Col. Vaughn D. Strong Jr. assumed command of U.S. Army Garrison Italy during a July 9 ceremony at Caserma Ederle. During a change of command ceremony at Hoekstra Field, Col. Scott W. Horrigan turned over the command to Strong, who recently served at U.S. Army Europe and Africa, in Wiesbaden, Germany. Horrigan has commanded the garrison since Summer...
READ MOREFrom the legacy of Christopher Columbus to the story of spaghetti with tomato sauce. From a bold literary dialogue between Homer, Hemingway, and Rigoni Stern, to a visual journey through Venetian and American landscape painting. From Palladio’s architectural influence on Thomas Jefferson to the rise of hip hop and its impact on Italian music. And a...
READ MOREHave you ever heard about the Marostica cherry, or ciliegia di Marostica? This luscious cherry variety, cultivated in a small area of the Veneto region – specifically in the province of Vicenza – is known for its sweetness, firmness, vivid color, and for being a symbol of cultural identity and local pride. It is protected by the European Union’s PG...
READ MOREFrom June 10 to July 15, Vicenza will host five events focused on American culture and the migration stories of the late 19th century, when people from the Vicenza area moved to the United States. The program includes talks, book presentations, and film screenings with the participation of authors, held at Palazzo Trissino and the Monte di Pietà Fo...
READ MOREThis week, DODEA Vicenza Elementary School visited the Scuola Primaria di Lisiera, a local elementary school for a student exchange. This school is one of the five of the Bolzano Vicentino Comprehensive Institute. The May 13 “Student Exchange Day” was coordinated by Maj. Mohamed Saeed, the 414th Contracting Support Brigade Community Relation’s Offi...
READ MOREDear friends, once again there are many things we at We the Italians are working on. Whether alone or in partnership with some friends, we are happy to continue promoting the friendship between Italy and the United States and the significant contribution of Italian Americans to the relationship between our countries. We begin with an event that wil...
READ MOREThe first festival dedicated to the friendship between Italy and the United States will be held in Vicenza, Italy, from September 12 to 14. The ITALIA-AMERICA Friendship Festival aims to celebrate and strengthen the bond between the two countries, highlighting their mutual influence on each other’s cultures. The festival was introduced today by Vic...
READ MOREA senior at Vicenza High School, Avonlea Sparling, has been named the 2025 Military Youth of the Year for Europe for the Boys and Girls Club program, adding another accolade to her list of achievements. Sparling, who serves as captain of both the school’s soccer and volleyball teams and is the president of the National Honor Society, had previously...
READ MOREPrema Racing, based in Vicenza, Italy, “is the latest” European team to “try and take on American racing on their own turf” with its entry in IndyCar, according to Vanessa Perdomo of BLOOMBERG NEWS. Co-founded 41 years ago by Angelo Rosin and three other employees, the company now “has roughly” 220 employees across five racing leagues in Europe, af...
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