New Jersey Digest Celebrates Italian-American Culture at Paisan Con 2025
New Jersey Digest is proud to announce its media sponsorship of Paisan Con, a vibrant celebration of Italian-American heritage and pop culture returning for its second year. The convention will take place from May 9th to 11th, 2025, at the Williams Center in Rutherford, New Jersey. The name “Paisan” offers insight into the heart of this unique even...
The Roman Empire's original smartwatch: portable sundials
Long before the advent of quartz crystals, digital displays, or GPS-enabled smartphones, ancient Romans were already walking around with personal time-telling devices in their hands. We are not talking about watches in the modern sense, of course, yet they fulfilled a strikingly similar role: they offered information, gave their wearer a certain so...
Liscio's Italian Bakery & Deli unveils grand opening plans for new Glassboro (NJ) site
A third retail shop will be having its grand opening for Liscio's Italian Bakery & Deli with a special appearance from perhaps the best mascot in baseball. The 21,240-square-foot building for baking, storage and sales is to be host an official grand opening April 26 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. While there will be games, food, a ribbon-cutting ceremon...
Piedmont heads to Michigan for a strategic mission at VTM Michigan
Piedmont will be in Michigan, USA, for a mission culminating in the second edition of the VTM Michigan Business Convention, taking place April 23–24, in Pontiac. The goal is to strengthen the ties between the two regions' economies, both of which are deeply connected to the automotive and transportation sectors, by showcasing Piedmont’s broad and s...
The Rise of Americanism in Italy, 1888-1919
Dear Friends of Italian Innovators, I am happy to share with you that my new book The Rise of Americanism in Italy, 1888-1919 is officially out with University of Toronto Press! The book explores the cultural, political, and industrial ascent of the United States at the turn of the 20thcentury from an Italian perspective. It documents the debate on...
We won a webby! Thank you!
WE WON A WEBBY!!!!!!!!! What’s Next? is officially the 2025 People’s Voice Winner and Dr. Howard Tucker is the oldest Webby winner in history!!!!!!! We were up against massive platforms — companies with millions of followers, full marketing teams, extensive budgets, and past experience running and winning campaigns.We had no plan, no money. I didn’...
Eureka! A whimsical inventor needs your help. Be ready for a fun adventure!
Saturday, April 26. 3 - 4:30pm PDT. Doors at 2:40pm - Italian American Museum of Los Angeles - 644 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA. Get your ticket here. A whimsical inventor teams up with his quirky assistant, who hilariously misinterprets everything he says. Their mission? To bring his latest invention to life! But they can’t do it on their own...
L.A.’s hardest reservation is this new Italian supper club in West Adams
“This is not a restaurant,” says Daniele Uditi, addressing a crowd of 32 diners in a spacious warehouse in West Adams on a recent Sunday evening. “It might look like it, but it’s not.” Uditi wants to set the record straight, as soon as you sit down for a meal at Le Le Dinner Club. The warehouse is outfitted with tables facing a kitchen that looks l...
Italian Scholars Chart the Course of the Immigrant Community in the United States
The departure, the journey on the steamship, the arrival in the other world. The awe in front of the skyscrapers, the hard work, the daily sacrifice. Little Italy reassembled in mutual aid societies, the white, red and green cockade pinned on the lapel of the jacket. Racism and the Black Hand. Fascism, anti-fascism. Integration and new citizens wit...
Coda Del Pesce owner opens a new Italian restaurant in downtown Charleston
Trattoria Lucca, Ken Vedrinski's wildly popular Bogard Street restaurant that closed in 2020, had a signature service that set it apart from other local Italian eateries. Each Monday, patrons could enjoy appetizers, pastas and main dishes — all served family-style — for a set price. That type of communal offering takes center stage at Volpe, Vedrin...
Udine: A Taste of Authentic Italy
Pretty much nobody has ever heard of Udine. And fewer still have actually visited. Even most Italians know little to nothing about the city. The region it lies in, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, is the great unknown. This is the last undiscovered frontier in the north of Italy. That's why we decided to spend a couple of years living in Friuli-Venezia Giuli...
Concert / Sanremo Giovani World Tour
From the prestigious stage of the Ariston, Carlo Conti officially announced the launch of the 2025 edition of the Sanremo Giovani World Tour, an initiative aimed at promoting young talents of Italian music. The stars of this edition will be Alex Wise, Maria Tomba, Settembre, and the duo Vale LP & Lil Jolie, selected from hundreds of aspiring artist...
