Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival opens in Hammonton
by Michelle Brunetti The 140th Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Festival opened Monday night on the fairgrounds off Third Street. Billed as "the longest-running Italian festival in the U.S.," it is run by the independent nonprofit Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society. The society's all-male membership is limited to 50 and is open only to descendan...
Expo 2015: School Project
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: Teachers and students will be placed firmly at the heart of Expo Milano 2015, the event that will ask 140 countries to consider one single issue: food. And what better place than a school to talk about nutrition, food security and sustainability? For many children and t...
This Italian company pioneered innovative startup culture—in the 1930s
"This Underwood built an empire. Now you go build one of your own," says Frank Underwood's father on House of Cards, while giving Frank his portable Underwood typewriter. Founded in 1895, the New York City-based typewriting company produced America's first popular typewriter. But by 1959, the iconic typewriting manufacturer was no longer in Americ...
Bocce tournament in Grandview
by Adam Cairns The Columbus Italian Club held its annual bocce tournament at its headquarters in Grandview Heights on Aug. 19. The annual tournament has been conducted since the courts were built 26 years ago. Bocce was an ancient Roman sport that dates back to pre-B.C. era and is still popular within the Italian culture. The summ...
Mezzo Soprano Benedetta Orsi is giving back with a cd, Christmas around the world to raise funds on behalf of children’s psychiatric foundation Fanep onlus
Italian mezzo soprano Benedetta Orsi will release a CD in early October entitled Christmas Around the World, which she has recorded to help bring attention to pediatric nerve and psychiatric disorders and the work of FANEP Onlus (Associazione Famiglie Neurologia Pediatrica), a nonprofit medical organization based in her native B...
A little touch of Italy
by Brittany Murray Bridgeport resident Ranee Torchia has always had a love of baking. "I've been baking my whole life with my mom," Torchia said. "When I was little I started baking with her, and that's where I learned how to do all this." Four years ago, Torchia decided to use that love of baking to start her own business, Torchia's...
2016 ICCC Board Nominations
By Melania Spagnoli The ICCC is seeking candidates to fill five upcoming vacancies on the Board of Directors for 2016! Each term lasts three years. The Election will be held at the annual meeting of members on December 2015. If you want to apply, you can download and fill this form and send it to Nominating Committee, ICCC 1101 Milfo...
Great Italians of the Past: Tazio Nuvolari
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The whole world considers Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari one of the greatest racers of all time, an extraordinary sports champion, who marked three decades of racing, loved and admired not only for his sporting skills, but also for its deep human qualities. Tazio Nuvolar...
Authentic Italian food is in D’Emidio’s DNA
By Chaning Green Marco D'Emidio is a native son of Italy, a dad, a geologist and a chef. He and his wife Stacey live with their 1-year-old son Nico in a home in north Oxford where they have a garden that grows everything from tomatoes to lemons. D'Emidio grew up in Abruzzo, a region of Italy that lies east of Rome on th...
Humanities West presents Dawn of the Italian Renaissance in San Francisco
October 23, 2015, Friday 7:30 PM - 9:30 PMMarines Memorial Club San Francisco - 609 Sutter Street - San Francisco, California 94102 Humanities West presents Dawn of the Italian Renaissance (1275-1400), a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and musical performances exploring the rich contributions of early Italian Renaissance a...
Sorpresa, il made in Italy è l'economia più “verde” d'Europa
Sgomberiamo il campo dai piagnistei e dai luoghi comuni, per una volta. Perché nonostante tutto - le mafie, le ruberie, le terre dei fuochi, o tumorifici come l'Ilva di Taranto - quella italiana è una delle economie sviluppate più verdi del Pianeta, sicuramente d'Europa. A dirlo sono i numeri di Eurostat e del Centro Studi Unioncamere, pubblicati...
Exhibit features Italian heritage
by Mary Palcich Keyes More than 50 members and some guests attended the annual membership meeting of the Hibbing Historical Society on Saturday, Oct. 24. Attendees first took time to enjoy and learn from the newest exhibit in the Society's museum, located on the lower level of the Hibbing Memorial Building. Erica Larson, the...