Italian Firm inks deal for 17-acre parcel in Weirton, WV, Business Park
Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A. (Vicenza, Italy) has signed a purchase agreement for a 17-acre parcel in Weirton's Three Springs Business Park (West Virginia). The company is currently manufacturing on a limited scale out of a leased location in Wheeling. While no timetable has been established, Fiorentini is planning a $9 million plant in Weirton. &nbs...
Italian art: Venice Architecture Biennale 2014
WTI Magazine #37 2014 July, 2Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: The title of the XIV edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale is "Fundamentals" and is curated by the always controversial Dutch architect Rem Koolhass. In contrast to previous editions, the main theme of the event wants to be just the self-retreat, the look at...
Junior's Rustico Is Coming to Burlington
by Alice Levitt In September, few traces will remain of the Shelburne Road KFC. The fast-food counter and plastic tables where the ghost of Colonel Sanders once flitted will be replaced by a brick interior and 25-foot maple bar. Fountain drinks will give way to 15 local microbrews on tap, plus Vermont liquors and wines. The man be...
Dagli aerei da guerra agli infissi: la tarantina De Carlo stringe una partnership con l'americana Reilly Windows & Doors
di Domenico Palmiotti Gli infissi dell'azienda tarantina De Carlo sbarcano in America e alimentano la produzione della Reilly Windows & Doors, azienda dello stesso settore che, a sua volta, utilizza a Calverton (New York) lo stabilimento nel quali sino ad alcuni anni fa venivano realizzati gli aerei "F-14 Tomcat", il velivolo reso famo...
St. Bart's Festival Readies for 40th Anniversary
by John Mooney It started with 200 pounds of chop meat for meatballs, 170 pounds of hamburger meat, and 1,200 pounds of sausage... and that was just a small portion of the food ordered for the St. Bartholomew's Church /UNICO Labor Day Festival when began 40 years ago. Members of UNICO and the parish community literally spent weeks preparin...
Fashion to the rescue of Italy’s architectural treasures
Coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Rome are supposed to bring good luck, and fashion house Fendi is hoping rather more than a few coins, 2.8 million euros in fact, will bring it fortune in its restoration project. Fendi is the latest fashion brand to pitch in and help spruce up the capital, but by no means the only one. The stylists a...
Italians, thinking of moving to San Francisco? BAIA is here to help.
If you're an Italian in Italy who is thinking about moving to the Bay Area you should meet the two gentlemen featured in the RAI Italia video above. Matteo Daste and Gabriele Bodda are both genial Italian professionals who have made a meaningful impact in San Francisco in the areas of law and information technology. Mr. Daste was 24 when h...
Philip Vetro is Milford’s Italian American of the Year
Philip Vetro will be honored as Italian American of the year, Friday, Oct. 17, at the 23rd Annual Milford Columbus Committee Dinner Dance. Vetro has been a Milford resident and business owner for more than 44 years. During his time in Milford, he has dedicated his free time to many boards in Milford, including the Planning and Zoning board...
Cristina Fontanelli's 11th Annual CHRISTMAS IN ITALY Set for NYU Skirball Center, 12/6
Award-winning singer and PBS/WNET and NY affiliates Host for Andrea Bocelli "Live From Central Park" and "Il Volo Takes Flight" CRISTINA FONTANELLI brings her program of Italy's best-loved songs, arias, Neapolitan and Christmas classics during her 11th-Annual "Christmas In Italy" show at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday,...
Taci e sorridi, a Brooklyn si festeggiano le bilance
I "bilancini" si ritrovano a Brooklyn per celebrarsi: Ago Magochef (Giuseppe Agostaro) e Leopoldo Mucci, entrambi nati nel segno della bilancia, anche quest'anno hanno organizzato "The Libra Party" per festeggiare gli "anta" di Ago e Leopoldo e di tutti i nati sotto il segno della bilancia che frequentano da 19 anni il Caffè Taci. La cena è stata r...
Italian Sport: Golden Italy, Superbike and Karate
WTI Magazine #47 2014 November, 12Author : Simone Callisto Manca Translation by: In this issue of our magazine we will focus on two so-called "minor" sports, which lately are being very appreciated by Italian fans: Superbike and Karate. In this time of the year, approaching winter, many sports go "dormant" or are still far from sprin...
Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero Day in Kansas City
On Monday night there was a special event at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial for Kansas City's Italian-American community. The Italian Ambassador to the U.S., Claudio Bisogniero, was in town for the opening of the new War & Art exhibit at the museum. The event included remarks by museum President & CEO Matthew Naylor &am...