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...
Meet the cousins behind new Italian restaurant in Yonkers
It's a family affair at The Italian Oven in Yonkers where two pairs of sisters — all first cousins — are opening their first restaurant. The new spot, in what had been Fortina, opens March 19 for lunch and dinner. It’s the first eatery Amanda and Angelina Oppedisano, along with Nicoletta and Cristina Sakellaridis, have run on their own, although th...
Pistoia, the capital of green
From the moment you arrive in Pistoia , it seems as if you are in a city wrapped in a green blanket. This image is not just a modern suggestion, but is rooted in a centuries-old tradition that has made Pistoia famous for its cultivation and nursery gardening. As far back as the Middle Ages, there were gardens within Pistoia’s city walls dedicated t...
John S. Bartolotta: A Multifaceted Life of Service, Art, and Thrilling Storytelling
John S. Bartolotta, a Vietnam veteran, artist, and author, has led a life as dynamic and multifaceted as the stories he writes. Born into a large Italian family in New York City, John’s journey has taken him from working as a meat cutter with his father to serving in the Marine Corps, owning a plumbing business, becoming a real estate broker, and p...
Hydrogen-powered trains to be introduced in northern Italy
Residents and visitors to Valcamonica, an Alpine region in northern Italy, will be able to ride hydrogen-powered trains from next year. The pioneering project, the first of its kind in Italy and supported by an investment of 367 million euros ($396 million), marks a significant adoption of hydrogen fuel for a rail line, despite the high production...
The Italian Daughter’s Cookbook by Cathy Coluccio Fazzolari in convo w/ Photographer Daniel Paterna + Sharon Franke
The Italian Daughter’s Cookbook is an ode to authentic Calabrese cuisine. In this captivating journey through the vibrant and often undiscovered southern regions of Italy, Cathy Coluccio Fazzolari—daughter of the pioneer purveyor of high end and top quality Italian foods in New York City D. Coluccio & Sons—welcomes readers into her family’s kitchen...
