The Search for our Ancestry (XX)
By Angelo Coniglio Once an immigrant ancestor's name and town of birth have been determined, we can begin the search for his/her vital records. After your search of family records, censuses, and passenger manifests, presumably at least an approximate year of birth is known. If not, try to estimate: how old was your ancestor when h...
Francis Ford Coppola’s Third Act: Italy, Wine, and the Secret of Life
by Rich Cohen In my family, there's no distinction between The Godfather and theology. We are encouraged to study the movies for signs and portents and use its plot points and aphorisms as a life guide. When offering exegesis on a particular scene, we are, in the way of scholars, to refer to GF1, GF2, or the non-canonical GF3. Bec...
In symbolic move, Starbucks to open first shop in Italy
Starbucks says it plans to enter probably its most intimidating market yet: Italy.The coffee chain said Sunday that the first Starbucks will open in Milan in early 2017, in partnership with Italian developer Percassi. It's a symbolic move for the 45-year-old company and its CEO, Howard Schultz. On a business trip in the 1980s, Schultz visited Mila...
Italy rescues more than 2,500 migrants in under 24 hours
The Italian navy has said it rescued more than 2,500 men, women and children from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily in under 24 hours, with good weather favouring departures from North Africa. Italian navy and coast guard ships monitoring the waters off the Libyan and Tunisian coasts have gone to the aid of 17 differen...
Hundreds of Looted Ancient Artifacts Are Returned to Italy
Hundreds of looted archaeological artifacts that officials say were handled by the London dealer Robin Symes and destined for markets in the United States, Japan and Britain have been returned to Italy, Italian culture officials said Tuesday. The artifacts — dating from the seventh century B.C. to the second century A.D. — were found two y...
Nine literary cafés to visit in Italy
Although it opened in France, the first literary café in Europe was the endeavor of an Italian man: young Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli, from Sicily, opened Le Café Procope in Paris in 1686. The Procope was located opposite the Comédie Française theater, which had been built only a few years earlier, and soon became one of the centers of...
Tiramisù: the origin and the history of the most popular italian dessert
The "classic" Tiramisù is considered one of the best Italian desserts, everyone knows its taste and its deliciousness, but not many do know who created it and how. Here you will find what you need to know about it. (An extract from "Tiramisu Amore Mio" by Varinia Cappelletti & Edoardo Cecotto.) The origin and the history of the most po...
Nuovo slancio nelle politiche per gli Italiani all’estero: la relazione dell’Amb. Cristina Ravaglia al CGIE
"È il momento per avviare, con nuovo slancio, una riflessione sulle politiche rivolte agli italiani all'estero e che vedano protagonisti i nostri connazionali oltre frontiera". Così l'ambasciatore Cristina Ravaglia, direttore generale per gli italiani all'estero e le politiche migratorie, nella relazione svolta al Comitato di Presidenza del Cgie, r...
Speciale CGIE/ riforme pensioni informazione e Consolati: gli odg approvati dalla plenaria
Le riforme costituzionali e la rete consolare, le pensioni in Argentina e gli indebiti, ma anche l'informazione italiana all'estero, senza dimenticare il monumento a Colombo da lasciare a Buenos Aires. Questi, in sintesi, i temi trattati dagli Ordini del Giorno che l'assemblea plenaria del Cgie ha approvato questa mattina alla Farnesina.
Andrea Bocelli marries longtime girlfriend Veronica Berti in Italy
By Nardine Saad That's "Amore" for Andrea Bocelli — the singer is now a married man!The Italian tenor wed his longtime girlfriend Veronica Berti in a Tuscan village near Livorno, Italy, last week, his rep said in a statement to the Associated Press. Bocelli, 55, and Berti, 30, have been together for 12 years and are already parents to dau...
Eataly to Open at Autogrill Highway Service Stations
Eataly may soon be found at Italy's Autogrills, the restaurant chain found at every major service station off the Italian highway (autostrada). Eataly's founder Oscar Farinetti told the Foreign Press Club of Milan that the first "Eataly for Autogrill" is set to open by the end of 2014 at Secchia Ovest, near Modena, thanks to a franchise de...
Fiat 500: the next 007 supercar?
007 has had a number of iconic cars over the years, the Lotus Esprit from The Spy who Loved me and the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger are arguably the most iconic of the lot. The secret agent's next car doesn't sound quite as special as these legendary cars though...According to various reports, James Bond is swapping his beloved Aston M...