Leadership Reaction Course strengthens Italian-American esprit de corps at Camp Darby
By Chiara Mattirolo Camp Darby military units joined together with their peers of the Italian Base Command and Soldiers of the Folgore Brigade July 25 to take part in a Leadership Reaction Course at the Folgore Training Area, Lustrissimi. "This type of training is fundamental in enforcing reciprocal confidence, both from a psychol...
Interview with Rick Zullo
By Emanuele Pettener Rick Zullo is an American blogger, teacher, and relentless Italophile. He was born in Chicago, raised in Florida, but always dreamt of Italy. After a 17-year career in dentistry, he left the United States to live in Rome where he met his wife. He is now writing a series of ebooks which strive to decipher Italian cultu...
Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation will honor three
Frank Panepento, son of the late Charles Panepento and the late Rose Messina, is being honored as an Outstanding Italian-American by the Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation of Genesee County. Panepento will receive his award at the Foundation's Fall Fundraiser planned for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at Terry Hills Restaurant. Tickets may be purchased at Ben's Ap...
Italian Fall Harvest Demo class
Italian Fall Harvest Demo class at the Culinary Center in Lincoln City from 11AM – 2PM. Celebrate the fall harvest Italian-style...using local ingredients. And we'll pair up the dishes with Italian wines! Cost: $55, includes wine pairing and meal. FMI Chef Sharon Wiest at 541-557-1125, 800-452-2151. Source: http://traveloregon.com
Made in Italy: accordo Emilia Romagna-Delaware per promuovere pera Abate in Usa
Un accordo tra Regione Emilia Romagna e Stato del Delaware per promuovere la pera Abate sul mercato statunitense, all'indomani della storica apertura delle frontiere statunitensi alle pere e alle mele made in Italy. L'intesa verra' firmata dall'assessore regionale all'Agricoltura Tiberio Rabboni e da Edwin Kee, segretario di stato all'Agricoltura d...
Eni celebra il matrimonio con il Mit insieme ai musicisti della Scala
Ieri sera a Boston si è celebrata l'elleanza tra Eni e il Massachusetts Institute of Technology con un concerto dei Cameristi del Teatro alla Scala di Milano. Sulle note delle "Fantasie dall'opera di Verdi" - una serie opere "dimenticate", composte su temi tratti dai lavori più celebri di Giuseppe Verdi, l'Eni e il Mit hanno ribadito il successo de...
Michael Caridi Named Community Mayor of Harlem by the City of New York
Today Michael Caridi he is still supporting the revitalization of Harlem, working for years obtaining air rights, which helped lead the way for other real estate and development projects in Harlem. Michael Caridi's Community Mayor status came at the heels of years of entrepreneur support and philanthropy. "With the storied history of Harle...
Italian beauties dazzle at Highland Village — $2.4 million dream car included
It's nearly impossible to gauge the number of car junkies who dashed to Highland Village for another pageant of very expensive local Italian beauties Sunday. The turnout was definitely up from previous years, evident by sponsoring neighborhood restaurants racing to stay ahead of demand from guests that meandered about 75 exquisite samples of Europe...
Fountain Gallery’s Mad About Art features work of Federico Castelluccio
HBO's "The Sopranos" actor and artist Federico Castelluccio gets Mad About Art!Remember Furio? Castellucio's quiet and powerful character, the Italian driver for Tony who pined for Carmela? We could see it building throughout season four of HBO's Sopranos. Castellucio is booked to attend and auction his artwork at Mad about Art: Fountain Gallery's...
The NM Italian film & culture Festival announces its most dynamic program ever - 2014 film line-up - opening gala - program features
The NM Italian Film & Culture Festival, produced by the nonprofit Italian Festivals of New Mexico for the primary benefit of the UNM Children's Hospital today announced its film selections for the 2014 eight day run of the popular festival. Io Sono Li (Shun Li and the Poet) a 2011 winner at the prestigious Venice Film Festival, is the...
Rare WWII photos of the allied Italian campaign
The tides of war turned irrevocably in favor of the Allied forces in July 1943 when 150,000 British and American soldiers swarmed the shores of Sicily at the start of World War II's bloody Italian Campaign. Along with Canadian, French and other Allies, the invasion was the start of a long march to Rome that would forever be noted as some of th...
Sirio Maccioni wins James Beard award
THE man credited with popularising crème brûlée among American diners and the owner of the iconic New York City restaurant Le Cirque has been named the recipient of the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, known as the Oscars of the food world. Restaurateur and New York personality Sirio Maccioni joins Cecilia Chiang, Wolfgan...