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On the Cover: Starlings in Rome
November 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Between October and February every year, millions of starlings migrate from northern Europe to Italy in search of warmer temperatures for the winter. Their synchronized ballets, or murmurations, as they are more commonly known, send twisting...
Angelo "King Kong" Mosca Becomes Legend in Canadian Wrestling
November 2022 | Al Bruno
Angelo Mosca fu un canadese che ebbe un'eccellente carriera nel wrestling oltre 40 anni fa. Fece parte del club di wrestling in Canada ed fu famoso per la sua forza e le sue manovre. Nel 1980, con Andre the Giant, combatté contro Big John Stud e...
Pete Pucella: A Lifesaver for Famed Author
November 2022 | Tom Feran
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie will spend the rest of his life recovering from the injuries he suffered in a savage knife attack on Aug. 12 at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state.
The fact that he survived at all is due in large part to...
Franca Fendi, Inheritor of Italian Fashion House, Dies at Age 87
November 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Franca Fendi, one of the five sisters who inherited a small Roman leather goods workshop and together transformed it into a luxury fashion house, died in Rome on Oct. 5. She was 87. Born in 1935, she participated from a young age in the management...
On the Cover: Scala dei Turchi
October 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The Scala dei Turchi, Stair of the Turks, is a wonderful cliff located in one of the most spectacular and evocative corners overlooking the Strait of Sicily. It is a wall of calcareous marl, an old term used to refer to an earthy mixture of...
A Look Back: Discover Your Family History Through DNA Research
October 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Happy Italian Heritage Month! It is the perfect time to celebrate all the accomplishments of the Italian American community, not only today, but in years past; and there are many! From the great traditions of food to the beautiful...
CFL Hall of Famer Angelo Mosca
October 2022 | Al Bruno
Quest’articolo parla della vita di Angelo Valentine Mosca, un atleta molto famoso per la sua carriera nel football e nel wrestling. Soffrì una vita, in quanto piena di abusi e povertà non ebbe un’infanzia felice e per questo, dovette lavorare sodo...
On the Cover: Il Renon's Earth Pyramids
September 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
La città Renon è nel nord d’Italia appena fuori città di Bolzano. Si trovano qui le piramidi di terra più grandi e più alte e perfettamente sagomate in tutto l’Europa. Questi pilastri furono creati del terreno argilloso che rimasero dell'Era...
A Look Back: I Grandi Matrimoni, Southern Italian Style
September 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
It is time for cooler weather and back-to-school activities. There are a lot of great events over the next few months. Please check out our local section for a listing. Also, if you have a question for our Consulate in Detroit, please let me...