Scaramuzzo to helm CIACO
Lou Scaramuzzo has embarked upon his second term as president of the Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization, accepting the gavel from Bob Urbinati. A member of CIACO since 2003 and a board member since 2005, Scaramuzzo has served as secretary, second vice president and first vice president, in addition to his seven-year stint as presi...
Osteria ai Pioppi, the zero electricity playground
It is located in Nervesa della Battaglia, in the province of Treviso, and is a very special playground: the Osteria ai Pioppi has its own amusement park without electricity, where everything has been handmade. The air you breathe in this place has a hint of ancient times, when everything was simpler but also more genuine and fun. Let’s find out mor...
Little Italy Historic Market Place project in Troy gets federal funding
Alias Coffee in Troy has more than biscotti on the menu these days. Recently congressman Paul Tonko dropped by to announce a half million-dollar federal grant to assist in the redevelopment of Troy’s Little Italy Historic Market Place project. Add that to the $375,000 awarded back in August, and that is nearly a million bucks. DeFazio owner Rocco...
Schiaparelli's Surrealism Lives On in New Collection
This past week, the fashion house of Schiaparelli debuted their couture collection featuring surrealist forms, realistic animal busts, and kitsch designs. The house today is led by Daniel Roseberry, but the designs presented hark back to the founder of this couture atelier: Elsa Schiaparelli. Known for her revolutionary ideas, controversial designs...
Classic San Antonio Italian eatery Piatti reopens at the Alamo Quarry
Piatti at the Alamo Quarry is once again inviting guests back into experience its revamped, modern dining space and an updated menu that spins fresh pasta made in-house into Italian dishes that aim to be "never complicated or pretentious." Piatti officially reopened to the public on Thursday, January 19 at 255 E. Basse Road, Suite 500, but MySA got...
New 500 is named “best small electric car for the city” and “best convertible for value” at What Car? 2023 Awards
The fully electric New 500 has retained its best small electric car for the city and best convertible for value titles at the What Car? 2023 Awards, gaining further recognition amongst industry experts and collecting 37 prizes in total, making it the highest awarded FIAT model ever. Judges praised the car for its driving capabilities and iconic des...
Joint Statement on U.S.–Italy Science and Technology Cooperation
On January 26 and 27, the Government of Italy hosted the 14th United States – Italy Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology Cooperation. Ms. Monica Medina, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the U.S. State Department, and Mr. Shawn Crowley, Charge d’Affaires at U.S. Emb...
Rohrwacher dedicates Oscar nod for Le Pupille to 'bad girls'
Italian director Alice Rohrwacher on Tuesday dedicated her Oscar nomination for her short Le Pupille (The Pupils) to the kind of naughty girls it portrays in charting teenage rebellion in a WWII boarding school. "I dedicate the Oscar nomination to the 'naughty girls' who are not naughty at all and who are fighting everywhere in the world. I wish th...
Italy in Transit 2023 at Florida Atlantic University on February 10th and 11th, 2023
The VII International Symposium “Italy in Transit” will be hosted by the Italian program at Florida Atlantic University, on February 10th and 11th, 2023. The Symposium is organized in collaboration with the FAU Study of the Americas Initiative of the College of Arts and Letters, the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, New York, the Sardini...
Appian Way digs unearth treasure and mystery in Rome
Rome archaeologists have discovered an ancient statue of Hercules during excavation works in Parco Scott, part of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park. The life-size marble statue emerged from the site, located between the busy Cristoforo Colombo road and the Appian Way, during extensive works to repair sewage pipes. The well preserved Roman statue...
Bruno Sammartino Documentary Coming to Manatee Performing Arts Center
The Manatee Performing Arts Center (MPAC) will host a very special matinee showing of a rags-to-riches story featuring a young man, whose family fled the Nazi invasion of their home in Italy, and who would one day become the most famous professional wrestler in the world. Bruno Sammartino makes its Florida debut at MPAC on Thursday, February, 9 at...
Conti and Macii make history: Italian pairs 1-2 at Europeans
Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii made history after winning the first European Pair's title for Italy at the 2023 European Figure Skating Championships on Thursday. Teammates Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini rose three spots to take the silver, while Germany's Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel settled for bronze. Conti and Macii had a low catch on t...