Gus Villalta, worker who helped build Golden Gate Bridge, dies
by Carl Nolte Gus Villalta was one of those young men you used to see around North Beach in San Francisco all the time in tough times of the Great Depression of the 1930s. He was born in Italy, raised in San Francisco and had just graduated from Galileo High School. Work was scarce when he got out of school in 1935. It was the Great...
Padoan’s American mission stresses improved climate for foreign companies and investors in Italy
by Marco Valsania Minister of Economy and Finance Pier Carlo Padoan wrapped up a U.S. "road show" yesterday aimed at courting influential American and global investors, and listening to their concerns. The Minister held two days of closed door meetings with executives from about 20 top firms, including Citigroup, BlackRock, TPG Capital, Be...
Ferruccio Laviani Gianluca Vassallo and New York Design Week
Twice Light is a project Italian photographer Gianluca Vassallo conceived for New York Design Week 2015 when the well-known lighting brand invited him to participate to present its new showroom installation by architect and designer Ferruccio Laviani. In the "SpOts" installation Ferruccio Laviani transforms Foscarini's Spazio Soho in New Y...
The 10 most beautiful gardens in Italy in 2015
The beautiful gardens of Villa Medici, which is home to the French Academy and located in Rome, as well as the English-style gardens of Ninfa near Latina are the top winners of the 2015 edition of the competition called 'The most beautiful park in Italy'. Among others, Villa Toeplitz in Varese, which is the former country residence of a Ge...
Launching Pitstops, Pitfalls and Olive Pits
As part of our move into the travel guide direction, we will begin with a literary/ memoir style guide to driving in Italy. Pitstops, Pitfalls and Olive Pits is a literary license to enjoy driving escapades throughout scenic Italy. John Tabellione takes you up and down the boot sharing his experiences and providing great tips at the end of each cha...
Get to Know: Marco Belinelli
by Alex Kramers A sharpshooting swingman with a knack for stepping up at crucial junctures, Marco Belinelli is an undoubtedly welcome addition to a Sacramento squad that ranked 28th in both three-point makes (461) and attempts (1,350) and 20th in three-point percentage (34.1) in 2014-15. The ninth-year pro placed fifth in the League in do...
Beyond stereotypes: Director Luca Vullo and the art of Italian gestures
A journey around Sicily and among Sicilians. The attachment to the Italian heritage and the passion to tell stories and help understand culture from a new, extraordinary perspective. Director Luca Vullo, from Caltanissetta, has put his abilities, knowledge, and interests together and is now one of the most interesting young professionals a...
Bocce tourney in Shinnston benefits Italian Heritage Festival
by Zach Tuggle A small piece of Italy came to Ferguson Park in Shinnston Saturday in the form of the fifth annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Bocce Tournament. "Get in there!" competitors shouted as their team's ball rolled down the moistened dirt of the court toward a gap in other balls. "Just bounce it off the wall and...
Festival Italiano in Belmar
Festival Italiano will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 12th and 13th at Belmar Shopping Center. Belmar is located at the southeast corner of Wadsworth and Alameda. If you've never attended this event, you should! It's the largest Italian festival in the state and has free admission. Can't beat that! The IABA (as well as many of t...
Taste of Italy Medford
Kiwanis Club of Medford - Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) - Medford, MAThe Kiwanis Club of Medford is producing the 10th annual Taste of Italy on Wednesday October 21, 2015. Come taste samplings of the best cuisine, wine and beer in the area- The best Italian around but even MORE THAN JUST ITALIAN. Proceeds will...
Italian Singing Sensation Giada Valenti Makes Her Debut on PBS with Her Music Special “From Venice With Love”
Italian singer Giada Valenti will make her debut on PBS with her music special "From Venice With Love", during the Pledge Week taking place on Public Television from November 28 untill December 6. In her PBS Special the songstress takes her audience on a romantic and magical journey, as she performs her own interpretations of American and...
A pioneering banker from Genoa to San Francisco
In 1973, the U.S. Postal Service issued a special 21¢ stamp with a portrait of Amadeo P. Giannini. If you haven't heard of Giannini, you've probably heard of the bank he founded: The Bank of America. Born in 1870 in San Jose, California, Giannini was born to two Italian immigrants originally from Favale di Malvaro, a town near Genoa in Liguria. Pe...