Culture

There’s a certain something about listening to your favorite song under a starry sky on a warm summer night: open air music festivals are, for music lovers, the perfect chance to enjoy many different artists while taking in the beauty …

I’m a book person, having devoted pretty much all of my adult life to them in one capacity or another, from working as the book-buyer and manager of independent bookstores, to editing them, to publicizing them, to writing them. And …

Catching up with Italy’s screenwriter and director Giuseppe Cossentino is like catching up with an old friend. Same good cheer, same happy conversation as if time had stood still. With that wonderful drive, and that same humility,  Giuseppe is still …

This article is part one of two parts.  Part one investigates the ancient game of Bocce throughout the ages and part two, which will appear in the next issue of  the L’Italo Americano newspaper, will explore the modern-day game, where …

  A new Guinnes World Record has been set for the biggest tiramisù and it could only come from Italy! Weighing in at 3,015 kilos (6,613lbs), it has been made by 200 people, including 30 chefs from across the area, who …

All the Italian regions, provinces and municipalities have submitted a list of 686 public properties that are ready to be appraised and auctioned off to central government. They included disused castles and other historical buildings, hospitals, schools, theaters, hotels, and sport complexes. …

Like a nice glass of wine, a good cigar can be smelled and tasted. A high quality cigar is a special delight, and Italy is an esteemed cigar production powerhouse. Famous for Florentine steak, sculpture, and architecture, Tuscany also features …

The Festa della Repubblica Italiana is the national Italian celebrate which marks the birth of the Italian Republic. Indeed, June 2 and 3 in 1946, after the fall of Fascism and the end of Second World War, a referendum was …

Dear fellow Italians, Today, June 2nd, 2015 we celebrate the 69th anniversary of the Founding of the Italian Republic. This is also the first time that our new Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, celebrates this special day. We recognize, in …

The Estense Gallery reopened in Modena three years after the earthquake in Emilia Romagna. Indeed, the event damaged the museum but now, 600 artworks including 327 paintings, 40 sculptures and 50 pieces held in deposits, are now again on display …