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In Sicily, pistachio is real excellence, as it is the only region that produces it. In Sicilian dialect, the pistachio is called "frastuca", while "frastucara" is the name of the tree that produces it. With their sweet and salty flavor at the same time, the extraordinarily crispy texture, although oily, pistachios are undoubtedly among the most bel...

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Congratulations to NIAF Member and past NIAF scholarship recipient Barbara Lynn Palermo for her new book Over the Sicilian Moon. The story entails an American couple pursuing Italian dual citizenship, retiring in Sicily, opening a small bed and breakfast, and meeting Sicilian family members for the first time. Their story includes the arduous and l...

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Joe Tacopina-Catania, ci siamo. Il noto imprenditore italo-americano ed ex presidente del Venezia e SIGI hanno raggiunto l’accordo definitivo per la cessione del club etneo: a darne certezza è stato l’avvocato Giovanni Ferraù – fra i principali esponenti fra i soci di SIGI – che tramite i propri canali social ha indicato il 9 gennaio come la data d...

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Anno nuovo…vita nuova. Il 2021 non vedrà infatti Tony Di Piazza nell'organigramma del Palermo. L'imprenditore italoamericano fa un passo indietro: il suo futuro sarà ufficialmente lontano dalle vicissitudini del club. Lo ha annunciato lo stesso Di Piazza ieri sera durante l'assemblea dei soci.  Una scelta che almeno questa volta sembra definitiva....

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The Aeolian Archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea, north of Sicily is a string of seven volcanic islands named after Aeolus, the Greek demigod of the winds. Under Italy’s brilliant blue skies, the rocky islands are speckled among sparkling cerulean waters and hold a cornucopia of life. Each of the Aeolian islands is a UNESCO World Heritage site, design...

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Housed in a former 1925 Ybor City macaroni factory, Casa Santo Stefano pays fond tribute to Sicilian food. Richard Gonzmart 4th generation caretaker of the Columbia Restaurant Group knew he wanted to share the food he grew up eating at childhood friends’ homes. Those Nana-cooked meals provide the inspiration for the pastas, sauces and seafood featu...

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In coordination with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, Naval Air Station Sigonella provided the second of three donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy.“Italy and the United States have a long, shared histo...

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Viviana Vizzini, 27, has been crowned as Miss Universe Italy 2020. She is a model, a social media influencer and a presenter from Sicily, Italy. Hosted by Vladimir Luxuria and Simone Di Pasquale, the Miss Universe Italy 2020 Studi Televisivi Gold in Via Giacomo Peroni 150 in Rome, Italy on December 21, 2020. Including Vizzini, 36 candidates compete...

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On a hot Friday night in Palermo, Sicily's capital, musicians play Senegalese songs outside an African restaurant in the bustling outdoor market of La Vucciria. The band belongs to Doudou Diouf, a Senegalese musician and owner of the restaurant called Ciwara, which since opening in 2018 has become the focal point for the city's African community....

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Eighteen Italian fishermen, held captive in Libya for more than 100 days, have been freed, ending a political standoff between the two countries over the fate of the men. The prolonged imprisonment of the group had become an embarrassment for Italy’s government, with critics accusing ministers of failing to stand up to Khalifa Haftar, the military...

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