Per decenni ha regalato il sorriso agli Italiani d'America. Addio a Silvana, donna del sud che faceva sognare
di Domenico Logozzo Silvana Romania, la voce del sorriso della newyorchese "Radio Icn" che per oltre 20 anni ha tenuto compagnia agli italiani d'America, si è spenta improvvisamente a Brooklyn. Troppo presto è volata in cielo la "ragazza di Gioiosa Jonica" che mezzo secolo fa lasciò l'amata Calabria con l'amato Sasà, per inseguire il sogno america...
EU contest for Young scientists: Four Italian teams to compete during Expo2015
Italy has picked its entries that will compete in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (Eucys), that will be held next September 17-22 at the Expo 2015 World's Fair in Milan: four projects signed by 9 Italian students will be on display on the 20th of September at the premises of La fabbrica del Vapore in Via Procaccini, Milan. ...
Alfa Romeo's new sports sedan could be a threat to BMW
By Benjamin Zhang After a two-decade absence, Alfa Romeo returned to the US last year with the pint-sized 4C sports car. Now, the legendary Italian brand is ready to offer something a bit more mainstream with the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan. It's an important vehicle Fiat Chrysler Automobiles —Alfa's parent company — as the company seeks to...
Italian grapes finding success in Texas
by Gaia Pianigiani When Laurell Boyers, 34, and her husband, Federico Bastiani, 37, moved in together in Bologna in 2012, they did not know any of their neighbors. It was a lonely feeling. "All my friends back home had babies, play dates, people to talk to, and I felt so left out," Ms. Boyers, who moved from South Africa, said on a re...
Luciano’s named one of Nevada’s top 10 Italian restaurants
by Jennifer Steiger The king salmon fillet, Asiago cheese risotto and carrots is one of the most popular menu items at Luciano's, a local restaurant serving both French and Italian cuisine. In August, Luciano's received recognition in an online article, "10 Italian Restaurants in Nevada That'll Make Your Taste Buds Explode," at www.On...
CI-AMA to honor Dr. Burdi
The Cegliesi Italo-American Association will present Dr. Luciana Burdi with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual feast in honor of Maria SS di Buterrito. The event will take place at Alta Villa Banquets on Oct. 18. (847-224-9324) Dr. Burdi is the deputy director of Massport's capital program and environmental affairs department. ...
From Cajun to Italian, Emeril Lagasse's new cookbook is a broad life history in recipes
By Kelli Kennedy Before there were Food Network icons and cultish produce, before farm-to-table was a philosophy and cake decorating became a competitive sport, there was Emeril Lagasse. And his is a life story best told by the kitchens that formed and informed him. There was the Portuguese bakery where he washed dishes as a...
Alberto Burri, a Man of Steel, and Burlap
by Roberta Smith Alberto Burri's prescient paintings — in patched, burned and otherwise abused burlap, plastic or wood — form a lavish, beautiful and admirable, if sometimes monotonous retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum. It presents an artist who is impressive less for the profundity of his work than for his consistency and his ideas,...
Tourism Expo 2015 - L'evento di promozione del turismo italiano più importante del Midwest degli USA
La Camera di Commercio Italiana Americana di Chicago annuncia TOURISM EXPO 2015. L'evento di promozione del turismo italiano più importante del Midwest degli USA. In collaborazione con l'Associazione Americana dei Tour Operator ITPC (Italian Travel Promotion Council). Chicago, 26-27 Ottobre 2015 Tourism Expo e...
WHEN THE WORLD ANSWERED: Florence, Women Artists and the 1966 FLOOD PBS Documentary National Broadcast set for November 2015
In 2016, the City of Florence will mark the 50th anniversary of the devastating Flood of the Arno River, which destroyed, or damaged, 14,000 pieces of art. A new book, and PBS documentary based on the book, called When the World Answered: Florence, Women Artists and the 1966 Flood, by Jane Fortune and Linda Falcone, tells the story of how...
The Surprising Origins of 15 Italian-American Dishes
by Dan Gentile Sometimes the greatest food creations come from adapting to necessity, like when the Earl of Sandwich put meat between bread for a quick snack to get through long gambling sessions, or when KFC doubled down on Americans' need to be even less healthy. Classic Italian-American food is no different. When immigrants began arriv...
More than €10 bn for a Digital Agenda
by Enrico Netti Some €10.6 billion to invest over seven years. That's about how much Italy tentatively plans to unleash between 2014 and 2020 to get its so-called Digital Agenda up to speed. The government will disburse the fresh cash in tranches of €1.5 billion a year, most of which will be covered by European Union funds. ...