Historic Piece Of Italy Featured At New Award-Winning Hudson Valley Store
An iconic Hudson Valley supermarket is expanding in the region while featuring historic items all the way from Italy. DeCicco & Sons opened up its newest location on Friday. The company held its grand opening celebration on Friday at 7:30 a.m. in Sleepy Hollow, New York. "We can’t wait to join this incredible community!" DeCicco & Sons wrote on Ins...
Spoleto, Umbria — Italy's “Purest City”
Welcome to Umbria, the “green center” of Italy — home to St. Francis’ stunning Assisi, the university (and chocolate capital) town of Perugia, swaths of alluring forests where wild truffles hide, and the world-famous wines of Montefalco. But there is yet another treasure within the borders of Umbria, a vibrant town brimming with history, art, and a...
A 104-Year-Old Woman Reveals The Secret To Her Longevity — It's Just One Type Of Food
Age is just a number. Well, Yolanda Redding has achieved quite a many. The centenarian punched in another milestone in the records earlier this year and credits her mom’s cooking for her longevity. At present, when the average life expectancy of a person has been reduced to 77.5 years in the US, per the CDC, Ms. Redding has continued to keep her s...
Italians trust traditional media more than social platforms, but internet now leads as main news source
According to data from the Italian Communications Authority, traditional media in Italy are struggling against the competition from digital platforms, but a significant portion of the population, around 30%, has little trust in social media as a source of news. Since 2023, television has lost its position as the main source of information, surpasse...
A dream come true: thirty thousand outdated Italian laws repealed
In the coming days, just over thirty thousand old Italian laws will be repealed. All at once. These laws, when repealed, will join the approximately 94,000 already abolished, out of a total of 204,272 that came into force since the unification of Italy in 1861, according to a 2023 census. So, more than half of the enacted provisions no longer exi...
Ancient Signs, Contemporary Visions: Arvedo Arvedi Talks About His New Exhibition in Chicago
From June 18 to 30, Arvedo Arvedi will return to Chicago for his solo exhibition “LINGUAGGI DIVERSI – Antiche Memorie” (Different Languages – Ancient Memories), hosted by the Mooney Foundation. This is a return to his artistic roots in a city he calls “my artistic home,” where, thirty years ago, he began his international career alongside John Davi...
Boston: Cristina Basso receives the career award from the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
Cristina Basso, a professor at the University of Padua, has been awarded the 'Distinguished Achievement Award 2025' for her outstanding scientific contribution and valuable clinical work at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) conference currently taking place in Boston. Cristina Basso's keynote lecture focused on the contrib...
The Italian Social Group will host the Honorary Italian Consul in Portland (OR), Vytas Babusis
April 8th, 6:30 p.m. - The Italian Social Group will host the Honorary Italian Consul in Portland, Vytas Babusis! Vytas Babusis' life story sounds like the plot of an American dream in reverse. Here is someone who spent 15 glorious years in Italy, blending in from the bustling streets of Rome to the serene vineyards of Tuscany to the temples in Sic...
The U.S. Consul General in Naples Visits the Filangieri Museum: Benjamin Franklin’s Letters Illuminate Italian-American Enlightenment Ties
On Thursday, March 20, the U.S. Consul General in Naples, Tracy Roberts-Pounds, visited the Gaetano Filangieri Civic Museum, accompanied by Antonella Di Vaio and Beatrice Pelli of the Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Consulate General. She was welcomed by Paolo Jorio, Director of the Filangieri Museum; Riccardo Imperiali di Francavilla, represe...
BookTuberPrize – 2025 Edition
The Consulate General shares information about following 2025 Edition of the BookTuberPrize, sponsored by Italian Center for Books and Reading of the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Merit and extended abroad by MAECI, for all Students in the Italian programs abroad. The deadline for applications is next Apri...
Luca Vullo's tour in Florida
The new tour of Italian Gesture Ambassador Luca Vullo will begin on April 7 and conclude on April 11 in Florida. Through one-man shows, workshops, and cultural entertainment talks, Vullo will visit the Universities of Boca Raton and Orlando, completing the tour in Miami with events at the Italian Cultural Institute and Italian classes at the Intern...
Italy vs United States Healthcare Systems: A Guide
In Italy, all citizens have access to the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN), which automatically covers citizens and legal foreign residents. This national health system is funded by taxes that all citizens pay into. This allows residents to receive mostly free primary care, inpatient care, and health screenings. In addition, other benefits such a...
