'Potentially Dangerous' sheds light on internment of Italian-Americans during WWII
Springfield-area audiences will soon get a sneak peek at a potentially dangerous topic. Unveiling 80-year-old secrets and never-before discussed stories about the Italian-American experience during World War II in the U.S., local filmmakers will present the documentary “Potentially Dangerous” on Monday at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. While man...
A little piece of Italy is flying on Artemis to the Moon
Man's adventure to the moon begins again. Nasa launched the SLS carrier rocket, the most powerful ever built, with the Orion spacecraft, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center. This is the first mission of the Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon, so far only dummies are on board. With Artemis 1, NASA will launch the Orion capsule, which...
Brooklyn Family Honored for Foundation’s Immigration Work
In a celebration of migrants and their contributions to the fabric of American society, an immigration think tank honored a group of people who championed the cause. One of the honorees was a nonprofit organization founded by a Brooklyn family whose ancestors came to the U.S. from Italy. The Viola Foundation, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, received the Immi...
Italian Diaspora Studies Writing Retreat 2023 (Calabria, May 12-22, 2023)
After almost three years of the pandemic and multiple global crises, many of us are in need of a respite from the stress of our day to day lives. Thus, we are launching an Italian Diaspora Studies writing retreat that will provide participants with the space and time to focus on their writing and on other creative and intellectual pursuits away fr...
Italy’s ITA Airways to add 39 new Airbus aircraft in 2023
ITA Airways will add 39 new Airbus aircraft to its fleet next year - nine widebodies and 30 narrowbodies - having “signed all of its planned commitments” for the fleet increase, it has announced. Some older jets will be phased out as the new ones arrive. Overall, compared to 2022, the development of the fleet will represent a 73% capacity increase...
Martin Scorsese at 80: A Hollywood icon in the words of his admiring collaborators
This week, we celebrate the 80th birthday of one of Hollywood’s finest filmmakers since the dawn of the medium, Martin Scorsese. The New York-born filmmaker has sculpted a career like no other through his knack for depicting gritty, noir narratives, often centralised around the violent lives of machismo-leading men and their descent into a life of...
21 Best Things to Do in Parma, Italy (+ Tips for Visiting!)
The laid-back city of Parma, Italy may be most famous for its cheese and ham (hello, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma!), but that only scratches the surface of the fun things to do in Parma that make this city so special. Set along extremely convenient train routes in Emilia-Romagna, you’ll find Parma about 60 miles/100 kilometers west o...
Bellissimo Italian Restaurant & Pizza savors three decades of loyalty in Colleyville
Amjad “AJ” Altaq said after looking at many business opportunities in Colleyville and surrounding areas, he chose to purchase Bellissimo Italian Restaurant, established in 1991, because of its extensive history in Colleyville. “I even thought about starting a new business, but this was a good deal with 30 years of customers,” Altaq said. “It was a...
Bagni San Filippo, among beautiful medieval villages
In the south-east of Tuscany there is a beautiful area, the Val d’Orcia; inside, it hosts the town of Castiglione d’Orcia and the small municipality of Bagni San Filippo, of just 91 inhabitants. Despite its size, the town is famous throughout Italy for a very specific reason: the presence of sulfur water baths , which, once on the surface, form whi...
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’: Joe Mantegna Says Paramount+ Revival Is a ‘Blessing’
Criminal Minds fans are in for a Thanksgiving Day treat. The much-loved procedural drama is set to return to TV less than three years after its February 2020 series finale. Criminal Minds: Evolution sees the BAU team reunited and tracking down what may be their most devious opponent yet. The agents face off against a serial killer who spent the pa...
Made-in-Italy technology for vineyards and wine is worth 3.1 billion euros (70% to exports) and grows
If Italian wine is excelling in the world’s markets thanks to the quality of its products, made-in-Italy technology dedicated to the vineyard and cellar is no less so. And just as wine is vigorously weathering the storm linked to inflation, raw material costs and international tensions, so the sector of machinery for enology and bottling confirms i...
AMICI – Georgetown’s new Italian restaurant opens to the public
Amici, Georgetown’s newest Italian fine-dining restaurant which promises an elevated experience has officially opened its doors to the public. The 301 Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown restaurant is now open from 16:30hrs to 00:00hrs on Tuesday and Wednesday and from 16:30hrs to 01:00hrs from Thursday to Sunday. Located on the rooftop of the 30...