Images captured by Santi Visalli’s lens find new home at CSU Channel Islands
Intently, as if preparing for a final exam, Jaclyn Zaragoza studied the stark, black-and-white photos on the walls, photos that described an America a quarter century before she was born. Martin Luther King Jr. Richard Nixon. Bobby Kennedy, ice skating with Ethel just weeks before his assassination. Idealistic young people p...
Will the kings keep Bellinelli?
The wing position for the Kings this season has underachieved and there isn't much debate about it. After signing Marco Belinelli in free agency, it was apparent that the Kings were making the right moves necessary to fill the void of a shooting wing. With the collection of Rudy Gay, Ben McLemore, Omri Casspi and Caron Butler, it seemed th...
Arconvert opens facility in US
Fedrigoni, an international group for manufacturing and converting of premium specialty papers and substrates, announces the expansion of Arconvert with a new facility in the US. Arconvert, part of Fedrigoni Group, is a manufacturing company that produces an extensive range of self-adhesive papers and films for flexographic...
Buon cibo di casa nostra al Fancy Food Show
La seconda giornata dell'edizione invernale del Fancy Food Show, che chiude oggi al Moscone Center di San Francisco, ha fatto registrare un nuovo record di visitatori a questo mega mercato che mette in vetrina decine di migliaia di specialità alimentari e bevande provenenti da 35 Paesi. Il padiglione italiano, con le sue 49 aziende presenti, è tra...
Representing human body - Art and science in Italian Renaissance
LOS ANGELES - Behind the worldly renowned Renaissance of painting, sculpture, music and architecture that developed in Italy and then spread throughout Europe, there was a parallel and less known cultural movement: a "scientific Renaissance". The desire for knowledge characterized in those centuries is indeed at the origin of the most important dis...
Young Talents
Fondazione Azzurra and Barbara Boyle, co-dean of the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, welcomed the first group of young talents from Italy, winners of a four-month residency at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), with a typical Italian dinner. Alice Tomassetti, Emanuele Cidonelli, Alessandra Grassi, Barbara Ciriel...
ELIS Brings Fresh, Italian IT Talent to Silicon Valley
By Mauro Battocchi ELIS (Educazione, Lavoro, Istruzione, Sport) is a remarkable professional school in the Tiburtina district of Rome that educates students in many trades from metalworking and cooking to computer science and more. In the vein of computer science, their programs are especially strong, offering professional instruction and...
Michelin Men: Two Italian Star Chefs Pop Up in L.A.
The romantic cityscape of Florence or the coastal charm of Positano? It’s a tough choice, but you don’t actually have to choose. You can sample cuisines from both Italian regions–but with a California twist–right here in L.A., starting this weekend. Two Michelin-starred chefs, Vito Mollica (Il Palagio at the Four Seasons Firenze) and Matt...
Guess Foundation promotes social change from LA to Italy
The Guess foundation, a Los Angeles brand founded in 1994, plans to continue its mission of raising funds for philanthropic organizations by launching a brand new project in Europe this year. The foundation uses its popular brand to support causes that help promote social change. The GUESS Foundation hopes to foster social, health, and education o...
Sampling quality Italian cuisine at Nino’s
In a strip mall across from Perkins Rowe sits a tiny restaurant where a local culinary favorite is humbly serving luminous Italian cuisine. Softly lit and romantic, the space Elton Hyndman and his wife Randee have created in Nino's is a retreat for those seeking an unhurried, expertly prepared meal. The experience comes with a devoted...
Caterina e il suo team vincono 100 mila dollari in California
di Sveva Alagna Più che programmatori, sono veri e propri inventori digitali i partecipanti a BattleHack Prize 2015, che si è tenuto in California, a San Jose, nelle 24 ore comprese tra il 15 e il 16 novembre. A vincere il premio di 100 mila dollari, un gruppo di ragazzi italiani: «Ci hanno detto tutti che è la prima volta che un...
Genny to launch eyewear and open store in the US
Genny has signed a three-year licensing agreement with Jet Set Group for the production and distribution of the brand's first eyewear line. Designed by Genny creative director Sara Cavazza, this will include both sunglasses and optical frames positioned in the luxury segment of the market."This license is key to increasing the brand's awareness an...