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NIAF Commemorates Memory of Judge Giovanni Falcone, Francesca Morvillo, and Security Agents

The National Italian American Foundation and U.S. Italy Fulbright Commission join the Fondazione Giovanni e Francesca Falcone in honoring the memory of Judge Giovanni Falcone, his...

Exploring The Kraken

George De Stefano

In a new mixed-media performance presented as part of musician Marco Cappelli's residency at the East Village venue The Stone, a strange doctor dissects a creature ... and a city

Baroque Sicily. When History and Art Join Forces — and Win

Dominique Fernandez

With so many possible ways to visit Sicily, we decided to take you for a tour of Sicilian cities in search of baroque treasures.

Palermo Remembers Giovanni Falcone

Gero Salamone

The “No to Mafia” movement passed through the Sicilian capital. Starting with the involvement of schools. Over 40 thousand students out on the streets, some coming from Europe...

Fighting the Mafia with Culture

Natasha Lardera

Lights from the Dark. Mafia and Antimafia: pictures for an inventory, is an itinerant exhibition strongly desired by the Fondazione Italiana per la Legalità e lo Sviluppo...

Sicily on a Plate at Giusto Priola’s “Cacio e Vino”

Natasha Lardera

At his 2nd Avenue restaurant, Giusto Priola serves the food of his childhood. The restaruant's classic menu consists mostly of dishes from the province of Palermo. Sicilian...

Chatting with a Mayor in Love with His City

Letizia Airos

Leoluca Orlando was recently re-elected mayor after leaving national politics. We sat down to discuss Palermo, a city he has loved for all his life

Palermo. A Mosaic of Peoples and Cultures

Francesco Bertolino

The city’s long history, with the remnants of diverse cultures still present in its rich culture, is a testament to its strength and appeal as it has been conquered, visited,...

Trinàcria by Anthony Di Renzo

Chiara Morucci

The Italian Cultural Foundation of Casa Belvedere promotes the novel of Anthony Di Renzo “Trinàcria: A Tale of Bourbon Sicily.” In order to support the release of this...

Palermo and its Mafia revisited

Judith Harris

To this day the full story of the murders of Falcone and Borsellino twenty years ago, while clearly a direct result of their anti-Mafia prosecutions, remains an enigma shrouded in...

At Lampedusa, “The End of the World”

Judith Harris

The Sicilian island where hope and desperation coexist has become a prime transit site for illegal immigrants hoping to make it into Europe

Palermo, Sicily. A "Civic Escort" for Anti-Mafia Magistrates

Umberto Lucentini

A "civic escort" for judge Antonio Ingroia and for anti-mafia magistrates such as Nino Di Matteo and Sergio Lari will be set up by a group of citizens of the city of Palermo. The...

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