IT and US: The 150th anniversary of Pietro Mascagni (1863-2013)
WTI Magazine #2 2013 Oct,25 Author : Francesca Albertini Mascagni Translation by: --- For the skill of evoking human nature, his music holds a great deal in the musical memory of several worldwide generations: this topical issue is the real incentive to the birth of the Promoting Committee of Maestro Pietro Mascagni, constituted by som...
L'Italia non zavorra il trimestre di Yoox
Il Belpaese, zavorra per molte imprese, non rallenta i conti di Yoox, che sono in crescita nei primi nove mesi del 2013: la società ha vantato ricavi netti pari a 319,3 milioni, in rialzo del 20% rispetto allo stesso periodo 2012, un ebitda (esclusi i piani di incentivazione) di 25,3 milioni (+34,7%), con un margine in miglioramento al 7,9% dal 7%...
Lancers Team Up with Eletto for New Jerseys
The Rochester Lancers have a new look for their home and away player jerseys. The team will be wearing custom Eletto brand kits with a traditional look of the original Lancers teams. The teams primary home colors will be in blue and the away jerseys will be yellow. The player jerseys were custom made by Eletto, an Italian soccer apparel br...
Piccola ma raffinata la mostra a Palermo dei lavori di Nicola Verlato, un italiano a Los Angeles
E' un italiano all'estero Nicola Verlato, nato a Veroma ma trasferitosi negli Stati Uniti dove vive a Los Angeles, che espone in una piccola ma raffinata mostra inaugurando lo spazio della Giuseppe Veniero Project, una galleria polifunzionale dedicata alle arti contemporanee situata nel centro storico di Palermo. L'esposizione propone, fin...
Longstanding Carroll Gardens Italian eatery, Casa Rosa, closes doors
Say ciao to the hot antipasto and the veal Parmigiana. Casa Rosa, a longstanding Carroll Gardens restaurant offering classic southern Italian fare, quietly closed down last week after more than 30 years in business in the brownstone enclave where rents are on the rise. The quaint eatery on the corner of Court and Carroll Sts. opened i...
Italy buys back Michael Harte’s Budelli island
By Paris Cowan The Italian Government has reversed the sale of a Mediterranean island bought last year by Commonwealth Bank CIO and avowed conservationist Michael Harte. The purchase stirred controversy in Italy, forcing the Italian government to react to a backlash against foreign ownership of the island of Budelli, which has been in...
Vince Lombardi’s gravesite in New Jersey should get Super Bowl tribute
Vince Lombardi, the Super Bowl trophy's namesake, gravesite is located in Middletown, N.J., less than an hour from MetLife Stadium where the Super Bowl will be played. Would it be too much for the NFL to have someone make that trek and bring the trophy to the gravesite of the man it's named for? Such is the request of Ed Cardoza, the...
Liscio's Italian Bakery given $13.5 million award to keep, grow jobs in N.J.
by Michelle Caffrey South Jersey staple Liscio's Italian Bakery has been approved for an up to $13.5 million award to expand its facilities and keep 176 jobs in the state. The Glassboro-based bakery was recently approved for the Grow New Jersey incentives of corporate business and insurance premium tax credits, to be spread out over 1...
Changes at Bareli’s
A new management team took over the longtime Secaucus Italian institution Bareli's in November, and has been rolling out changes to the formerly old-school restaurant. First came a complete renovation of the dining room (left). Also, the menu has been modernized; it's now Italian-American, with entrees generally in the $18 to $31 range. Fa...
Good times roll at parade, festival
There was the guy with the shamrock-green hair and mustache, passing by a younger gent proudly styling a grass skirt in Emerald Isle hues. Seniors mingled with young families, while high school teens shared a table with a pair taking their sartorial cues from the denizens of "Duck Dynasty." Read more Source: http://w...
Cinema. Esce a NY Salvo, opera di due palermitani
Alla fine del film, Salvo muore. Non potrebbe essere altrimenti per un killer di mafia. La sua è comunque una morte pacifica, che avviene mentre guarda per ore il mare del paese dov'è cresciuto, accanto alla ragazza, Rita, a cui ha dedicato gli ultimi giorni della sua vita. I più belli. Muore lentamente, seduto in poltrona, dissanguato, la morte m...
Viva Italia: An Introduction to the Culture and Language of Italy
On April 26 at 4 PM, Black Student Fund and Casa Italiana will host Viva Italia: An Introduction to the Culture and Language of Italy at 595 ½ Third Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. It will provide an opportunity for students interested in learning about the Italian language and culture. "Viva Italia will provide an opportunity for student...