ANSA RAID – In Arabia Saudita nascerà un grande impianto per la desalinizzazione che sarà alimentato da energia solare ed eolica. L’impianto, spiega il quotidiano emiratino The National, sarà lanciato […]
ANSA ROME – All seven defendants have been acquitted in the August 2016 collapse of a bell tower in the quake-hit Lazio village of Accumoli that killed a family of […]
By Frank Cipparone When it’s summertime in Sicily, it’s time to head to the local market or down to the docks to look over the day’s catch, pick out the […]
By Melissa Cannavo-Marino and Sara Did I ever tell you I was born in Italy? Mamma gave me a home when I was just a puppy and I lived with […]
ANSA CITTA DEL VATICANO – Il Papa segue “con dolore le notizie del mese scorso che giungono dal Canada circa la sconvolgente scoperta dei resti di 215 bambini alunni della […]
By Riccardo Longo On February 7th, 2020 United States Congressman Lou Barletta & Italian Parliament Member Amato Berardi held a press conference at Gran Caffe L’Aquila in Philadelphia with the […]
June 4, 6 to 7 p.m. (available until midnight June 6), Giuseppe Verdi Lecture by Francesco Izzo. Register here. June 7, 6 p.m., Neighborhoods in Change: A European Perspective from […]
Automobiles and trams jostle for space on a Milanese thoroughfare in a photo from around 1890. | COURTESY OF DIVANOMILANO.IT Differences in local customs could turn any trip into a […]
ANSA VERONA – The age-old passion for horses grips some 30 percent of Italian families, with a total of 3.2 million participants, according to a study by Fieracavalli-Nomisma on the […]
ANSA PARIGI – La cattedrale di Notre-Dame de Paris, devastata dall’incendio dell’aprile di due anni fa, “sarà riaperta” nel 2024: è quanto assicurato oggi dalla ministra francese della Cultura, Roselyne […]
By Frank Cipparone Winemakers around the world are riding a green wave of interest in natural wine. A passing fancy or here to stay, it’s an extension of the farm-to-table […]
By Melissa Cannavo-Marino and Sara L’estate è arrivata and many of you will be planning trips to parchi di divertimento (amusement parks) to cool off and enjoy exciting rides! If […]
By Murray Schulman In recent months I have been seeing and hearing about different and uniquely shaped pastas. There are two that caught my eye. One is new to many […]
By Charlie Sacchetti My daughter Rosie and I have always enjoyed our annual baseball trips. She is a Phillies fan in the most sincere sense, and it’s always fun when […]
By Robert Damien Santagata I could easily stay in Rome if not for the crowds. There are aromas waftingout of different shops: bakeries, pizzerias, bars, cafés, trattorias, etc., and I […]
Nick DeBenedictis By Pete Kennedy When Three Mile Island had a partial meltdown in March of 1979, Nicholas DeBenedictis got a call from Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh’s office. They needed […]
ANSA TROPEA – The famed Calabrian seaside resort of Tropea has been named “Borgo dei Borghi” for 2021 in an award given each year by Rai3 state broadcasting channel. The […]
Albin Kurti, Primo Ministro di Kosovo. ANSA BRUXELLES – “La strada europea del Kosovo passa attraverso il dialogo” con la Serbia, “non c’è altra via, nessun’altra alter-nativa.” Così l’Alto rappresentante […]
The previous lesson covered two verbs, avere and tenere. In that lesson, we learned the conjugations and how their usages are often used incorrectly. This sequel will stress the main […]
With this issue we continue with surnames starting with the letter P. PALMIERI – This surname derives from the old French first name Palmiere, derived from Palma; nickname given during […]
The America-Italy Society of Philadelphia is offering a series of 10-week programs in Italian language. Programs cost $330 and instruction takes place online via Zoom. The curriculum includes a new […]
PACE – This surname derives from the word “pace,” meaning peace. It also is said to derive from an abbreviation of the medieval first name Bonapace and Paccio. It is […]
In the last lesson, we discussed differences between the two similar Italian verbs “essere” and “stare.” In this lesson, we will cover the difference between the Italian verbs “avere” and […]
Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe, and has erupted frequently over the last half-million years. Despite blasts and dense ash plumes, officials say nearby villages are safe […]
Amato Berardi, founder of insurance firm Berardi & Associates. By Pete KennedyDuring the five years that he served as a member of Italian Parliament, Amato Berardi had a 96 percent […]
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