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Laura Mezzanotte never smoked and never drank. Yet even she was surprised she made it to 102. Her son Richard explained she had developed "a little dementia," and when she couldn’t remember how old she was, he would remind her of her birth year and the current year and make her do the math. She would say: "How did I live so long?" Mezzanotte, who h...

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As travel to Italy remains an uncertainty, tourists, itching for a taste of their hometown or region, can still get a virtual view of the old country’s most coveted museums and sites. From history to art, music to architecture, food to culture, you’ll get a full experience of what Italy has to offer, or at least enough to keep you occupied until it...

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Rave reviews on a Facebook page started to encourage people to support La Grange area restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in Enzo’s Pizza in Countryside doing more business over the past couple of months than ever before. And one menu item in particular — the Italian beef roll — is becoming legendary among the nearly 5,800 mem...

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The annual St. Ann Festa has officially been canceled for 2020. Originally, the event had been moved from June 10 through June 13, to Aug. 26 through Aug. 29. The Italian festival usually features rides, carnival games, homemade food including the famous Pizzelle and much more. “We thought we would have a better picture of the pandemic,” said Jim W...

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Italy’s Carabinieri are a police force with a military statute, operating jointly under Italy’s Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior. They carry arms and conduct the country’s most dangerous investigations—like arresting Mafia bosses and investigating terrorists. But they also deliver food and necessities to the elderly. The Carabinieri...

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Prosecco PDO, the ‘locomotive’ of Italian wine exports in recent years and one of the few denominations that seem to be stronger than Covid-19 emergency, is currently selling about 500 million bottles every year. Despite the impact of coronavirus pandemic, consumption is resisting both in Italy and abroad. In order to guarantee greater stability to...

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Nelle diverse occasioni di uscita dalle crisi che hanno sconvolto l’Italia fin dalla sua unità, l’emigrazione è stata una delle variabili centrali: nel senso – molto negativo – di usarla come un decongestionante, come una sorta di antinfiammatorio, agevolandola e addirittura di incentivandola in modo mirato. E’ avvenuto alla fine dell’800 e all’ini...

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The global pandemic has put a halt to many travel experiences, including the rush to snap up Italian homes at bargain prices, but now that some places are emerging from restrictions, the country's one-dollar home bonanza seems to be back on. And the deals seem to be better than ever. Cinquefrondi, a community in the southern region of Calabria, cal...

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On March 9, the Italian government has ordered the nation-wide closure of all schools and universities in a bid to slow down the spread of coronavirus. The move has affected the lives of pupils, teachers and principals, and has also had quite an impact on all the non-academic staff working in schools, and, last but not least, on the families.  In a...

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There was a moment back in March when Carl Georigi thought his six Delaware restaurants would never reopen and the flourishing hospitality group he founded in 1996 would crumble. Sitting at a patio table Monday evening at his Capers & Lemons Italian restaurant off Centerville Road shortly after it began offering dining services again after being cl...

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