ago. The restaurateur led prominent Big Apple eateries for about three decades before selling his stake and moving to Nashville to open two more. Charleston came calling next. Scotto, alongside his wife and children, is preparing to open Pelato...
Lucio Corsi: 10 Facts about Italy’s Eurovision 2025 singer
Italy made us wait for its decision this year, but finally, we know that the one who will fly to Eurovision 2025 in Basel this spring is Lucio Corsi, with his rock ballad “Volevo Essere Un Duro.” Is Lucio Corsi a tough guy? We will find out with the next 10 facts. Festival di Sanremo, the iconic Italian festival through which Italy also decides its...