Design Legend Mario Buatta's first book
These days it is commonplace for design whipper- snappers to roll out books celebrating their latest interiors. But Mario Buatta, a premier American decorating talent who has been working since the late 1950s, has patiently waited until now to take the publishing plunge. "I wasn't looking for more business," the septuagenarian Prince of Chintz...
Made in Italy in USA vale oltre 400 mln di Euro
Nel 2012 l'Italia ha esportato negli USA 133 mila tonnellate di oli vergini di oliva per un valore di 403 milioni di Euro su un totale di circa 1,3 miliardi di Euro di export in tutto il mondo. Vale a dire che un terzo di tutto l'export di olio extra vergine di oliva targato made in Italy vola verso gli USA che restano il primo mercato di riferimen...
Famous Luigi’s will close its doors on Saturday night after more than 70 years in D.C.
By Tim Carman When Katherine Burk left a photo exhibit downtown in search of lunch Thursday afternoon, she suggested to her husband and two friends that they stop at Famous Luigi's. Burk was feeling nostalgic: At age 15, she had her first date at the old RKO Keith's theater, where the Old Ebbitt Grill now sits, and followed up a screening...
St. Agnes Feast of Assumption commemorates 95 year tradition
by Jim Callaghan Sunday's Feast of the Assumption procession at St. Agnes Church was threatened with rain that did not lessen enthusiasm for the affair. Rachel Lamb was the 95th queen of the procession in honor of the blessed mother, a Roman Catholic holy day to commemorate the assumption of Mary, mother of Jesus, held on Aug. 15. The...
Job Opening: Italian Language 1 Instructor
Contact Info Fred De Sena Phone: 973.726.0820 Fax: 973.726.0820 info@innovationsonlineed.com http://innovationsonlineed.com Position Type Teacher/Instructional / Online - Level: High School - Position:Italian State/Country New Jersey (US) Salary 5,500.00-5,500.00 per year Job Requirement One hour per day, five da...
Celebrating Italian culture
By Joe Goldeen "Winner! Winner! Salame dinner!" declared Deborah Casagrande of Galt after winning not one but two salames in three attempts at the Molinari and Sons Salame Toss booth, just one of the fun things to do at Sunday's Festa Italiana at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds. Billed as "A Celebration of Everything Italian" and...
South Philadelphia's Italian Market Celebrates 100th Anniversary
By Alicia Vitarelli It's Italian-American heritage month and in historic Philadelphia, there's a lot to toast to. You've probably seen the signs in the Italian market that say - "Cent'Anni" - as what's affectionately called 9th street celebrates a century of culture and tradition. Each step on 9th street comes with a st...
Interviewing Joe Piscopo: Former 'Saturday Night Live' comic talks about career, hit radio show and Sinatra tribute he'll bring to Sands Bethlehem
by John J. Moser When comedian Joe Piscopo was appearing on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s, he says he did an impression of legendary singer Frank Sinatra with great trepidation. "I didn't even want to do him," Piscopo says. "I hesitated, didn't want to do him. And then I'm a good team player; they said, 'Joe, we need you to do hi...
Hammonton celebrates 141st Italian festival
by John DeRosier Hundreds of Catholics, Italians and many others gathered Saturday downtown to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel for the 141st consecutive year. The feast, which includes amusement rides, Italian food and Catholic church services, was capped off with a procession that featured many of the statues from St. Joseph'...
Il CTIM USA mantiene viva la storia dei caduti militari all'estero: il ricordo del soldato Olivotto
"Soldato Guglielmo Olivotto, classe 1911, distretto militare di Treviso, deceduto il 15 agosto 1944 a Ft Lawton, USA". Come evidenzia oggi il CTIM - Coordinamento Nord America, "questo è ciò che rimane negli archivi militari del Soldato Olivotto. Uno dei tanti eroi sconosciuti e senza medaglia, dimenticato dal tempo e dall'Italia". "Olivotto", ra...
Messaggio di auguri dell'Ambasciatore d’Italia S.E. Claudio Bisogniero
Cari connazionali, sono queste le prime festività che trascorro a Washington come Ambasciatore d'Italia negli Stati Uniti. Desidero far pervenire a tutti voi che risiedete in questa circoscrizione, al Presidente ed ai Consiglieri del COMITES, a tutti coloro che vantano origini italiane, ed a tutti coloro che amano l'Italia, un sincero augurio di u...
Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke
About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits and vegetables, and even drink wine with meals, a large and rigorous new study has found. The findings, published on The New England Journal of Medicine...