We The Italians

Pope Francis greets Basil Russo, COPOMIAO delegation in Vatican City

It was a historic week in Rome and within Vatican City as a delegation of Italian American leaders met with government officials and Pope Francis to advance cultural and religious initiatives — and to set the stage for new economic opportunities — between the U.S. and Italy. The delegation, assembled by Judge Basil M. Russo — who leads The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organiz...

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Marconi's first radio broadcast made 125 years ago

On 13 May 1897, Guglielmo Marconi sent the world's first radio message across open water, and he did it while visiting a seaside resort in Somerset. Marconi came to Weston-super-Mare looking to experiment with what he called "telegraphy without wires" - known to us now as radio. He was initially interested in contacting ships, but his work led to a communications revolution. It paved the way for t...

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IACHH Awards Scholarships to Local High School Graduates

The Italian American Club of Hilton Head (IACHH) has been awarding scholarships to local graduating high school students for more than twenty-five years. Each recipient receives $1,000 towards their college expenses for the following year at college. The checks are awarded at a special luncheon hosted by the IACHH, where Club members get to meet and congratulate the students. The 2022 award winne...

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Apulia: where to go on holiday in 2022

Puglia is a land that will amaze you with its beauty and leave you breathless. It is the easternmost region in Italy and even the one with the most kilometers of coastline, almost 800, where you can visit museums, beaches, art galleries, churches, caves, natural sites, and much more. There are too many beautiful things to do in Apulia not to come here even once! So we begin our 10-stage journey fr...

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Alifano, Rizzo Lead Baseball in NE10 All-Conference Voting

On Wednesday, the Adelphi University baseball team learned that it had a pair of headliners on the 2022 NE10 All-Conference Team. Matt Alifano followed up last season's Southwest Division Rookie Hitter of the Year honor with an NE10 Southwest Division Player of the Year nod in 2022. Meanwhile, John Rizzo was named the NE10 Southwest Division Rookie Pitcher of the Year.Alifano appears well on his w...

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San Marino. Ron Onesti, Italian American benefactor donates $10,000 to Ukrainian refu...

Last May 14, the President of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, Ron Onesti, arrived in San Marino to express his concrete solidarity in favor of the reception of Ukrainian refugees that San Marino is offering. Dr. Maria Alessandra Albertini met with Onesti to express the deepest gratitude of San Marino's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Luca Beccari, for the highly significant...

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Madison Avenue Relives “La Dolce Vita” with a Party for ‘Made in Italy’

The avenue known for luxury shopping in the Big Apple will be celebrating the legendary era and Italian style glorified by “la Dolce Vita” for 7 days. The iconic avenue will celebrate “Made in Italy” for one week with a series of events centered around fashion, jewelry, food and design. The “Italy on Madison” initiative, launched by the ITA (Italian Trade Agency), is emblematic of the revitalizati...

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Milan like a local: 7 things to do

Milan is one of the world fashion's capital. But the city is not only a shopping hotspot. Milan also boosts an unbeatable night life, plenty of cultural events and inviting traditional restaurants. The Milanese live in a city where modernity and tradition come together to create an interesting reality, probably the most European city in Italy. We shortlisted a few activities, areas to shop and pla...

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Ray Romano To Play College Hoops Coach Jim Valvano In Biopic

Ray Romano will star and produce a new film about the extraordinary life of American basketball coach and broadcaster Jim Valvano. The script will be written by Jim Strouse, whose credits include Grace Is Gone and The Winning Season. Romano will produce with game1’s Basil Iwanyk, Greg Economou and Mark Ciardi (The Rookie). The Valvano family will provide key resources for the film, serving as exec...

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Great Foods of Italy: Gelato

First things first: gelato is good for you - don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. How so? Gelato provides the body with all the nutrients it needs: carbohydrates, proteins and fats, especially when you go for a cream- and milk-based flavor (the so-called creme), as well as vitamins and mineral salts, particularly abundant in fruit flavors. Gelato is also highly digestible and for this reason it...

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New England

Alifano, Rizzo Lead Baseball in NE10 All-Conference Voting

On Wednesday, the Adelphi University baseball team learned that it had a pair of headliners on the 2022 NE10 All-Conference Team. Matt Alifano followed up last season's Southwest Division Rookie Hitter of the Year honor with an NE10 Southwest Divisio... Read More

New York

Madison Avenue Relives “La Dolce Vita” with a Party for ‘Made in Italy’

The avenue known for luxury shopping in the Big Apple will be celebrating the legendary era and Italian style glorified by “la Dolce Vita” for 7 days. The iconic avenue will celebrate “Made in Italy” for one week with a series of events centered arou... Read More

East

Paola Pivi Comes to The Warhol with Mattresses, Polar Bears and Shoes

There’s a new, zen-like space at The Andy Warhol Museum. The first things you’ll notice in the gallery are stacks of colorful mattresses hanging above one another. The work, “Milano,” was produced in collaboration with More-So, a division of Italian... Read More

South East

IACHH Awards Scholarships to Local High School Graduates

The Italian American Club of Hilton Head (IACHH) has been awarding scholarships to local graduating high school students for more than twenty-five years. Each recipient receives $1,000 towards their college expenses for the following year at college... Read More

Great Lakes

San Marino. Ron Onesti, Italian American benefactor donates $10,000 to Ukrainian refugees

Last May 14, the President of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, Ron Onesti, arrived in San Marino to express his concrete solidarity in favor of the reception of Ukrainian refugees that San Marino is offering. Dr. Maria Alessandra Alber... Read More

Midwest

Scimeca’s Italian restaurant — no, not that Scimeca’s — now open in Johnson County

A customer walked into Scimeca’s Ristorante in Shawnee this week asking if it is new. His second question, “Are you related to Scimeca’s?” That would be Kansas City’s deep-rooted Scimeca’s Famous Sausage Co. (circa 1935). Mickey Scimeca, owner of the... Read More

South

Acclaimed East Austin Italian eatery heads west with new restaurant

A longstanding Austin food truck is spreading its love of Italian cuisine this spring. Patrizi’s, the long-standing truck dishing handmade pasta on East 22nd Street is going a little more mainstream, with a new brick-and-mortar restaurant in the hill... Read More

West

Picazzo’s aims for healthy-centric Italian food

As COVID-19 restrictions ease, Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen is serving up a solution for those looking to shed any lingering “Quarantine 15" pounds. Picazzo’s, located at 7325 Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, is an Arizona-based family-owned health... Read More

California

“The Italian in Me”

Theatre West (3333 Cahuenga Blvd W, Los Angeles, CA) presents “The Italian in Me,” written and performed by Dina Morrone, as part of Solopalooza 2.022, running May 21 through August 7. I was lucky enough to see Dina Morrone’s fabulous, highly enterta... Read More

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