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3 Typical Italian News bits

3 Typical Italian News bits(0)

September 4, 2008

“Il Messaggero,” a major Italian newspaper reports a few interesting facts:

In Bronzolo (Bolzano) somebody tried to go public with all the infidelities that are going on in the small town by posting a flier in the town hall that listed everybody. The Carabinieri are investigating…
In Canicatti‘ (Agrigento) somebody posted 20,000 fliers that point out a [...]

3 Typical Italian News bits
Motorcycle Street Races in the Rome

Motorcycle Street Races in the Rome

“How fast was that dude on that motorcycle going?” That’s a question that happens often in Rome - where motorcycles are widespread and people generally drive like they have the the grim reaper trying to get them on his white horse… but what about bike racing in Rome?
Rome’s “grande raccordo anulare” is a circular freeway [...]

Bow and Arrow against Eviction

Bow and Arrow against Eviction

I thought I had seen it all when I met a dude in Sicily that used his trained falcon as an anti-theft system for his car (very effective unless the robber’s eyes had already been gouged out)… but here is some other crazy news from good old Italy.
63 year old Carmelo Schepis, who lives next [...]

Where to Buy Italian Grocery in LA

Where to Buy Italian Grocery in LA

You’re off the boat from Italy and want to buy some real Italian grocery here in Los Angeles? You’ve just been to the old country and want to eat the same food you were treated to over there? You miss things like Nutella, Savoiardi, Amaretti, Prosciutto di Parma, Aceto Balsamico Fini, etc?
Well, if you live [...]


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