Exploring Lazio: Four Day trips from Rome You Can’t Miss
There’s no denying that you can’t miss Rome, Italy's shining capital and home to centuries of awe-inspiring history that make any return visit just as special as the first. In fact, every time I visit, I make it a point to discover some of the neighborhoods and monuments that often don’t show up on most visitor’s radar. My two-cents is that you sho...
Servizi consolari e identità digitale
Gli italiani all’estero che vorranno usufruire dei servizi consolari online attraverso il portale Fast it da oggi potranno usare anche la loro identità SPID (Sistema pubblico per le identità digitali). La Farnesina ha infatti siglato nei giorni scorsi la Convenzione per l’adesione delle Pubbliche amministrazioni allo SPID con l’Agenzia per l’Italia...
Legit Gelato Colorado lives up to its name
I love Legit Gelato Colorado's name. It’s cool, but also accurate. Owner/confectioner Bob Wolfson, a former physician who also organized Artspace locally, makes seriously legit northern Italian-style gelato. He makes one little liter at a time with organic ingredients. His creative flavors ring true to source ingredients, like a seriously lavish wh...
Italy and its best-loved Christmas songs
My Christmas is going to be very special. I just moved into a new apartment, in an old building that sits just beside one of the town churches. On the stairs that lead to my place, there is a little, wooden door you wouldn’t even notice unless you knew it’s there, as it has been painted the same color as the walls. Well, if you open that little doo...
Farewell to the Italian Language? Italians in the U.S. Speak it “poco”
Food and wine, culture, Made in Italy make all things Italian an American obsession. Additionally, in the U.S., at least 25 million people are of Italian descent, as estimated by the two key Italian American organizations. Nevertheless, this passion does not correspond to the linguistic reality of Italian in the States. According to a study publish...
Holy Cannoli: Why Little Italy is Thriving in the Bronx
Arthur Avenue in the Bronx is an Italian food lover's paradise. It's where shops more than a century old sell bread and cheese that look so good, people want to photograph it before they taste it. There are so many stores that Christian Galliani and his wife, Danielle Oteri, give tours to locals and tourists who want to know where to find the best...
Fiat 500 earns place in New York's Museum of Modern Art
New York’s Museum of Modern Art, amongst the most influential barometers of modern art on the planet, has chosen a classic Fiat 500 F to lead its upcoming exhibit, The Value of Good Design, starting February 10, 2019. Acquired last year as part of its vast archive of industrial design, MoMA’s 500 F will now take pride of place in the museum’s lates...
Murray's Italian Village Turns 50
Two special words can send longtime Murrayites salivating: pizza bender! Believe it or not, Murray’s most popular food icon has turned 50. When you reach a half century with no signs of stopping, you throw a party, which Murray’s longest-running restaurant, Italian Village, did on November 11. Originally there were four Italian Village restaurants,...
Italian Square Inspires Proposed Pimlico Plan
Want to understand the proposed future of Pimlico Race Course? One place to look would be to a race even older than the Preakness Stakes (G1) at a venue far more ancient than even Old Hilltop: Il Palio, the twice yearly horse race around the Piazzo del Campo, the central square in Siena, Italy. The Dec. 13 release of the second phase of the Marylan...
Avonmore Italian Club Damaged In Massive Fire
Massive flames shot through the roof of the Avonmore Italian Club in Westmoreland County on Saturday morning. The Italian Club was left with a huge hole in the building after the roof collapsed during the fire. Chief John Shaffer was a few blocks away at home when the call came in. “Got a report of a small kitchen fire, nothing heavy,” Shaffer said...
Move over Rudolph, Dominic the Donkey is helping Santa this year
If you’re an American of Italian descent, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with this mid-20th century masterpiece of Christmas kitsch. Recorded by Lou Monte in the late 1950s, “Dominic the Donkey” tells the tale of a little donkey with a heart of gold who helps Santa traverse the many hills of Italy, where the reindeer cannot tread. The song w...
Pizzeria Acqua e Farina opens in Syosset
Despite the panoply of possible toppings, pizza requires only four ingredients. Two of them, water and flour, are name-checked by the Syosset pizzeria Acqua e Farina. (The other two are salt and yeast, “sel e lievito.”). At first glance, it looks like your run-of-the-mill slice shop, but then you see the wood-burning oven and hear the Italian accen...