Are 'Fixer to Fabulous' Hosts Dave and Jenny Marrs Moving to Italy?
All loyal Fixer to Fabulous fans know that Dave and Jenny Marrs live in Bentonville, Arkansas, with their five children and slew of farm animals. However, after spending a total of 14 months in Italy over the past couple years, there are some rumors swirling around that the Marrs family might be moving to the land of wine and pasta. I mean, truly,...
Farewell to Ale Gambini, the Queen in the kitchen
Ale Gambini was one of those people who convey happiness, enthusiasm, competence, courtesy. They are increasingly rare people, and because of that, increasingly valuable. Unfortunately, Ale left us, absolutely too young, and the community of those who appreciate and know Italy in the United States mourns and remembers her with love and great sorrow...
Ancestral Homeland Marketing Survey
Stephanie Longo, a Doctor of Strategic Communication candidate at Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA, USA) is seeking participants for a survey that will help complete her dissertation, which seeks to determine the ancestral homeland marketing factors that motivate ancestral travelers. Ms. Longo is looking for survey respondents whose families i...
Alessio Nanni: Steering Italian Fashion Towards a New Horizon in NYC
As the new head of fashion and beauty at the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), Alessio Nanni brings a fresh perspective to the vibrant intersection of Italian craftsmanship and American market dynamics. Since his appointment in October, Nanni has been navigating the complexities of promoting 'Made in Italy' brands in the United States, from the bustling...
Rossella Rago's Cooking with Nonna is a Recipe for Success
Like a fine wine, Cooking with Nonna keeps getting better with age. What began in 2007 as a simple video series that featured Rossella Rago ’09C cooking alongside her grandmother is now just one piece of a well-known and beloved brand that has a footprint spanning social media, publishing, ecommerce, and more. While the grandmothers featured in eac...
Laura Pausini will tour the US soon!
Net of an Italian leg of 170,000 spectators and a series of sold out events across Europe, the announcement of new dates scheduled for next winter in the US just arrived. "I don’t stop because going on stage and giving my all to the audience is what I have been for more than 30 years. The hug I’m receiving in every city that has given me affection...
Italians & Americans: the hardest working
Ah, behold the marvels of the modern world, where data speaks louder than espresso-fueled debates at an Italian piazza! According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), whose wisdom shines brighter than a Tuscan sunrise, a chart has emerged revealing the labor habits of nations. Italians, Canadians and Americans, are...
‘CABRINI’ Chronicles the Life of an Unwavering Italian American Saint
CABRINI is an exceptional, full-length motion picture that celebrates the life and outstanding accomplishments of America’s first saint, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. From her beginnings in Italy as an ailing child, to her worldwide accomplishments of creating more than 60 hospitals, orphanages and schools, Mother Cabrini overcame a lifetime of ob...
IAP 313: silk city sonnets. Maria Mazziotti Gillan on Italian American verse and vitality
Join us for a heartfelt journey through the intricate landscape of cultural identity and generational heritage as we sit down with the esteemed Italian American Poet, Artist, and Professor Maria Mazzotti-Gillan. Listen in as Professor Gillan shares her evocative poetry and personal stories at the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College, p...
Why are so many people in our family named Joseph?
We always talk about the “old days” when we followed traditions the family held onto, mostly in reference to food, family gathering, religious practice etc. These are all a great part of our family history, but they don’t help us with our genealogy research. Some of those traditions are so ingrained that they are never talked about. They just “are....
Cabrini biography rediscovered; to be re-published by Ignatius Press
Theodore Maynard’s landmark 1945 biography Too Small a World: The Life of Mother Frances Cabrini has been buried by the sands of time. It was, and remains, the only study to draw directly from letters, private records, Vatican documents, and interviews with those who personally knew the Italian-born nun, while still capturing the cinematic drama of...
Matteo Garrone’s Oscar Nominated ‘Io Capitano’ Kicks Off U.S. Theatrical Run
Italy’s Best International Feature Oscar-nominated Io Capitano starts its U.S. run today in ten market on 21 screens, a bit wider than usual for Cohen Media Group but with Academy final voting just started, reviews are gold for the odyssey that director Matteo Garrone calls “a movie about human rights. About the rights of everybody to move, to look...