Festa di Carnevale 2015
by Arrigo Mongini You are cordially invited to celebrate a Venetian Carnevale together on Sunday, February 15 at 3:30pm at the Friendship Heights Village Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Guests will enter an ambiance simulating Caffe' Florian in Venice where a "murder" will be staged by professional actors, leaving clues that coul...
Machines Italia: aziende Italiane a Washington con l’ICE
Nell'ambito del Progetto Speciale Tecnologia "Machines Italia", l'Agenzia Ice organizza dal 23 al 26 marzo la partecipazione di una delegazione di aziende italiane della meccanica strumentale ad un Roadshow negli Stati Uniti che comprenderà la partecipazione al "Select USA Investment Summit" - che si svolgerà a Washington il 23 e 24 marzo - ed un t...
Tastes and smells of Italy are in Bluefield
by John Asebes If you closed your eyes and smelled the air in Bluefield Saturday you may have thought you were in Italy. The tastes of Italy is here in Bluefield thanks to the Bluefield-Princeton Italian Lodge. Saturday brought in the 21st Annual Southern West Virginia Italian-American festival at the Bluefield Auditorium. I...
Osteria Morini review: Elevated eating on the water
Osteria Morini was a pioneer when it settled along the Capitol Riverfront two years ago, and the New York import continues to chart an admirable course, now delivering one of the most satisfying Italian scores in the city. The first nicety you notice is a view of the Anacostia from the glass-walled dining room. The second observation, if y...
Seafood-Centric Casolare Opens in Glover Park
Restauratuer Michael Schlow adds to Glover Park's culinary game with Casolare, a 156-seat coastal Italian restaurant opening Monday in the recently revamped Kimpton hotel. This is the fifth DC eatery for the Boston-based chef, who began his Washington expansion with Tico, and most recently debuted fellow Italian ventures Alta Strada and Conosci in...
Berkeley Heights Columbus Day Italian-American Celebration This Sunday
By Katie Kausch New Providence Diversity Committee is holding a Columbus Day celebration to honor Italian culture this Sunday, Oct. 9. This is the first year the event is being held, with help from the Italian language class. The event will celebrate Italian culture and food. It's potluck, so everyone is encouraged to make and bring their fav...
Harvard premia i manager «made in Italy»
Ieri sera a Washington, l'Ambasciatore Armando Varricchio ha offerto un pranzo per la visita di stato a Washington del Presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi. Parterre misto, importanti personaggi politici, celebrità, direttori di testate come John Micklethwait di Bloomberg, ma anche manager, come Fabrizio Freda, ceo di Estée Lauder. Per molti di n...
Leonardo DiCaprio explains how he got his name
Did you know that Leonardo DiCaprio's name was inspired by the Uffizi Gallery? His first name is supposed to have derived from his first kick he delivered in his mother's (Irmalin) womb as she stood in front of a painting by Leonardo DaVinci at Italy's Uffizi gallery. Read more Fonte: The Italian American Journal...
Italian group OU performs June 13 at Emerald of Siam in Richland
A group of Italian musicians who call themselves OU will bring their European sound to the Tri-Cities on June 13 at the Emerald of Siam in Richland. The band will be accompanied by their American musician friend Amy Denio from Seattle. "OU is egg in the Sardinian dialect," Denio told the Herald in an email. "This is OU's first tour of the...
Italian-American Profiles of Success: Joe Motisi
Joe Motisi describes himself as a jack-of-all-trades and master at some. He's held just about every job imaginable, but studied broadcasting and is a former talk radio board operator and producer. Currently, this Chicago native—and current Pittsburgher—convinces people to buy very expensive things for a living. Joe is also a cartoonist whi...
Eugene Victor Alessandroni, da avvocato imbattibile a giudice di Philadelphia
di Geremia Mancini Eugene Victor (Eugenio Vittorio) Alessandroni nasce il 24 gennaio 1887 a Capestrano (L'Aquila), da Pierluigi e Carmela Jafolla. Il piccolo Eugene arriva negli Stati Uniti nel 1891 e già da piccolo mostra una straordinaria capacità di apprendimento. La nuova lingua diventa subito la sua e in futuro la userà nella aule dei...
May 11, 2013: a sabato italiano – flag signaling, space, culture and Made in Italy at the Embassy of Italy in Washington
On Saturday, May 11, the local community and visitors to Washington, D.C. alike will have the opportunity to enjoy the unique experience of a typical Saturday in an Italian piazza without leaving the United States. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the beautiful Embassy of Italy in Washington. Just like the other EU Embassies, Italy will open its doo...