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by Andrea Crossan   Wealthy American businessman Christopher Catrambone and his wife Regina have set up the first privately-funded search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea. "We were out for three months last year and we were able to save 3,000 people," he says. The crossing between North Africa and the Italian island of...

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Palermo's Casa Professa – or Church of the Gesù – is one of the most important masterpieces of Baroque art in Sicily. The building is enhanced by incredible decorations in marble and stucco, which according to American art historian Donald Garstang, "belong to the world of unleashed fancy." The entire decor was created almost entirely in the 1...

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A 4,000 square meters seafront open space with swings, billiards, sofas and citrus trees; the best of tech companies of Silicon Valley would be envious of such an office set among the breath-taking sunset of one of the most beautiful gulfs of Sicily and signature of the best excellence of Italian design: Mosaicoon, the leading Sicilian Tech Company...

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From the North to the South, Italy boasts an ancient tradition in making excellent artisanal chocolate and all the chocoholics amongst you will be glad to know that the so-called Bel Paese has plenty of shops where you can taste and buy the most high quality sweet products. If you are travelling to Italy and you are looking for some hints on where...

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Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 8:00pm Downtown Cabaret Theatre Company - 263 Golden Hill Street #3 - Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604   Hear What's in the Heart – A Shoemaker's Tale is a one-man show written and performed by a former Middletown resident. Steve Scionti brings to life all of the passion, comedy and drama inherent i...

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by Claudia Baroncelli   Hidden in some of the most beautiful palaces of Southern Italy, there are breathtaking frescoes just waiting to be admired. Let Swide be your artistic guide in this unique cultural journey. Traveling around Southern Italy you'll be surprised in discovering how many wonderful frescoes you can find.   And we...

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by Rochelle Del Borrello   I've always had a soft spot for Sicilian churches which are a bountiful source of art and a depository for local history. From the cathedrals in the major cities to the 'chiesa madre' of any small 'paese', the humble Roman Catholic church contains a wealth of beauty which is hard to resist.   It is a secret...

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Proseguendo nella serie di interviste a protagonisti italiani all'estero di origine siciliana, l'associazione "Sicilia Mondo", presieduta da Domenico Azzia, propone questa volta un incontro con Rosolino Lo Duca, da oltre 30 anni delegato di Sicilia Mondo a Detroit (USA).   Lo Duca, 72 anni, nato a Cinisi (PA), vive nel Michigan da 53; impren...

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When Ronald Regan nominated Antonin Scalia to the United States Supreme Court in 1986, my Sicilian father was ecstatic. Finally, he thought, some positive publicity about Sicilians! Scalia's family had emigrated from a small town near Caltanisetta, and to have one of our own appointed to the highest court in the land was cause for jubilation. As I...

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The Easter Arches – also known as Bread Arches – whose tinted shadows envelop the main street in the small Sicilian town of San Biagio Platani, Agrigento – have a long history that started way back in the 18th century, recorded for the first time in 1776.   They are made by the members of two confraternities: one devout to the Holy Sacrament...

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