Remembering Giovanni Falcone
On the 23rd May 1992, twenty one years ago, Giovanni Falcone, the prosecuting magistrate of the Pizza Connection Mafia trial, was blown up in his car, by Mafia…
WHO WAS THIS BRITISH-SICILIAN GENIUS?
Someone capable of creating the second largest winery in the world, putting Marsala wine on the dining tables of US presidents, becoming the no. 1 share…
Anglo-Sicilian Observations
Prompted by some comments during an interview with the Anglicised Sicilian lawyer and writer, Simonetta Agnello Hornby, we thought we would take a look…
Cum Laude: The Fashion Brand “Made in Sicily”
May the 7th, 2013 In this Spring/Summer will come to life Cum Laude. The Fashion brand “Made in Sicily” wants to develop eco-sustainable fashion, balancing modernity…
Interview Roy Paci
Roy Paci was born in Augusta near Siracusa. He is a trumpeter, song writer, arranger and singer. He started playing in the traditional bands of his region. During the nineties…
IDentifying Your Ancestral Town
Censuses give a person’s age in the census year, from which an approximate birth year can be determined. In addition, often the following information is listed: date…
July/September 2013 Campobello Di Licata (AG) Sicily: KALAT HAPPENING 2
KALAT HAPPENING 2013 Archeological research and discovery of knowledge & flavors in Sicily JULY/SEPTEMBER 2013 CAMPOBELLO DI LICATA (AG) SICILY website: http://happening.kalat.org In Sicily, between July & September 2013, at…
The Giant Artichoke
We know that in Australia there are a lot of ‘big things’ around the country in all sorts of unexpected places – the big lobster, the big banana, the…
Finding Your Sicilian Ancestors: Details, Details!
April 2013 While perusing individual census listings, note the township, county and state where the census was taken. You can contact churches, courthouses or public offices in those localities…
La nuova passegiata? To what extent do Italians participate in cyberspace?
Italy has inspired and influenced the world for over two thousand years. It has generated composers, sculptors, and poets. It has awed the known Western world with its military…