L'italo-americano Staff

According to ANSA press agency, Italian Transportation Minister, Graziano Delrio, announced that the government is ready to launch a national ‘masterplan’ for a network of cycle paths across Italy. The idea is to “replicate on a national level what we …

The Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, has announced that 60 million euros would be invested in order to complete the Teatro dell’Opera and another 40 million toward finishing the Grandi Uffizi project in Florence.   The funds for the opera …

 As reported by ANSA, Italians have reacted to foreign newspaper reports that the country’s beaches could be a target for terrorists launching h a social media campaign under the hashtag #azzurro (blue).    The initiative comes from the national tourist …

According to the legend, on April 21, Rome was founded by the mythical Romulus, who killed brother Remes in order to become ruler and founder. They calculated that the city was founded in 753 BC, that is, 2,768 years ago, …

At the United Nations, high-ranking leaders from more than 170 countries are signing the sweeping climate agreement that was reached at last COP21 climate meetings. World leaders from 175 countries signed the historic Paris climate accord Friday, using Earth Day …

The only work by street artist Banksy in Italy, located in Naples and titled “Madonna with Gun”, has been saved thanks to a petition launched by Alessandro Bello from the city’s San Giorgio a Cremano district. The only other Banksy …

New York has now twenty-five more restaurants selected by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce (IACC) witht the so-called the quality seal “Italian Hospitality” at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion.   The requirements to get the laurel were using genuine products (DOP and …

Director Paolo Genovese with his latest movie Perfetti Sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers) won the David di Donatello award for best film on Monday.   Other movies to win gongs were Il Racconto dei Racconti – Tale of Tales by Matteo Garrone …

Columbus Day will not be abolished in in Colorado after legislation was voted down last Monday night.   Rep. Joe Salazar, a Democrat from Thornton who sponsored the bill, originally sought to have Oct. 12 renamed Indigenous People’s Day. He …

Italian actress and star Monica Bellucci, 51, has been annonced to be part of the cast of the reboot of cult TV series Twin peaks, which will screen in 2017.   Bellucci, who was part of James Bond’s movie, Spectre, …