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Nippertown: How a LEGO artist is bringing Ancient Rome to Albany

At one point or another, most people have fancied themselves LEGO artists, creating miniature masterpieces out of the wildly popular Danish building blocks. For Chicago-based artist Rocco Buttliere, however, LEGO are more than tiny, plastic blocks-they’re a medium for exploring the world around us and the touchstones of human civilization. Buttliere is one of several featured artists who will bri...

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Dallas-area startup delivers imported Italian foods to your door

A new Dallas-based company is eager to bring you your pasta, salami, and biscotti. Called Capsa, it's an online shopping site launched three months ago as an answer to the lack of authentic Italian foods at an affordable price. Founder Luca Filippone was born and raised in Torino, and missed familiar food items he could not get in the U.S. "Our concept is very simple: we want to provide Italian qu...

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Vineyards light up with candles again against frost. In South Tyrol, at Abbazia di No...

In this early spring, which in many parts of Italy resembles a late winter, with the vines already sprouting, the fires in the vineyard return to provide striking, but also troubling images. Like those coming from the social profiles of Abbazia di Novacella, one of the oldest wineries in South Tyrol, whose rows of vines were filled with lit candles to defend the bud-filled plants from the cold. “T...

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OSDIA Welcomes Palermo Tourism Counselor Alessandro Anello to Forge Transatlantic Par...

The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) was honored to host Alessandro Anello, the Tourism Counselor of Palermo, Sicily, at its national headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 18. The visit marked a significant step toward fostering closer ties between OSDIA and the vibrant city of Palermo. During his visit, Anello met with OSDIA National President Michael G. Polo and OSDIA Nat...

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What some call best Italian-American classics in US are coming to Las Vegas Strip

With many restaurants, it has become common, nigh unto a cliché, to speak of “elevating” foods that are typically straightforward: elevated bar staples, elevated comfort classics, elevated street eats. But elevating is a trickier lift than it might seem. When does elevating become erasing? Put another way: Is it still a Philly cheesesteak if it sports taleggio on brioche? Exactly. For Parm Famous...

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‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ director Paola Cortellesi talks success, toxic relationships...

Actor Paola Cortellesi has long been a staple on the Italian pop culture scene, mostly known for her work as a comedian. Then she turned to directing and her first feature movie, “There’s Still Tomorrow,” took Italy by storm. The black-and-white film about an ordinary woman trapped in a toxic marriage in post-World War II Italy opened in October. The low-key drama resonated with women from all wal...

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President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella will be in New York from May 5 to...

The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will arrive in New York on Sunday, May 5, for a visit that will last until Tuesday, May 7. After landing at John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport, the head of state will travel to the Metropolitan Museum, where he and director Max Hollein will visit the museum's permanent collection and the exhibition "The Harlem renaissance and transatlant...

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Caffè Nero offering a taste of Italian culture with "Coffee Winehouse Experience"

The owners of Caffè Nero at Legacy Place in Dedham are hoping to bring a piece of Italy to Massachusetts. They're not just serving up coffee - they're offering customers wine as well. The original idea for Boston-based box wine Alileo was to honor someone special in the owners' lives. "We did it in honor of Antonio's mama, who we lost three years ago. She is Sicilian and the Italian-Sicilian cultu...

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On the Tiber floodplain in Valtiberina, in the landscapes beloved by Pliny the Younge...

The Valtiberina, renowned for its rich cultural and artistic history, also offers extraordinary natural beauty. Among the gems of this little-known area of Tuscany is the Golena del Tevere Protected Natural Area, a place where unspoiled nature unfolds along the banks of the Tiber River, which flows through this part of the region on the border with Umbria. A flat area, located downstream of the Mo...

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Italian Heritage Celebration at loanDepot park, Miami

Join us for our Italian Heritage Celebration at loanDepot park on Friday, May 17 at 7:10PM. Make some noise and represent as the Marlins take on the New York Mets. Purchase of an Italian Heritage ticket package includes a commemorative Italian Heritage Celebration Marlins hat. A portion of each ticket will be donated back towards the Italian American Baseball Foundation. Several seating locations...

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Caffè Nero offering a taste of Italian culture with "Coffee Winehouse Experience"

The owners of Caffè Nero at Legacy Place in Dedham are hoping to bring a piece of Italy to Massachusetts. They're not just serving up coffee - they're offering customers wine as well. The original idea for Boston-based box wine Alileo was to honor so... Read More

New York

President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella will be in New York from May 5 to 7

The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will arrive in New York on Sunday, May 5, for a visit that will last until Tuesday, May 7. After landing at John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport, the head of state will travel to the Metropol... Read More

East

OSDIA Welcomes Palermo Tourism Counselor Alessandro Anello to Forge Transatlantic Partnership

The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) was honored to host Alessandro Anello, the Tourism Counselor of Palermo, Sicily, at its national headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 18. The visit marked a significant step toward fosteri... Read More

South East

Italian Heritage Celebration at loanDepot park, Miami

Join us for our Italian Heritage Celebration at loanDepot park on Friday, May 17 at 7:10PM. Make some noise and represent as the Marlins take on the New York Mets. Purchase of an Italian Heritage ticket package includes a commemorative Italian Herita... Read More

Great Lakes

Until September, Livio Spadavecchia is the new Italian Consul in Detroit

Dearly beloved compatriots, I assumed the duties of Consul in Detroit on April 19 and I would like to extend a warm greeting to you, honored to represent a community that has long animated the Italian presence in this constituency of the United State... Read More

Midwest

Italy halts loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art following dispute over 'Doryphoros' sculpture

Italy's Culture Ministry officially has suspended art loans to the Minneapolis Institute of Art following disputes over the 1st century Roman sculpture "Doryphoros." Italian authorities believe the statue, which originated in the south of Naples, was... Read More

South

Dallas-area startup delivers imported Italian foods to your door

A new Dallas-based company is eager to bring you your pasta, salami, and biscotti. Called Capsa, it's an online shopping site launched three months ago as an answer to the lack of authentic Italian foods at an affordable price. Founder Luca Filippone... Read More

West

What some call best Italian-American classics in US are coming to Las Vegas Strip

With many restaurants, it has become common, nigh unto a cliché, to speak of “elevating” foods that are typically straightforward: elevated bar staples, elevated comfort classics, elevated street eats. But elevating is a trickier lift than it might s... Read More

California

Highland Park Is About to Get a Taste of New Jersey Italian Deli Culture

Ggiata Delicatessen, the growing chain of sandwich shops specializing in New Jersey-style Italian American creations, is opening its fourth LA location in Highland Park in May. Unlike its three other outlets, the incoming location at 5025 East York B... Read More

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