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On a March evening in New York, inside the Rizzoli bookstore in Midtown, two architects from Milan — Stefano Boeri and Francesca Cesa Bianchi — sat down to talk about trees. Not parks or gardens, but forests growing inside cities, on buildings and among people. They were there to present Bosco Verticale: Morphology of a Vertical Forest, a book that...

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A decree has been published that abolishes the honorary vice consulate in Buffalo, USA. The decree also includes a change in the territorial jurisdiction of the honorary consulate in Rochester. The decree consists of two articles: the first abolishes the honorary office that was under the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Italy in New York....

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Dear friends, Spring has finally arrived. Rome is starting to fill up with tourists, even more this year due to the Jubilee.  A few days ago, an event was held in New York that I should have attended in person, at what is "my home" in the United States, the Italian American Museum in Little Italy, New York. Unfortunately, I couldn't be there in per...

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A sacred tradition continues to live on Staten Island each March, thanks to dedicated members of the legal and medical professions, family members and friends. Commemorating the Feast of St. Joseph March 19 is a deep-rooted community celebration The last several years, it’s been staged in the banquet room of Bocelli Ristorante in Grasmere. The annu...

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In the vibrant heart of New York City, at the bustling Columbus Circle, stands the Christopher Columbus Monument, an enduring symbol of exploration and cultural heritage. Rising 76 feet into the Manhattan skyline, this magnificent column pays homage to the Italian explorer who forever altered the course of history with his voyage to the New World i...

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UNICO National celebra la comunità italoamericana durante l'incontro di metà anno a Chicago e si prepara per la prossima 102ª Convenzione Annuale Il Presidente della NIAF Robert Allegrini presenta a Roma l'accordo con la Società Dante Alighieri e il Lazio come Regione d'onore 2025 Morinello eletto presidente della New York Conference of Italian Am...

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Nonna Dora’s has signed a ten-year lease at 200 Church Street in Tribeca, according to Traded. The space was formerly home to Tribeca Kitchen, which closed in 2023. It will be the second location for Nonna Dora’s, which opened in February 2022 along Second Avenue. Addolorata Marzovilla opened the Italian restaurant after making pasta for her son N...

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March 14, 2025 Manhattan, NY

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The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra is set to present the U.S. premiere of newly rediscovered “Divertissements” for “Nabucco” by Giuseppe Verdi on April 5, 2025. The performance will be held at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights. This will mark the first time that the piece is performed in the United States. The ballet was composed...

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Inspired by a real-life story, The Store Under the Portico is an original musical set in Mantova, Italy during the German occupation of Northern Italy in WWII.  Renata Baraldi, affectionately called “Tata” (a Mantovano term for “nanny”), takes over a fabric store for a Jewish family in hiding at the height of fascism (where women were deemed nothin...

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