Looking ahead to 2026, QNS is revisiting top stories from 2025.

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Dec. 25 ...

The ceilings soar. Behind the counter – white marble stretching to infinity – coals flare up on the Josper grills. A martini, nestled on ice in a mini carafe, lands on a silver tray alongside a couple ...

Bing Crosby became famous in Italy also thanks to his Christmas songs (By Decca Records, 1949 https://i.discogs.com/. Wikicommons/Public Domain) In December, Italian ...

A big, bold eatery called La Stella Italian Steakhouse and Music Lounge opens on Black Friday 2025 at one of Addison’s most significant restaurant addresses. Lawry’s The Prime Rib served steak dinners ...

La Stella will start serving Italian food in a handsome dining room in Addison on Nov. 28, 2025. The bar has live piano, which can be tough to find at Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants. Juan Figueroa / ...

MILAN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Four steps separated Ornella Vanoni from the life she craved: the four steps leading up to the stage of Milan's Piccolo Teatro. "I twisted my nerves, I pulled my hair," she ...

Americana star Todd Snider, a prominent voice in alt-country, has died at age 59. Throughout his career, the singer and songwriter was mentored by and collaborated with legends like John Prine and ...

MGK has launched the Lost Americana Tour to celebrate the fifth anniversary of his album "Tickets to My Downfall." The tour kicked off at the Vans Warped Tour in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, Nov. 15 ...

The musician died weeks after he was hospitalized. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor Todd Snider, a singer-songwriter known for blending music genres folk, country, rock and blues, has died. He was 59. ...

Pope Leo XIV included the 1997 Holocaust movie “Life Is Beautiful” among his four favorite films of all time. “Life Is Beautiful,” a melodrama by Italian filmmaker and comedian Robert Benigni, follows ...

October is Italian Heritage Month and the Italian American Human Relations Foundation is celebrating with its "Pasta and Neckbone Dinner Concert" on October 26 at CineCity Studios. The event, themed ...