Jack Alan Markell Is the New U.S. Ambassador to Italy
Jack Alan Markell, adviser and personal friend of Joe Biden, has been chosen by the U.S. president as the next U.S. ambassador to Italy. Markell’s name was previously circulated as a candidate for White House chief of staff. From 2009 to 2017, Markell served as governor of Delaware, relying on the support of Beau Biden, the president’s eldest son,...
Antonio Marzo (Commander of the Carabinieri's Command of Forestry, Environmental and Agrifood Units)
For me, the Carabinieri Corps has always been a symbol of the respect owed to the Italian institutions: and I am not the only one in Italy to believe so. It is always a pleasure, therefore, to be able to host a Carabiniere on We the Italians. This very welcome occasion is thanks to an exhibition that will be hosted by the UN Secretariate building i...
From the Italian American Press – "Italian Culture in America"
In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, then Minister to France, visited several regions in northern Italy. He studied the agriculture and language, admired the architecture and art, and enjoyed the music, food, and wine. When he returned to America, he brought Italian culture with him, infusing it into everyday American life. “Italian Culture in America: How a...
Street artists breathe new life into ancient Italian village
The eighth edition of CVTà Street Fest takes place in the village of Civitacampomarano, in the heart of the Campobasso countryside in Italy's Molise region, from 2-4 June 2023. The festival comprises three days of mural painting, street art tours, live music and workshops, once again under the artistic direction of the celebrated Roman street artis...
8 Can’t-Miss Old-School Italian Eateries In Boston’s North End — The City’s Oldest Immigrant Neighborhood
Boston is well-known for its vibrant and ever-evolving culinary scene, with new chefs and new openings making headlines on the regular, but it’s the city’s oldest neighborhood, the North End, that is its most food-centric. Settled in the 1630s, the single-square-mile neighborhood is a study of 5 centuries of architectural development, from the circ...
Italian province of South Tyrol caps tourists to fight overcrowding
Italy‘s Province of South Tyrol has announced a proposal to limit on overnight visitors, as well as a ban on any new accommodation openings unless another has closed, as reported by CNN. The number of visitors will be capped to 2019 levels. “At certain times of the year and in certain areas, it became a lot,” Arnold Schuler, the Bolzano provincial...
Entertainment lineup announced for HerrinFesta Italiana
An entertainment lineup has been announced for the 2023 HerrinFesta Italiana coming up in May. This year's week-long event will once again offer free entertainment for the large festival scheduled for May 25th - 29th in Herrin. “We had wonderful feedback from our decision last year to offer free entertainment,” said HerrinFesta Vice President Joey...
Umbria Jazz hits 50 in style
What Claude Nobbs did for the Montreaux Jazz Festival has certainly been matched by the efforts and hard work of Pagnotta in Umbria. This year Pagnotta will be 90 and shows no signs of slowing down. He purchased his first jazz record in 1949 and in 1955 Pagnotta co-founded the Hot Club of Perugia bringing Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker to the club....
Dining Review: Al Forno in Providence
There are plenty of icons that represent the quirky side of Rhode Island: sweet caffeine-spiked milk, a massive termite on the interstate, platters of deep-fried squid punctuated by banana peppers. But it was Al Forno, forty-three years ago, that told a different story of this small state: one that was deeply rooted in the arts and which made an im...
Leonardo da Vinci's Forgotten Experiments Explored Gravity as a Form of Acceleration
In an article published in the journal Leonardo, the researchers draw upon a fresh look at one of da Vinci's notebooks to show that the famed polymath had devised experiments to demonstrate that gravity is a form of acceleration—and that he further modeled the gravitational constant to around 97 percent accuracy. Da Vinci, who lived from 1452 to 15...
From bullets to Broadway and beyond – the versatile Chazz Palminteri in his own words
A 9-year-old boy, Calogero, sits on his Bronx stoop, when – POP! – he witnesses a mob boss, Sonny, murder someone. Calogero’s decision not to rat sets into motion a years-long relationship with Sonny which causes him to grapple with following the life of crime or making an honest living like his father, Lorenzo. Thus the stage is set for “A Bronx T...
The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, a place of worship
The city of Bologna is one of the most famous in Italy and in addition to the renowned cuisine and hospitality offers its visitors masterpieces such as the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. This is a symbolic place for the people of Bologna and is also ideal for those who want to take a walk in the hills starting from the historic center. Let’s...