Soldiers and their families in Vicenza reveled in their chance this week to meet with a variety of celebrities and enjoy a USO holiday show touring Europe.

American service members moving stateside with a cat or dog from countries considered high-risk for rabies could soon qualify for a larger relocation reimbursement from the Defense Department.

American military families stationed in Italy could face transit trouble later this month because of looming nationwide strikes involving transportation workers.

In Bassano del Grappa, about 20 miles from Vicenza at the base of the Monte Grappa hills, you’ll find the first grappa distillery, yes. But you’ll also discover a scenic bridge, several interesting museums and very few tourists.

The parking crunch at Caserma Ederle should start to ease around mid-December as work on a wide-ranging $7 million steam pipe project wraps up in places on base that have been most affected.

Recent break-ins at the off-post homes of U.S. military personnel stationed at area Army bases are shining a spotlight on property crime just ahead of the winter holidays.

The vibe at Vicenza’s Il Pastificio is casual, but the cacio e pepe is outstanding.

Known as Scylla, the experimental software connects to surveillance cameras and turbocharges their monitoring potential, picking up on things imperceptible to the naked eye of a guard.

The protest, which wrapped up around 11 p.m., marked the second time in two months that pro-Palestinian crowds have marched outside a U.S. base in the Vicenza area.

Construction is underway on four phases of a $500 million housing project in Vicenza that will provide 478 homes to Army families by 2028.