Why pizza is so important to Italians
Italy is a comparatively young nation. Most of the Italian territory was unified in 1861 under the rule of the House of Savoy, although the full process took decades to complete. From south to north, the new-born nation, impoverished by the war, was a cultural patchwork of people who spoke different languages, had a different lifestyle, and ate dif...
Love and Frenzy
On the Italian Stage is a series of encounters conceived and led by Laura Caparrotti (Artistic Director, Kairos Italy Theater) that journeys into the history of Italian theater to explore its language, and its contribution to Italian society and world theater. Participation is free. RSVP is MANDATORY. The Zoom link will be provided on the day of th...
2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics may include Turin after all
Speed skating for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics might be moved to the 2006 Turin Olympic oval or a temporary facility elsewhere after the IOC rejected plans to build an expensive roof over the outdoor track at Baselga di Piné. Costs for the roof were initially slated at $54 million, according to a project announced in November. But there were con...
Italian street art on the podium of one hundred most beautiful murals in the world
Seven works and six Italian street artists are competing for the world's most beautiful murals. They are part of the ranking of 100 works collected by the "Street Art Cities" platform in 92 cities in 30 countries to democratically elect by online app vote the best mural work created in 2022. And among the roller- and spray-painted facades of Buenos...
"Claudia Cardinale. L’indomabile. The Indomitable" - Book presentation
Thursday, February 02, 2023. From 5:00 pm To 6:30 pm. Organized by IIC-NY in collaboration with Cinecittà. Entrance: Free. IIC NY - 686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021. Book Presentation: "Claudia Cardinale. L’indomabile. The Indomitable" Curated by Claudia Squitieri. Published by Cinecittà and Electa Editore. Opening remarks: Fabio Finotti, IIC-NY Di...
The secrets of Perdasdefogu, the village with the highest percentage of centenarians in the world
What are the secrets of longevity among Perdasdefogu's centenarians? In the village in Ogliastra, Sardinia, which has twice entered the Guinness Book of Records for the highest number of centenarians and the longest-living family on the planet, the reasons for long life are being investigated. And they study that strength of the town whose name in...
Cubs IF Trey Mancini to skip World Baseball Classic
Chicago Cubs infielder Trey Mancini had initially signed up to play for the Italian team in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, but after signing with the North Siders he will instead report to spring training in Arizona and focus on getting to know his new teammates. Mancini, who signed a two-year deal with the Cubs earlier this month, said that...
Herculaneum fresco among looted relics returned to Italy from US
Italian art investigators have exhibited a fresco that survived the destruction of the ancient Roman beach town of Herculaneum in the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius only to be plundered from its ruins and smuggled to the US, among 60 relics returned to home soil. The total value of the works, some of which date back to the first century BC, looted...
San Sabba Rice Mill - presented by Francesca Pitacco
Thursday, January 26 at 6pm CT - Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago (500 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611). On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with the American Jewish Committee, presents the history of the San Sabba Rice Mill, the only Italian Nazis camp wit...
President judge says Italy an indelible part of her identity
Linda A. Cartisano is a proud native of Chester, Pennsylvania, with a substantial Italian influence. Chester is important because it’s “a city of racial and ethnic diversity with residents of all income levels,” she said when she campaigned in 2009 for Common Pleas Court in Delaware County. “This has given me a perspective and history of dealing wi...
Isola Maggiore
Living in an almost surreal fairy-tale micro-reality, an island with only 10 to 15 inhabitants that comes explosively alive in summer and makes people fall in love with its quietness in winter, out of the hustle and bustle but only a 10-minute boat ride from the mainland. A #unique place, almost rare in its distinctiveness. A strip of land, an isla...
We're Open: Scardina Specialties thrives in new Riverwest location
Scardina Specialties has a new location at 715 E. Locust St. Damien Scardina is the owner. "I got started making sausage with my father," Damien said. "We were making sausage for this gentleman and he told us that we should turn this into a business. We knew in the winter months that we weren't going to survive on just making sausage. So, we brough...