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My Mom's Italian Goodbye

Jan Angilella | Posted 04.18.2013 | Women

Read More: Italian Traditions, Italy, Rome, Sicily, Mom, Visiting Italy, Italian Food, Italian Culture, Mothers and Daughters, Italian Vacation, Vacationing in Italy, Mother-Daughter Trip, Women News

This week marks the second anniversary of my mom's passing. I think about her every day and now I'm planning a "Mom" trip to Italy where I will visit all of our favorite places -- and maybe a few of my own.

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Italy Seizes Record Amount From Mafia-Linked Tycoon

AP | Posted 04.03.2013 | World

Read More: Vito Nicastri, Video, Alternative Energy Italy, Record Seizure Italy, Mafia, Italy, Mafia Money Italy, Vito Nicastri Mafia, Sicily, 1.3 Billion Euro Seizure Italy, Anti-Mafia Agency Italy, World News

ROME -- Italian police have seized a record (EURO)1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in cash and property from a single person, a Sicilian alternative energy ...

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Top 10 places to Visit in Sicily (PHOTOS)

Paolo Rossi | Posted 03.26.2013 | Travel

Read More: Holidays, Italy, Travel, Sicily, Slidepollajax, Travel News

During a visit to the island, you will be surprised by the many facets of Sicily's enchanting landscapes, often wild and untouched, but always charming in their simplicity.

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'Alfredo's Fire' Sure to Spark Discussion About Religion, Homosexuality and the Deadliness of Intolerance

John-Manuel Andriote | Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices

Read More: Catholic Church, Homosexuality, Italian Gay Rights, Gay Rights, Catholicism, Homophobia, Religion and Sexuality, Gay, Sicily, Gay Issues, Gay Voices News

Fifteen years ago, on a cold January morning in 1998, one man knelt on the stone pavement outside St. Peter's Basilica, the late Renaissance church that dominates the square. With the flick of his hand, 39-year-old Alfredo Ormando was suddenly aflame.

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Where To Spend Christmas In Italy

Viator | Posted 02.21.2013 | Travel

Read More: Venice, Rome, Christmas, Naples, Travel, Italy, Vatican, Sicily, Europe, International Destinations, Italy Travel, Destinations, Family Travel, Holiday Travel, Travel News

Visiting Italy during the Christmas season offers two bonuses: You'll avoid the high summer season tourist crowds, and you'll get to see the country decked out in all its holiday finery.

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Italian Regional Cuisine: Southern Italy

Menuism | Posted 01.29.2013 | Taste

Read More: Sardinia, Menuism, Puglia, Marla Gulley, Calabria, Italy Travel, Italy, Sicily, Italian Food, Menuism Dining Blog, Abruzzo, Food, Taste News

In which we find ourselves firmly in the land of olive oil and spicy peppers.

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PHOTOS: 6 Secret Beaches In Europe

Mark Hodson | Posted 12.11.2012 | Travel

Read More: Mediterranean, Turkey, Greece, Malta, Beaches, Travel, Sicily, Portugal, Ibiza, Europe Travel, Slideexpand, Europe, Travel News

The problem with beautiful beaches is that they tend to be full of tourists -- people like you and me.

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Discover Sicily With Us

Olivia Ware | Posted 04.22.2012 | Home

Read More: Williams-Sonoma, Palermo Sicily, Antipasti, Italy, Sicilian Food, Sicily, Italian Food, Trattoria, Home News

We were mesmerized by the richness of colors, aromas and noises while walking through the food stands and shops -- fried foods, Sicilian pizza and focaccia, voices yelling to promote their products and offering a taste.

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VIDEO: Italian Volcano Puts On Lava Light Show

Posted 02.09.2012 | World

Read More: Mt. Etna Eruption, Video, Mt. Etna, Italy Volcano, Italian Volcano, Italian Volcano Eruption, Sicilian Volcano, Italy, Sicily, Mt. Etna Erupts, World News

It may not have quite the reputation of Mt. Vesuvius on mainland Italy, but fellow Italian volcano Mt. Etna on the island of Sicily holds an edge over...

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WATCH: Europe's Largest Active Volcano Erupts

Posted 01.05.2012 | World

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Europe's tallest active volcano Mount Etna erupted for the first time this year. On Wednesday night, the volcano released a column of ash, and lav...

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Mudslides In Southern Italy Kill At Least 3

AP | Posted 11.23.2011 | World

Read More: Mudslides, Natural Disasters, Video, Italy Natural Disasters, Sicily Mudslides, Saponara Italy, Saponara Mudslides, Italy Mudslides, Italy, Sicily, World News

ROME -- Torrential rain battered eastern Sicily on Wednesday, where mudslides have killed at least three people and muddy torrents have swept away car...

