Two Italian startups promote sustainability and innovation
The whole world appreciates Italy's history, art, and traditions, but we also like to share how much genius there is in the new startups that are emerging in Italy every day. Today, we talk about two of them, which will help make new production processes more sustainable and eco-friendly. The first is Smush Materials, a young Lombard startup...
Italy leader in specific forms of tourism: luxury and wine
Two pieces of news confirm Italy's leadership in the world of tourism. The first concerns luxury tourism: over 9 billion euros in 2024 were spent on luxury tourism in Italy, recorded by 5-star and 5-star luxury hotels, representing 16.8% of the total Italian hotel offer, estimated at just over 54 billion euros. Between 2008 and 2024 (excluding the...
“Taxi ”stars reunite to pay tribute to castmate Danny DeVito more than 40 years after show's end
The all-star cast of '70s sitcom Taxi found another reason to reunite Monday. Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, and Christopher Lloyd met up to watch their former costar Danny DeVito accept the Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theater at the Roundabout Theatre Company's gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. The show...
Lazio "Region of Honor 2025" of the National Italian American Foundation, program of initiatives kicks off
The detailed program of initiatives, events, and collaborations planned for 2025 was presented, the year in which Lazio has been chosen as the Region of Honor by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). Hosting the event, the President of the Lazio Region, Francesco Rocca, along with Vice President and Economic Development Minister Roberta...
Italian Food Exports Surge, Led by Olive Oil
Italy’s extra virgin olive oil led the country’s food and beverage export growth in 2024, with sales soaring by 45%—outpacing cured meats (+10%) and dairy products (+9%). Yet wine remained Italy’s most valuable export, generating €8.1 billion. According to Coldiretti, the primary Italian farmers’ association, agri-food exports hit an all-time high...
Italian American One Voice Coalition Raps Saturday Night Live for Pattern of Bigoted Italian Slurs
The Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), the nation’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, is calling out Saturday Night Live (“SNL”) for perpetrating a pattern of bigoted, racial slurs of Italians. SNL has launched a pattern of comments now equating Italians as non-whites. In a skit on the last show, guest Lady G...
Donatella Versace out as creative director of the Milan fashion house, in a shakeup by US owner
Donatella Versace has been replaced as creative director of the Italian luxury fashion house founded by her late brother Gianni Versace, assuming the new role of chief brand ambassador, Versace’s U.S. owner Capri Holdings announced on Thursday. Versace will be replaced by Dario Vitale, who most recently was design director at the Miu Miu brand owne...
Family-owned Italian restaurant debuts in Lancaster County
A new family-owned Italian restaurant recently opened its doors in Lancaster County. Local business owner Steven Allegretti, who is originally from Staten Island, New York, recently debuted a new sit-down Italian restaurant called Val’NTino’s. The new establishment, which is named after Allegretti’s son and daughter, is located at 1944 Lincoln High...
New Board Elected for the OSDIA's Rome Chapter. Cutuli Appointed President
The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America's (OSDIA) “Capitolo di Roma” #3002, the organization's first chapter established outside of the American continent, has elected a new board. OSDIA, founded as the "Ordine dei Figli d’Italia" in 1905 in New York, represents one of the most significant Italian-American organizations in United States hi...
Italy’s Space Industry on Display in Washington. Italian Trade Agency and ASI Lead 22 Companies at Satellite Conference
Italy’s aerospace leaders are capturing attention in the U.S., driving forward a pivotal quarter of strategic growth in the global space tech arena. Following successful engagements at SpaceCom in Orlando and ASCENDxTexas in League City, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) are now leading Italy’s national delegation at...
Sons of Italy Scholarship Application is Now Open
The Order of the Sons and Daughters of Italy, Christoforo Colombo Lodge #1309, in Salida, is offering a $500 Scholarship to a Salida High School or Horizons Academy Senior. The scholarship deadline is April 25, 2025. If you’re Italian and graduating from Salida High School or Horizons Exploratory Academy this spring, listen up — there’s a scholars...
The Doomed Life of Hortense Mancini, Italy’s Most Scandalous Duchess
Hortense Mancini was born in Rome in 1646 to Baron Lorenzo Mancini and Girolama Mazzarini. She was the fourth of five sisters who collectively became known as the Mazarinettes, as well as the niece of the famous Italian Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister to Louis XIV of France. As she herself once said about her life: "If the events that I have to r...
