The state of Italian soccer: improving finances, rising women’s game, but stadiums lag behind
Italian soccer remains financially burdened but shows signs of gradual recovery. In the 2023–24 season, professional soccer clubs recorded total debts of around €5.45 billion—an improvement from €5.66 billion the previous year. Despite this, accumulated losses across Serie A, B, and C over the last 17 years hit €9.3 billion, with 80% of clubs endin...
The most beautiful squares in Florence: a complete guide to art, history and views
Florence is not just an open-air museum, but a story that you can read and experience as you stroll through its squares. Every stone has a story to tell, every statue something to reveal, every facade lights up in different colors depending on the light. Visiting the squares of Florence is not just about seeing famous monuments: it is about walking...
Kimbell Museum Acquires Ultra-Rare 17th-Century Still Life by Mysterious Painter
The Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, just put on view a major Old Master painting that it has added to its collection of masterpieces. Still Life with Melon, Watermelon, and Other Fruits (circa 1610–20) was created by the Italian artist known only as “Pensionante del Saraceni” (“lodger of Saraceni”), as their identity remains unknown. That shad...
The new international dimension of the Italian property market
The Italian property market is attracting a growing number of foreign buyers. This is the finding of our analysis of residential property sales in five major Italian cities: Rome, Milan, Turin, Cagliari and Florence – all destinations already well known and appreciated abroad. In the first six months of 2025, we have in fact seen the number of home...
San Gennaro Feast in Boston helping raise money for local charity making a difference in the Autism community
Soon, Paul Revere Mall will be filled with the sights sounds of the San Gennaro feast. The annual event isn’t just about celebrating Italian heritage but it’s also about giving back to those in need. A father’s love and a quiet fight for his son’s future. Six-year-old Mikey lives with autism and doesn’t use words to communicate. His dad, Michael In...
If You Love Tuscany and Umbria, Try Northern Lazio
Soriano nel Cimino is a classic central Italian hill town. With its terraced streets and 13th-century castle, you might think it’s in Tuscany or Umbria. Though it does border both regions, its location in Lazio, 63 miles north of the center of Rome, gives it a more under-the-radar status. Perched 509 meters above sea level in the Tiber Valley and c...
In an age of changing climate, northern vineyards have their moment
It seems like everyone in the wine industry is longing for the days of old with little regulation, with minimal thoughts of sustainability. In the United States, global warming is denigrated to the fringe areas and wrested from the hands of the scientists. Throw in tariffs that seem to change daily with the severity or even the target producer or c...
How To Chase A Dream: Italian Cowboy Gildo Minichiello
Chasing a dream is never easy. Chasing one in a foreign country, in a foreign language, in a sport you weren’t born into takes something else entirely. Gildo Minichiello was 19 years old when he partnered with his nonna — his grandmother — to buy his first horse, a decision that would change everything. He was raised in Mirabella Eclano, a small to...
Olivia Simone is Winner of National Italian American Foundation Congressional Fellowship
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Congressional Fellowship Program places outstanding Italian American college students and recent graduates in offices of members and associates of the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) to educate and support the next generation of Italian American leadership. This fellowship serves as a...
Boston Celtics sign Italian American coach Joe Mazzulla to a multi-year contract extension
Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens has said throughout the offseason that that team wanted Joe Mazzulla to be its coach for a long time. It made that more than a proclamation Friday, announcing it has signed Mazzulla to a multi-year contract extension. Length and details of the new deal were not released. In a statement, Mazzulla called his new...
Italian American Festival returns to Watkins Glen (NY) next week
One of the Finger Lakes’ most beloved summer traditions is back. The Schuyler County Italian American Festival will return to Clute Park in Watkins Glen from August 14 to 17, filling four days with food, music, and family fun. What started over 40 years ago as a small community event on Fourth Street has grown into a full-blown celebration of Itali...
Call for Applications: 21st “New York Prize” Opens
The Italian Cultural Institute in New York, the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the Ministry of Culture have announced the launch of the 21st edition of the New York Prize, a prestigious residency program for emerging Italian visual artists. This year’s...