Vivian Cardia named Honoree of 2024 Columbus Celebration Weekend
Columbus Citizens Foundation is proud to announce that Vivian Cardia is an Honoree of this year’s Columbus Celebration and will join Grand Marshal Michael T. Strianese to help lead this year’s Parade. Vivian Cardia is a philanthropist and former President of Vivicar LLC. Born, raised, and educated in New York, she earned her BA in Italian from Ford...
How Italy Wants To Help Anyone With Italian Heritage Find Their Roots
Travelers come to Italy to seek out its splendid art cities and stunning resorts, but increasing numbers of visitors with Italian heritage (60 to 80 million people worldwide can claim descent) are looking beyond the typical vacation itinerary to plan trips that will help connect them with their “roots.” In the U.S., Italians are the fifth-largest a...
Italian Heritage Night at the Arizona Diamondbacks Game
We are excited to announce Italian Heritage Night with the Arizona Diamondbacks, taking place on Friday September 27th at Chase Field in Phoenix! Celebrate our rich Italian heritage while enjoying an exciting baseball game alongside fellow members of the community. Special Offer: If you purchase your tickets here, participants will receive a limite...
The world's best pizza is not in Italy? New York pizzeria named world's best
The world's best pizzas may not be found where you think. Italy is the obvious place to go looking for the perfect margherita. But to sample the cream of the crop, pizza fans will need to head to the USA, where the world's finest pizza can be found in New York, at Anthony Mangieri's Una Pizza Napoletana restaurant located on the Lower East Side. I...
La Scuola d'Italia New York receives $20,000 donation from Joseph Ficalora
We are thrilled to announce that our school has received a generous donation of $20,000 from Joseph Ficalora, former President of New York Community Bancorp. In recognition of this incredible support, we are proud to name our new TECH LAB in his honor.A huge thank you to Toni Di Piazza and Fucsia Nissoli Fitzgerald for their unwavering support and...
Artemis: a new step toward making the first Made in Italy house on the moon
The Artemis program is also enriched in its lunar architecture thanks to Italy's contribution. The design proposed to build the first habitation module proposed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the surface of our satellite - MPH (Multi Purpose Habitation module) - has passed another evaluation test in Washington by the NASA Board. For MPH, whi...
Maryland's largest Italian Festival returns to Harford County. Here's what to know
The Galbani Maryland Italian Festival is set to kick off at the Harford County Equestrian Center from September 27 to September 29. It's the largest Italian festival in Maryland. Attendees can look forward to enjoying live music from the nation's top Italian-American performers, dozens of food and retail vendors, carnival rides for all ages, and mo...
Gnocchi Goes to Hollywood: How Chef Augusto Pasini and Franciacorta Stole the Show at the Emmy Awards
At the 2024 Emmy Awards, Franciacorta, Italy’s premier sparkling wine, made its debut as the official sparkling wine of the Emmy Governors Gala. The post-ceremony dinner, held at the Peacock Theater on September 15, also saw Chef Augusto Pasini, from the Franciacorta region, make history as the first non-American chef to cook for the star-studded e...
Obituary: Travel journalist Valarie D'Elia
Valarie D'Elia, a longtime travel journalist, died Tuesday after battling ALS. She was 64 years old. D'Elia's death was reported by NY1, where D'Elia became well-known for her "Travel with Val" segments on the local New York news station, where she worked from 1998 to 2017. D'Elia also had her own travel production company and traveled the world p...
Italy seen overtaking France as world's largest wine producer
Italy is due to regain its spot as the world's largest wine producer in 2024 as France's vineyards are hit by unfavourable weather, according to figures from each country's agricultural authorities. After a disastrous 2023 harvest, Italy's production will recover eight percent to between 41 million and 42 million hectolitres, the country's main ag...
This Show Promises Drama and a Taste of Italy
Get a taste of Italy without having to leave the city this month! New Orleans Opera is presenting Tosca, a timeless opera filled with drama, on Friday, September 27 and Sunday, September 29 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Celebrate opening night in style during “A Night in Italy” which includes live music, dancing, espresso martinis, and Angelo Bro...
A Tribute to Marcella Hazan Featuring Giuliano Hazan With Art Smith
When: Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Where: Platform by JBF, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY, 10011 - More info here Prolific and revered, cookbook author Marcella Hazan is considered one of the foremost authorities on Italian cooking. Julia Child valued her as her “mentor in all things Italian,” and for millions of Americans, she is the definitive sourc...