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Flawless cheesecake made in your slow cooker? Yes, it’s possible, and easy, too, according to Michele Scicolone, best-selling author of The Italian Slow Cooker and over 15 other cookbooks. The dessert is just one of many unexpected and traditional dishes that will simplify your life and satisfy your tastebuds when prepared with a crockpot, accordin...

On 21 October, the award ceremony for the scholarships offered by the Eduitalia Association to 23 students from American high schools who successfully passed the AP Italian language exam in 2020 was held in virtual mode. The ceremony took part during the XX Week of the Italian Language in the world. The 2518 registered AP Italian exams by the Colle...

Matilda De Angelis has been gaining traction on screen in her native Italy for the past five years, but now, as she enters the American television fold with HBO's The Undoing, the actress has been given a shocking introduction to an even larger audience. In the David E. Kelley series, De Angelis plays Elena Alves, a young mother who enters the grou...

Friday October 30th, 2020 | VIRTUAL SESSION 6pm Central European Time. For students seeking short and long term academic opportunities in an international environment (gap year, pre-college, BA, career programs) as well as individuals looking for a career change. Enter this link to sign up http://ow.ly/5i6W50Aw2lp  Florence University of the arts -...

Al via un progetto di Inps e ministero degli Affari esteri che prevede la possibilità per i pensionati che riscuotono all’estero e che stanno ricevendo da Citibank NA i moduli di richiesta di attestazione dell’esistenza in vita, di rapportarsi con gli uffici consolari tramite un servizio di videochiamata. Si tratta di una iniziativa che risponde ai...

For us, every month is Italian Heritage Month! We’re excited to share that our award-winning feature documentary And They Came to Chicago: The Italian American Legacy is now available on Prime Video in the U.S.A. and the U.K. Narrated by Tony Award-winning actor Joe Mantegna, ATCTC follows the rise of Italian enclaves across Chicagoland, touching o...

For decades, the Joe DeMeo Award has been a means of recognizing not only wrestling achievement, but upstanding character and the pursuit of academic excellence in Section II. After the legendary coach passed away at the age of 79 on Oct. 2, the award in his name will not only live on, but his son Michael and some of Joe DeMeo’s former stars intend...

The world of plant-based beverages just got a lot more buonissimo and even cleaner tasting. Koita Foods is excited to announce the roll out of its premium, Italian, plant-based milk line to grocery retailers across the U.S. One sip of any one of Koita’s six plant-based beverages instantly makes clear what sets these milks apart from others: the 100...

Professor Elissa Ruffino recently wrote a book entitled, Dream Big, Dream Small (Politics and Prose, 2020), a story that inspires children to dream and encourages adults to listen carefully to them so that they can provide the support that is necessary to make their dreams come true. The book is dedicated to the Hon. Frank J. Guarini, former U.S. C...

As Italian American Heritage Month draws to a close, we’re presenting our first ever “Live” question-and-answer episode direct from our “New Neighborhood” online membership group! The New Neighborhood is a Place for all Italian Americans… a vibrant, close-knit community centered around our private Facebook group where our most passionate listeners...

The Oscar and Emmy nominated actress from ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Sopranos’, Lorraine Bracco, will take a break from Hollywood for her next gig on the island of Sicily, renovating a 200-year-old home she purchased for only one euro ($1.18) for HGTV’s latest show ‘My Big Italian Adventure’. While it was a bargain at its one-euro ($1.18) price point, t...

Diane di Prima, a prolific poet who pursued the life of a Beat and rose to the position of San Francisco poet laureate, died Sunday, Oct. 25. For eight years, di Prima had battled Parkinson’s disease, a progressive disorder of the central nervous system, and Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease characterized by dry eyes and mouth. She also had...