Antonio “Tony” Di Luigi had rules he lived by in his 98 years: Do everything 100 percent. Listen to people who know more than you do. Balance your checkbook. And with 77 years as a barber, the Gloucester County resident could tell a lot about a man by the hair on his head. “He judged people by their haircuts,” said Di Luigi’s son Kevin. “He would...
READ MOREWith daily COVID-19 cases sharply rising again, Italy will soon require people to have passes reflecting their health status to access gyms, museums, movie theaters, the inside of restaurants and other venues. Premier Mario Draghi’s government approved a decree Thursday ordering the use of the so-called “green” passes starting on Aug. 6. To be elig...
READ MOREIn the very week that the entire country was shutting down as COVID-19 spread across U.S. soil, Jeff Mauro was holed up in an Airbnb with his wife, photographer, and food stylist to capture photos for his upcoming cookbook, Come On Over. As the title might suggest, its original intention was all about gathering together, having friends and family...
READ MOREThe long-awaited return of the Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage festival is less than two weeks away. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the iconic event last summer. This will be the 38th year for the festival, but there will be some changes this time around. New for this year is the Italian Village, which will be in the 12th street area and...
READ MOREItaly's ReiThera vaccine against COVID-19 showed an antibody response against the Spike protein in over 93% of volunteers three weeks after the first dose, reaching 99% after the second shot, the biotech company based in Castel Romano, near Rome, said on Monday. Five weeks after the first vaccination the level of antibodies that connect the Spike p...
READ MOREStarting from July 1st, the EU community has released a new tool for travelers, the EU Digital Green Pass. The Green Pass is a QR code – or a paper document – certifying that you pose no threat of spreading the Covid-19 disease. You can request it online and it will be released in several scenarios. I will talk about them later. The Covid Digital G...
READ MOREThe Covid-19 pandemic that has held the world hostage during the last 18 months is finally starting to be under control, and we can start to plan a holiday abroad after a terrible 2020. However, the disease is not completely erased and we still need to take some precautions. One of them is taking a Covid test before hopping on the flight back home....
READ MOREWEDNESDAY, JULY 14 | 6:00 P.M. EDT. Italy is Open! What You Need to Know Before You Go. Registration fee: $25. REGISTER HERE. Italy has reopened to American tourists! If you are planning a trip to Italy this summer, join us for this very informative webinar to learn about all the necessary documentation you will need to enter Italy and all the rule...
READ MOREBefore the pandemic, visiting a place like Florence could be quite an adventure: queues, online bookings – something Italians weren’t, back then, too fond of – school trips, crowds everywhere, people taking pictures at every corner. Honestly, if you wanted to relax, chances were it wasn’t going to happen. Then, Covid-19 came and our cities turned,...
READ MOREC’è il compositore e produttore di Latina che ha collaborato a lungo con Max Giusti, Pippo Baudo e la Rai e che dal 2018, stabilitosi a Los Angeles, scrive musiche per il cinema e per la pubblicità; c’è la giovane goriziana residente a Washington D.C. che da tempo lavora come nanny presso una famiglia di diplomatici e c’è la 29enne di Catania parti...
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