7 villages in 7 days: discovering the Ligurian inland region
Liguria is not only coast and sea, although from these points of view it offers wonderful landscapes in which to spend unforgettable moments. The villages of the Ligurian inland provide another perspective, one more reason to love and appreciate the region: mountains and natural parks reserve beautiful surprises for those who want to explore villag...
Electronic Identity card (EIC)
The Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia has started the issuance of the electronic identity card (CIE) on a trial basis. It is now possible to apply for the new electronic ID card, by appointment, through the PRENOT@MI platform. The EIC may only be issued to Italian citizens regularly residing in their consular district, who are already ente...
Experience Authentic Italian Flavors at The Bottega at Frankies in East Nashville
On a crisp February morning, the doors of The Bottega at Frankies swung open on 921 Cherokee Avenue, East Nashville, marking a new chapter in the city's culinary scene. This specialty Italian market, an offspring of the famed Brooklyn-based Frankies Spuntino, brings a slice of Italy to the local neighborhood, offering an array of authentic Italian...
Exploring & Preserving Our Italian American Family Legacy in the Capital City of Ohio
When many of us who share in the Italian American experience attempt to capture and preserve our rich family history, we sometimes find it a daunting experience. I can recall several years ago opening a box stored in my mother’s basement that was full of photos, documents, and records that to me were like pieces of a puzzle. These abstract records...
The San Marziano tomato arrives: it is intended for astronauts
The revolutionary San Marziano tomato is born, a variety created specifically to be grown in space and destined to feed astronauts on long space missions of the future! This fantastic made in Italy tomato will be invaluable in guaranteeing fresh food and a healthy and balanced diet for crews engaged in increasingly long and ambitious interplanetary...
Paul Iannelli, a Festa Italiana founder and leader in Milwaukee's Italian community, dies at age 95
Paul Iannelli loved being Italian. "He was a family man. He was very proud of his Italian heritage," his daughter Paulette Zizzo said. "And he was a man who wanted things done yesterday." His family remembers Iannelli as a man of few words but lots of action — from building a parking business with his brother to helping create the Italian Community...
Between Houston and Miami, Texas and Florida, Italy wine starts again in the U.S. (with Iem)
Despite some difficulties in 2023, the United States is by far the leading market for Italian wine. After a record 2022, at €1.86 billion, 8.3% over 2021, in the first 11 months of 2023, imports to the U.S. stopped at €1.6 billion (down 6% over the same period in 2022, Istat data analyzed by WineNews). A negative figure, to be sure, but an improvem...
Star of Mother Cabrini Biopic Visits Sbarro Health Research Organization On Premier of Film
Cristiana Della’Anna, the actress who portrays Mother Cabrini in the upcoming biopic, Cabrini, visits with Sbarro Health Research Organization Founder and President Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD, and with Miguel Mostafá, Dean of the College of Science and Technology, at the Sbarro Institute for Cancer research at Temple University in Philadelphia on Fe...
Smartphones to be banned in Italian classrooms
Smartphones and tablets will be banned in Italian classrooms - even for teaching purposes - under new guidelines in Italy. “The use of smartphones and tablets can often create tension between students and teachers, sometimes also leading to acts of aggression against school staff,” said Italy's education minister Giuseppe Valditara. The ban will i...
9th Annual ‘Filming Italy Los Angeles' Set To Showcase The Best of Italian Cinema From February 26-29, 2024
The 9th edition of Filming Italy Los Angeles Festival, honoring the absolute best of Italian cinema and furthering the collaborative relationship between Hollywood and Italy, has set its kick-off event for Monday, February 26th at Aero Theater in Santa Monica with a special screening of Django, starring legendary actor Franco Nero, who will be in a...
Pastissimo: Fresh Italian pasta spot to open right off UWL campus
On the corner of La Crosse St and Lang Dr, not even a five-minute walk from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus, sits La Crosse’s newest Italian restaurant – Pastissimo. The building formerly occupied by Cool Beans Coffee Shop was a highly regarded cafe by UWL students. Manuel Marono and Rosalinda Saldana, owners of Pastissimo, hope to est...
Italy takes center stage in international cinema in Washington with the screening of “Io capitano” at the Motion Picture Association
On the evening of February 21st, the Embassy of Italy in Washington, in collaboration with the Department of State, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), the Middleburg Film Festival, and Italian Screens, hosted an exclusive screening of the film Io capitano by director Matteo Garrone at the MPA headquarters. The film, produced by RaiCinema, Silver...