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07/14/2025

https://youtu.be/UOqkGAwGQLM?si=rVOckG7t5l4FfAwb

Please watch this very important video on a NYPD Italian hero! Plz share too!

NYPD Lt. Joe Petrosino was a brave detective who was assassinated by the mafia in 1909 in Palermo, Sicily for his work investigating the Black Hand and the M...

05/14/2025

03/30/2025

https://youtu.be/nn81cWLVS-g?si=OGQjU-fGmgRK5pgP

On March 27,2025 the Italian Interior Ministry passed a law that limits those seeking citizenship through decent to only a parent or grandparent. Before lin...

03/06/2025

https://youtu.be/lYoxuzc_O1k?si=dEH5bwtOeb79yTvG

Alfred has a brief opinion and history on why the Italian government is making it more difficult for non EU citizens to get membership. *For more Sicilian ...

08/23/2024

Uncover the beauties of Taormina inAugust 2024! Plus we talk about the drought and Mount Etna/ And later we go to Ortigia where a mural dating back to the 1500's was discovered.

Come for a walking tour in August 2024 while we talk about the drought & the latest on Mount Etna. Then we head to Siracusa, Ortigia for an amazing finding. ...

08/13/2024

So..I drove to Newburyport last night for pizza from Nick's in Newburyport but they were closed.

Lindsay suggested Pomodoro Pizza in town,and we had a nice time talking about things..catching up so to speak.

Noey is now a senior and we talked college. MJ will be a sophomore at Austin.

Man, tempus fugit.

Prior to that I met up with cousin Annette Ardizzone and hubby Vinnie, who will be in Sicily late October. They are over the moon excited and I recommended restaurants and sights that they should visit. Wonderful people.

My hectic week continues, but Saturday departure is getting close...

07/14/2024

Thank you to al who have messaged us about Mount Etna volcano and drought issue. Here is an update

Is it safe to come to Sicily? Mount Etna erupted early July 2024 leaving lots of ash and a closed airport. The Aeolian island of Stromboli has also been erup...

07/14/2024

https://youtu.be/DtLH1DbXFAY?si=2O7S50RVCkBihjd8

Hugely important video at 10am EST,4PM Sicily time!

Is it safe to come to Sicily? Mount Etna erupted early July 2024 leaving lots of ash and a closed airport. The Aeolian island of Stromboli has also been erup...