From a Big Bench you can enjoy a new point of view above the world
Big Benches were born in 2010. The architect Chris Bangle built his first creation at Clavesana, the place where he lived for some time, near Cuneo. To him, that was a new point of view from where to contemplate natural surroundings, taking anything for granted. The project was intented as a non-profit one and public financing is not allowed. The f...
Catholic Law Hosts National Italian American Bar Association’s Annual Board Meeting
On October 28th and 29th, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (Catholic Law) hosted the National Italian American Bar Association’s (NIABA) annual meeting of its board of directors. Francis Donnarumma '78, serves as NIABA’s current president leading a board of 38 lawyers from across the United States, Canada, and Italy. Also a...
Is the US dollar saving Rome's tourist industry?
As the US dollar continues to surge and easing pandemic border restrictions boost travel confidence, US tourists continue to flock to Rome. This is helping the city enjoy a late-season tourist boom.One dollar currently buys just over one euro, about 17 per cent more than it did a year ago. This is the strongest dollar to euro exchange rate for over...
The Best Italian Restaurants in Sarasota
Sarasota’s love affair with Italy goes back to the city’s earliest days. There’s the Ca’ d’Zan, John Ringling’s immense Venetian-style mansion on Sarasota Bay, plus, of course, the man’s immense Renaissance art collection, which includes the famous replica of Michelangelo’s David—so recognizable that the City of Sarasota made it its logo. But that’...
Local food festivals preserve Italy's obscure regional dishes
In a barn-like marquee in Italy, diners of a rice festival sit at dozens of long wooden tables. They are laden with carafes of wine and plastic plates piled high with colourful risotto dishes: pumpkin and sausage, Amarone wine and mushrooms and truffle. This is one of the hundreds of sagre that take place up and down the country, especially in autu...
Fort Drum honors Italian POW with wreath-laying ceremony on National Unity Day
Fort Drum community members gathered at the Prisoner of War (POW) Cemetery on Nov. 4 to place a wreath at the grave of an Italian soldier, in honor of Italy’s Armed Forces Day and National Day of Unity. During the ceremony, Col. James Zacchino Jr., Fort Drum garrison commander, spoke about Pvt. Rino Carlutti, and Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Thomas McCort,...
Trey Mancini reflects on journey from cancer survivor to World Series champion
Minutes after embracing Kyle Tucker following the final out of the 2022 World Series, Trey Mancini hugged a different set of teammates. The Houston Astros first baseman and designated hitter celebrated alongside his fiancée, Sara Perlman, as well as his sisters as confetti fell from the roof at Minute Maid Park. The jubilation wasn’t solely due Hou...
High water in Venice: St. Mark's basilica is safe, thanks to protective glass barriers
It was a historic first for St. Mark's Basilica, which this morning, with water 95 centimeters high over the middle of the sea, did not see the tide enter the mosaic floors, thanks to the glass barriers erected in recent months all around the perimeter of the monument. The 'glass belt' - a temporary solution before the long final works to raise the...
Mattivi leads the way in Boston
As a finance major, Nadia Mattivi understands the value of managing risk and investing wisely. That also applies in her hockey career. The Italian women’s national team defender took a risk when she joined the Boston University women’s hockey team to become the first European skater in Terriers history in 2019/20. Her decision to invest in herself...
Bagnaia wins maiden MotoGP title as Ducati end 15-year drought
Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia won his maiden MotoGP world championship at the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday after Fabio Quartararo failed to overhaul him in the standings. Defending champion Quartararo was 23 points behind Bagnaia going into the final race. The Yamaha rider needed nothing less than a victory to leapfrog the Italian but f...
‘Nostalgia’ Duo Mario Martone & Ippolita Di Majo Peel Back Layers Of Italy’s Oscar Entry – Contenders New York
Italian director Mario Martone said that his latest film Nostalgia is very similar to his 1995 film L’amore molesto (Troubling Love). During a panel discussion at Deadline’s Contenders Film: New York event, Martone explained the connection between adapting Elena Ferrante’s first novel L’amore molesto and Ermanno Rea’s book Nostalgia for the big scr...
The New Way to Participate in the Italian Renaissance
Welcoming communities, warm weather, history, art, delicious food and wines, high-quality fashion, and artisanal productions passed down from generation to generation: Italy is a land full of business and property opportunities. But that’s not all. Populated with thousands of small villages located in strategic locations, Italy also offers the uni...