Lisa Vittozzi brings women's biathlon World Cup to Italy
Four years later, an Italian, Lisa Vittozzi, returns to win the overall women's biathlon standings. It is the first globe in the 29-year-old Sappada native's career and the third for Italy in the last six editions of the World Cup. Vittozzi triumphed, complete with flag in hand, at the finish line in Canmore, Canada, before lifting the overall Worl...
How St. Frances Xavier Cabrini left her mark on New Orleans
Cabrini High School on Esplanade Avenue offers the most tangible reminders of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s legacy in the city, but Mother Cabrini’s first stop in New Orleans was the French Quarter. It’s where she and her Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus cared for the poor, especially Italian immigrants just as in New York, as depicte...
Archaeologists Unearth New Building in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples
A previously unknown building has been identified by archaeologists working in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Italy, according to a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The structure may have been part of religious practices in the ancient city. Originally founded as a Greek colony known as Akragas ar...
AC Milan to take part in the 2024 soccer champions tour in the US
AC Milan is delighted to announce that the Men's First Team will be travelling to the United States of America this summer on a pre-season tour, which will see the Rossoneri taking part in the 2024 Soccer Champions Tour. The 2024 exhibition series will see five of the world's most iconic clubs - AC Milan, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City and...
Ariana Grande's 98-Year-Old Grandma Just Made Music History With 'Ordinary Things'
Make way, Fred Stobaugh -- Ariana Grande's grandma is taking over! According to Billboard, Grande's grandmother, Marjorie Grande -- referred to by the pop star as Nonna (meaning grandma in Italian) -- has overtaken the late Stobaugh as the senior-most artist ever to appear on the Hot 100 chart. The news comes as Grande's new album, Eternal Sunshine...
The secret to LaRosa's success is family
My dad liked to give me pointers in life, but at a critical moment in my life 70 years ago, I’m so very glad that I chose to ignore his advice. After serving in the U.S. Navy − stationed in South Philadelphia, where I discovered the popularity of pizza and hoagies − and after helping my mother and my aunt sell slice after slice of pizza at the San...
Jimmy Garoppolo discloses reason for PED suspension, expresses excitement at fresh start with Rams
After seven seasons of success and setbacks as a starting NFL quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo decided it was time to take a step back to recharge his career. He couldn’t think of a better place to do it than with Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams. “I’m excited to start this new journey,” Garoppolo said Tuesday after the Rams officially announced the...
Celebration Of Italian Design in Washington with the “Compasso D’oro Carreer Award” Exhibition
On the evening of March 18, as part of the celebrations for the 2024 Italian Design Day promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Ambassador to the US, Mariangela Zappia, together with the Vice President of the Industrial Design Association and Design Ambassador, Antonella Andriani, inaugurated the exhibition “Compasso d’Oro alla Car...
Italy and the US, allies (also) against fentanyl
The collaboration between Italy and the US in combating the spread of fentanyl is further strengthened with the delivery of the recently approved National Prevention Plan against the misuse of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids and presented by Undersecretary of the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano in the hands of Antony Blinken, US Se...
Little Italy Lodge receives check from Baltimore City owed for bocce court ground rent
Baltimore City District 1 Councilman Zeke Cohen (on left) and Maggie Masters, Staff Assistant, joined the February 13th general meeting of the Little Italy Lodge to personally deliver a much-delayed Baltimore City check to the Lodge, presented to Christopher Pisano, Lodge President (on right). Representing payment of over three years of ground rent...
AVS Holds Annual 2024 Saint Joseph Dinner
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey held its annual Saint Joseph's Dinner at the AVS facility on Saturday March 16th. The event was sold out with over 100 individuals and families. Saint Joseph's Day is a highly celebrated day in the Italian community and Christian faith. Several traditional dishes celebrating Saint Joseph'...
The Azzurri head to the USA with ITA Airways
This morning, the National Team departed for the United States on board an Airbus A330neo ITA Airways, a new generation airliner that is light, quiet and efficient and which reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per seat by 25% compared to previous generation aircraft. The flight will last for eleven hours and 45 minutes, with the team set to...