NIAF To Honor NOIAW with Community Leadership Award
The National Italian American Foundation has announced that it will be honoring the National Organization of Italian American Women with a Community Leadership Award to NOIAW Founder and Chair Emerita, Dr. Aileen Riotto Sirey, at its 41st Anniversary Gala. The 41st Anniversary Gala takes place at the Marriott Washington Wardman Park Hotel in Washi...
GE to buy aviation unit of Italy's Avio for $4.3 billion
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Industrial conglomerate General Electric plans to buy the aviation business of Italian manufacturer Avio for $4.3 billion to grow its jet propulsion business and strengthen its supply chain. The Fairfield, Conn., company said Friday that it wants to build its supply chain as it ramps up engine production. The deal also gives GE...
ISSNAF survey on taxation and VISA issue in the US
In March 2013, an ISSNAF working group composed by renowned researchers presented H.E. Ambassador Claudio Bisognero with a comprehensive set of recommendations to tackle issues related to taxation, vias and other burocratic aspects of the life of Italian researchers in the United States. The document based its conclusion on a wide survey c...
Inquirer Editorial: Has the Italian Market outgrown its name?
With taquerías and other conspicuously non-Italian businesses proliferating in South Philadelphia's Italian Market, should the neighborhood be renamed for the sake of anthropological accuracy? The answer is the same whether you're a Sicilian or a Sinaloan: No.
15 years without Sinatra
Today marks the 15th anniversary of Frank Sinatra's death. The idol singer, film actor, show star of the 20th -century America and the only US legend whose name graces three plaques at the Avenue of Stars, died in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998. Frank Sinatra came down in history as a popular romantic singer with a velvety voice. Sinatra ros...
L'intervista a Linda Serra, rappresentante delle Women in Technology italiane in USA
Lo scorso giugno Linda Serra è volata negli States per prendere parte, in qualità di donna leader, all'International Visitors Leadership Program organizzato dal Dipartimento di Stato Americano. In questa intervista ci racconta la sua avventura e cosa ha imparato. Linda, innanzitutto, parlaci di te. Ho 38 anni, vivo a Bologna e lavoro in...
Deal watch: River line offers free flights to Italy
River line Uniworld is offering free flights to Italy to customers who book select cruises in the country by the end of the month. The line's new "Fly Free" promotion is good on several April departures of its 13-day Splendors of Northern Italy, Venice, Florence & Rome itinerary. Launched earlier this year, the new Uniworld itinerary combines...
Pirelli: accordo con Princeton per una nuova cattedra di studi italiani
Pirelli ha costituto la "Pirelli Visiting Professorship in Italian Studies", di durata quinquennale, presso il Dipartimento di Studi Italiani e Francesi dell'Università di Princeton. Lo comunica la società in una nota precisando che l'obiettivo, che rientra nell'ambito dell'impegno del gruppo a promuovere progetti culturali in Italia e nel mondo, è...
New Jersey to rename street after native son, ‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini's hometown is planning to give him one final 'salute'. According to nj.com, The borough of Park Ridge, where James Gandolfini spent his youth before playing the infamous mob boss on "The Sopranos", will rename a portion of Park Avenue after the actor at a Dec. 1 ceremony. The idea originated from a group of fans on a...
Delaware judge dismisses lawsuit in spat between dueling Italian groceries in Rehoboth Beach
A Delaware judge has dismissed a lawsuit that pitted former partners in an Italian grocery store business in Rehoboth beach against one another. The Chancery Court suit involved former partners in Touch of Italy Salumeria and Pasticceria. In 2012, one partner, Louis Bascio, decided to withdraw from the business, allegedly saying he wa...
Corona D’Italia Lodge #807 Scholarship Winners
Corona D'Italia Lodge #807 held their annual Mother-Daughter Scholarship dinner on Wednesday, May 7 at 5:00 p.m. in the Wolverine Restaurant. Attendees were registered at the entrance by treasurer, Louise Vitullo, assisted by her daughter member Maura Greco. Trustee, Pudue LaCava, arranged the seating and directed 30 members and guests to their tab...
Il ministro Pinotti a Washington: gli incontri con il Segretario USA huck Hagel e il Consigliere Susan Rice
Il ministro della Difesa Roberta Pinotti si è recata in visita a Washington dove ha incontrato il Segretario alla Difesa Chuck Hagel e il Consigliere per la Sicurezza Nazionale del Presidente Obama, Susan Rice. "Tra Italia e Stati Uniti d'America – ha detto il ministro - esiste da decenni un rapporto privilegiato, come conferma il rilievo...