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At press time, an Open Arms charity ship with 124 rescued migrants on board was banned from entering Italian waters. The ship waits in limbo amid the latest migrant standoff with Italy’s government. Italy’s anti-immigrant interior minister Matteo...

Two German tourists were fined and asked to leave the city of Venice last month for making themselves a coffee by the steps of the famous Rialto Bridge. Using a newly passed law, police officers fined them €950 ($1,050) for unseemly behavior....

Two U.S. tourists were arrested in Rome in July in connection with the stabbing death of Italian policeman, Mario Cerciello Rega. One of the arrested has reportedly confessed to the killing, at press time. The U.S. students, age 18 and 19 were...

Parents have reacted angrily to a decision by Italy’s top court which states that the right to eat packed lunches in schools is not “unconditional.” Italy’s Supreme Court said that schools should have the autonomy to decide if children are...

Pittsburgh’s Little Italy Days started in 2002 to celebrate Bloomfield’s Italian heritage and create a destination spot for Italian-themed entertainment and food. The event has grown through the years and now lasts four days.  Sal Richetti,...

The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest is an annual event in downtown Youngstown, hosted by the Italian Heritage Foundation of Youngstown, Inc. The primary goal of the registered non-profit heritage foundation is to improve the quality of life in...

The biggest festival in Cleveland’s Little Italy kicks off this month on Aug. 15! The Feast of the Assumption, better known as simply “The Feast” to locals, is a 4-day event spanning across five blocks of the city’s Italian hot spot.  Vendors...

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) announced that the 2019-2020 NIAF on Campus Fellowship application is open now until September 13. The program is intended for future leaders who self-identify as active in the Italian American...

Il gioco delle bocce  - sport o passatempo che lo si voglia considerare - ha radici antichissime: in Turchia sono state ritrovate alcune sfere in pietra antenate delle attuali bocce, datate attorno al 7000 a.C. La diffusione del gioco moderno...

La Little Italy di Baltimora è uno storico e pittoresco quartiere che è sopravvissuto e prosperato per diverse generazioni. Fondato dai nostri emigranti verso la metà del 1800, nel ventennio tra l’inizio del 1900 e il 1920 era esclusivamente...