North Italia Sets Opening Timelines For Its First Two Atlanta Restaurants
Modern Italian eatery North Italia later this year will enter the Atlanta market with not one but two locations in Buckhead and Dunwoody. North Italia Buckhead, at 3393 Peachtree Road in Lenox Square, will open on June 22, 2022, and marks the brand’s 30th location in the U.S., according to a press release Tuesday. The Buckhead location will feature...
Italians' 'hunger for holidays' back to pre-COVD levels
The Italian public's propensity to go on holiday has returned to the pre-pandemic level of 67 points on a scale of 1 to 100, according to the results of a study released on Monday. The survey, conducted by the 'observatory' research unit of retail association Confcommercio and tourism association Confcommercio, said 23 million people in Italy aged...
Evviva la Festa!
Each year, more than three-dozen Italian patron saint celebrations grace the Chicago area. Kept alive by paesani from villages and cities across Italy, these events preserve some of the most cherished of our traditions. Festivities range from simple religious services to solemn masses and processions to family festivals that last several days. But...
Day of Slowness: top destinations for slow tourism in Italy
Slowness is a privilege we rarely give ourselves. To underline its importance, for the body and even more for the mind, a special anniversary has been set up. The international Day of Slowness is celebrated on May 3. In Italy you can enjoy it by taking some time for a different, relaxing and green journey. Little by little, taste all the artistic a...
An Italian Dietician Reviews Famous Cannoli From Boston
It seems that the battle of who has the best cannoli in Boston has been going on forever. Some say that the best comes from Mike's Pastry while others claim that Modern Pastry offers better cannoli. While both are located on the same street in Boston, Mike's Pastry also offers multiple locations in Massachusetts. Mike's Pastry can also be found in...
Cirque Italia brings pirate adventure to Fort Gratiot
Local families will get the chance to go on an epic pirate adventure to discover buried treasure with the arrival of Cirque Italia's Water Circus in Fort Gratiot later this month. The Italian entertainment company will provide live shows at the Birchwood Mall, 4350 24th Ave., from May 26 to 30. Tickets range from $10 to $50. To purchase tickets, se...
Emilia: Two steps from heaven
Churches have always been the guardians of exceptional works of art. And it is often by looking up into the immensity of their domes that wonderful masterpieces and frescoes by great artists of the past are revealed. This is the ideal time to discover these expressions of human genius in the most beautiful churches of Parma, Piacenza and Reggio Emi...
Buona To Give Away Free Italian Beef Sandwiches on National Italian Beef Day
Memorial Day isn't the only holiday in May. There's a lesser known, but perhaps tastier holiday, a few days before. In honor of National Italian Beef Day May 27, Chicago's iconic Italian Beef restaurant Buona will be giving away free, slow-roasted Italian beef sandwiches May 27-30, the restaurant says. In order to get the free sandwich, customers w...
Palau: the pearl of Gallura, a few steps from the Costa Smeralda
A pearl overlooking one of the most beautiful seas in the world, immersed in the turquoise blue of the sea in the north of Sardinia: Palau is the ideal destination for the next trip. A few steps from the exclusive Costa Smeralda and literally in front of the Maddalena archipelago, Palau is definitely a real little paradise in one of the most beauti...
Italians dominate GFNY World Championship NYC
The 10th GFNY World Championship NYC remains world’s most international cycling race and the largest cycling race west of Europe. The anniversary edition had 6500 riders from over 90 countries registered for the race. And after 103 miles with 8500 feet of climbing were battled out on the roads of New York and New Jersey, the crown went to two rider...
Postcards of Italy conquer the heart of the world
Italy makes the world fall in love: the postcards filmed by a drone during Eurovision 2022 from May 10 to 14 captivated travelers from every continent. The Peninsula was seen, told and appreciated 200 million times and more than 6 million in a single day. The narrative focused on promoting the peninsula's well-known and lesser-known locations with...
'He was an icon': Johnstown musician Frank Filia dies at 86
Frank Filia was a jazz musician, artist, poet, storyteller, husband, uncle and friend who enjoyed talking about his life in Las Vegas and Johnstown’s old mob days while sipping on cognac when he had money or brandy when dollars were tight. Filia, who lived in Old Conemaugh Borough, died on Tuesday at age 86. Last year, he spoke about life and death...