The Search for our Ancestry (XXVII) - The Three Dimensions of Genealogy
By Angelo Coniglio Genealogy entails more than tracing a single line or surname of ancestors, even though that line may go very far into the past. I like to think of genealogy as having three dimensions, which I characterize as backwards, sideways, and forward. A simple example: Researching your parents is backwards genealogy; researching your si...
Joe Petrosino, il primo uomo che sfidò la mafia italoamericana
Iniziò come lustrascarpe a Little Italy, finì come poliziotto (matricola 285) in missione segreta a Palermo, quando venne freddato da tre colpi di pistola mentre indagava sulla Mano nera di Vito Cascio Ferro. A più di un secolo di distanza, nel giugno del 2014, un'intercettazione ha rivelato il nome dell'assassino di Giuseppe Joe Petrosino, agente...
Italy North Mission alumni meet on their 45th anniversary
A mid-July gathering of dozens of Italy North Mission alumni helped mark the 45th anniversary of the mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dan C. Jorgensen served as the president of the Italy North Mission from the mission's founding in July 1971 until it was renamed Italy Milan Mission in the summer of 1974. The Ita...
Can Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day co-exist?
By June Leffler Chicago enters the debate over whether or not to celebrate Christopher Columbus, a man whose legacy has turned sour. Chicago designated Monday as Indigenous People's Day, to be celebrated in conjunction with Columbus Day. Sharing the day might sound like a judicious move, but some Italian Americans are not happy about it....
80 borse di studio per volare a Silicon Valley, ma ritornare in Italia e creare 37 imprese
Sono state 80 le borse di studio assegnate dal programma BEST creato dall'Italian Business & Investment Initiative negli ultimi 5 anni, che hanno permesso di costituire 37 imprese hight tech in Italia con 330 posti di lavoro e con un investimento di 50 milioni di dollari. Riposizionare l'Italia nella business community di New York, la...
Walk the secret passages of Palazzo Vecchio as seen in “Inferno”
Now that Dan Brown's Inferno has exploded onto the big screen, you may be wondering what you're in for. Personally I enjoyed it, and for one reason in particular. The spell-binding presence of a true celebrity, the Palazzo Vecchio in the heart of Florence. The Medieval Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza Signoria is a focal point of the film as it's...
Marzetti® Foodservice: Dressing up menus for over 100 years
With this short notation on a scrap of paper, Teresa Marzetti set the tone for the company that still bears her name. It all began in 1896 when Teresa Marzetti arrived in the United States from Florence, Italy. She started her small Italian restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. It grew to become a four star restaurant, and one of the finest dining experien...
43% of Americans Seek Italian Food Products
A survey by Bologna-based research and consulting company Nomisma reveals that 43% of US supermarket shoppers seek Italian food and beverages. For each $100 spent on grocery shopping, 27% is mainly made in Italy. Four in ten US consumers judge the quality of Italian food as superior to local products, while 74% are willing to pay a pr...
Lucia’s Pizzeria opens this week in heart of Berkeley
by Kate Williams Like most college towns, Berkeley does not hurt for pizza. Much of it comes in slice form, satisfying in that way that only excess cheese and pepperoni really can be. Of course, there is also the Cheese Board, and Cheese Board siblings, serving thicker crust, sauceless seasonal pies; and there's takeout champion Emilia's, selling...
Museum of Modern Art salutes Italian comedy master Dino Risi
by Maria Garcia Italian filmmaker Dino Risi (1917-2008) is the subject of a retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art that runs through January 6. In collaboration with Luce Cinecittá, the Museum is screening the writer-director's popular narrative features of the 1950s, '60s and '70s that are mostly commedia all'Italiana or "Italia...
The Calabrese Ghost Town of Pentedattilo
by Jerry Finzi In a land ravaged by earthquakes, floods and volcanoes from time to time, it's no wonder that in Italy, one will occasionally discover one of the many Ghost Towns... Perched high on a rocky outcrop, with buildings precariously built under overhanging cliffs, is the beautiful remains of Pentedattilo, a village in southern Cal...
20 anni dalla strage di Capaci/ il tributo dell'America alla memoria di Falcone
A 20 anni dalla strage di Capaci, l'America rende onore alla memoria del giudice Giovanni Falcone, "grande protagonista della lotta alla mafia". Mentre a Palermo sono iniziate le celebrazioni ufficiali in memoria del giudice antimafia, morto il 23 maggio del 1992 nell'attentato che costò la vita anche alla moglie Francesca Morvillo e ai tre agenti...