Il voto degli italoamericani
Gli Stati Uniti hanno appena archiviato una delle campagne più dure e combattute di sempre. Segnata da una reale incertezza dell'esito fino a pochi giorni prima della consultazione, miliardi di dollari investiti e un pesante calo percentuale della partecipazione al voto. Mai come questa volta, si sono contrapposte due visioni completamente diverse...
Milano Finanza: Italy-USA One Way Ticket
Cristina Cimato brilliantly summarizes the achievements of the Italian Businesses & investment initiative since its inception in early 2011. IB&II spearheaded high-tech venture creation in Italy allowing Italian scientists to learn in the US the best practices and to deploy these capabilities in Italy (Fulbright BEST scholarship), in allowi...
Uno chef modenese d'eccezione e sei sponsor per portare in tavola "A Taste of Italy" nell'Anno della Cultura in USA
di Riccardo Chioni È partito dalla Big Apple il tour a stelle e strisce intitolato "A Taste of Italy" che prevede altre tappe a Washington e Los Angeles per celebrare il 2013 Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, sponsorizzato da sette nomi eccellenti del cibo e vino. Dopo la spettacolare cena preparata al International C...
UNICO Italian Organization Hosts Fundraiser for Cooley's Anemia
The Gala includes entertainment performances by renowned Italian Singer Giada Valenti and Italian-American Singer Chris Macchio, a silent auction, raffles, prizes, gifts, and DJ MINEOLA, NEW YORK – APRIL 8, 2013 -- The North Shore Long Island Chapter of UNICO, a part of UNICO National is hosting their Springtime Gala this Friday, April 12, 2013 at...
Italian American Heritage Club holds presentation in Asbury
On Tuesday, April 16, The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County held a presentation at the Grand Colonial in Asbury by Micheal Manella, about his search for his birth mother, which ended with finding her in Abuzzi, Italy. The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County is in its 34th year and has 160 members. Attending the prese...
From Vesuvio to Silicon Valley and Back: Unite the Two Bays
Finally coming to fruition as part of 2013 Year of the Italian Culture in the US, the project's first major initiatives will include two major events in San Francisco: the Meeting Between the Two Mayors and the Gala Dinner in June and the Concert of the Two Bays in October. The Viva L'Italia Gala Dinner to benefit October's Concert of the Two Bays...
Off the eaten path: Vincenzo's Pastaria survives and thrives in south Fort Myers
by Annabelle Tometich The pizza starts with a 50-pound dough ball, made from a precise recipe John Bongiorno has taped to the kitchen wall at Vincenzo's Pastaria. The dough, enough for about a half-day's worth of pies during peak times, is kneaded then portioned into rounds for the south Fort Myers restaurant's 14-, 18- and 22-inc...
Aurora looks abroad as it pens new chapter
by Gordon Sorlini What do Bill Gates, Naomi Campbell, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Benedict XVI have in common? They all own at least one writing instrument made by Italy's Aurora. The company has been producing high-end fountain pens (some customized models can cost well into six figures), ballpoints, roller ball pens and mech...
Il Volo map stateside tour
Il Volo has revealed plans for a stateside tour that will include a stop in Massachusetts this fall. The Italian operatic pop trio will hit Boston for a show at the Bank of America Pavilion on Saturday, September 14. Tickets for the show, which range in price from $44.50 to $84.50, are now on sale through Live Nation. Nikki Yanofsky will also perfo...
A voyage into “Italy of the Future” lands in the Bay Area
by Roberto Natalini As the traveling exhibition "Italy of The Future" makes its round of the world's major cultural capitals, the innovative international tour is now arriving in the City by the Bay. After its debut in Tokyo last April, 2013, cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Budapest will soon have an opportunity to meet th...
L’epopea di chi non restò al Sud, in mostra
Di Eugenio Furia Una montagna di valigie. È l'immagine fortissima che accoglie chiunque visiti il Museo di Ellis Island, un "centro d'accoglienza" ante litteram che ancora oggi rappresenta una tappa obbligata per chiunque visiti New York e, facendo un tour in battello nella meravigliosa baia di Manhattan, decida di andare oltre la Statua della Lib...
94th St. Anthony’s Feast Schedule Highlights
Head down to the North End for the 94th annual Feast of Saint Anthony on August 23 – 26 on Endicott, Thacher, and North Margin Streets. Saint Anthony's Feast is one of the oldest and largest neighborhood celebrations in America. This authentic Italian festival is full of events for all ages, for the young and young at heart alike: colorful...