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Astoria Characters: The Urban Rider

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 01.16.2012 | New York

He doesn't take the subway. He doesn't take the bus. When Matthew Nicholas Mastrorocco wants to go someplace, he jumps on his bike and rides like the wind.

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WATCH: Stunning Footage Of Volcano Erupting In Italy

Posted 12.24.2011 | Green

Read More: Natural Disasters, Video, Mount Etna Erupting, Sicily Italy, Italy Volcano, Mount Etna Sicily, Etna Volcano, Mount Etna, Italy, Sicilian Volcano, Sicily, Mount Etna Eruption, Sicily Volcano, Volcano, Volcano Eruption, Green News

Sicily's Mount Etna is erupting again. The volcano in Italy, which is the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, is spewing lava for the 17th time...

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PHOTOS: Mount Etna Erupts

Posted 10.02.2011 | World

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On Sicily, Mount Etna erupted again this weekend, causing lava to flow into an uninhabited valley. At 10.810 feet, Etna is the highest active volcano...

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Sicily's Wild Western Coast

Monique Stringfellow | Posted 09.17.2011 | Travel

Read More: Italy, Rocco Forte, Egadi Islands, Doc Regions, Luxury Travel, Sicily, Western Sicily, Sicily Travel, Travel News

The western coast of Sicily is a rugged, sun-drenched region filled with undiscovered gems and some of the island's most spectacular gastronomy.

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Kick Up Your Heels Down in the South of Italy

Jennifer Ceaser | Posted 08.20.2011 | Travel

Read More: Italy, Greece, Puglia, Napa Valley, Adriatic Sea, Italian Wine, Sicily, Italian Food, Tuscany, Travel News

Tuscany is known for its wine, Sicily for its food, and the Amalfi Coast for its beaches, but Puglia has all these -- even if few know about it.

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What Kind of Name Is Boreanaz?

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 07.16.2011 | Entertainment

What of Boreanaz? Well, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone of Italian heritage who tracks to more extreme edges of the country.

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Astoria Characters: The Born Baker

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 06.12.2011 | New York

Read More: Astoria, Germany, Immaculate Conception School, Mount Vernon, Manhattan, Rosario Notaro, Rome, O'Shea-Hoey Funeral Home, Bronx, P.S. 122, Sicily, Palermo, New York News, Laguli Pastry Shop, Astoria Characters, Barbie Doll Birthday Cake, New York News

Rosario Notaro, a compact man with big milk chocolate eyes and the energy of a youngster, doesn't like cookies and cakes; perhaps it's because he's been baking them nearly all of his 74 years.

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Getty Museum's Aphrodite Returned To Italy

latimes.com | Jason Felch, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Read More: LA Times, Looted Antiquities, Art, Museums, Getty Museum, Sculpture, Repatriate, Italy, Aphrodite, Sicily, Getty Villa, Ancient Art, Getty, Mairon True, Getty Aphrodite, Arts News

The J. Paul Getty Museum's iconic statue of Aphrodite was quietly escorted back to Sicily by Italian police last week, ending a decades-long dispute o...

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'Ndrangheta: Italy's Most Powerful Mob Group

AP | By ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Italian Mob, Mob Crackdown, Calabria, Italy, 'Ndrangheta, Italian Mafia, Sicily, Italy Mob Crackdown, Sicilian Mafia, World News

ROME -- Police conducted a major crackdown on the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate Tuesday, arresting scores of suspects in Italy and Germany and seeking m...

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WATCH: A Visit To A Sicilian Food Market

Posted 11.30.2011 | Travel

Read More: Sicily Food, Video, Sicily Travel, Catania Sicily, Travel Video, Italy, Sicily, Travel News

A correspondent for The Guardian newspaper named Benji Lanyado appears to travel the world on assignment (lucky man!). Lanyado follows a local hot...

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Astoria Characters: The Little Guy Who Made It Big

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Agatino "Tony" Manganaro, who came to New York from Sicily with a pregnant wife and only $25 in his pocket, didn't get where he is by resting. He worked -- his brawn and his brains.

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Wishing To Be A Boy

Patrizia Chen | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Thomas Milian, Shooting, Fencing, Mauro Bolognini, Romans, Catherine Spaak, Mademoiselle De Maupin, Sicily, Theophile Gautier, Gauls, Women's Empowerment, Healthy Living News

Having been told that I couldn't be a ballet dancer, I asked my mother to allow me at least to take fencing classes. Horrified by the idea, she replied that it wasn't a dignified activity for (here we go again!) a girl from a good family.

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Astoria Characters: The Sister Act

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

"Everybody says we look alike," says Francine Amendola. "But our mother says we don't," adds her sister, Laraine Amendola.

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Colombia: Strategy of Tension?

Aldo Civico | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

When I saw the images of the recent attack near my Bogota apartment, I could not help but think about the car bombings that had occurred when I was in Sicily, 18 years ago.

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