From chestnuts to truffles, the fall is a great time of the year to savor Italy
by Chiara Assi The end of summer can be sort of bittersweet and the arrival of the cooler months may not always be welcome. Yet, fall has a lot to offer, especially when traveling through Italy: October and November are two months filled with gastronomy festivals that celebrate the seasonal flavors and invite everyone to slow down...
Geneva Sons of Italy to present 'A Passport to Italy'
The Sons of Italy-Geneva Lodge No. 2397 and Hobart and William Smith Colleges will present "A Passport to Italy: An Evening of Food, Wine and Culture" from 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St., Geneva. The event will include mandolin and accordion music, four travelogues, wine and food tastings and Italian refreshme...
Art show celebrates Italian heritage
by Jodi Streahle Twenty-five students won cash prizes for the artwork they entered in the 23rd annual Italian Heritage Student Art Show. Three best of show awards were given to: Laurianna Panico of Clearview Regional High School, Eli DelValle of Bridgeton High School and Nicholas Lonetto of St. Augustine Prep. The show featur...
Hotel Granduca: A slice of Italy comes to West Austin
by Jan Buchholz Hotel Granduca will open Nov. 4 — only two days behind schedule, due in part to the volatile weather that lashed Central Texas Friday. The Italian-inspired hotel crowns a hillside near Bee Cave Road and Capital of Texas Highway. Giorgio Borlenghi, a Houston developer born in Milan, created the luxury hospitality brand...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 72
WTI Magazine #72 2015 November 13Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 72nd issue of our online magazine. We are starting to establish a series of partnership with institutions and organizations that do a great job in one of more aspects of the relationship between Italy and the United States. Today we...
Make & Take class: il VOV (Italian holiday drink)
The holidays are the perfect time to enjoy a traditional Italian cold-weather drink: VOV, a delicious egg-based beverage infused with Marsala wine. Born in the city of Padova in 1845, the drink quickly gained scores of aficionados in Italy and abroad, due to its delicate taste and energizing properties. On Thursday, December 3rd from 6:30...
New Mexico musicians weigh in on performing with Frank Sinatra
by Kathaleen Roberts You couldn't wear brown shoes with the Chairman at the microphone. Frank Sinatra was a swirl of quirks and contradictions orbited by women, public battles and allegations of mob connections, all grounded by The Voice. With his birthday centennial looming Saturday, Dec. 12, celebrations are erupting across...
Finally, a Rossini competition in the United States
The smiling gentleman is none other than the legendary Rockwell Blake and the woman is Guadalupe Paz, winner of the competition. Below she is pictured with the "fathers of the competition", Bruce Johansen and Michael Cressey. The first ever Rossini competition in the United States was held in California on November 13-14. The com...
Italian American Festival returning to downtown Canton
By Charita Goshay The Stark County Italian American Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year with a return to downtown Canton. The 2016 festival will be held June 23-25 at the Market Square green space in the 300 block of Market Ave. N. The festival has been held at the Stark County Fairground for the past 26 years,...
HackensackUHN Mourns the Loss of Justice Marie L. Garibaldi
Hackensack University Health Network is mourning the loss of Justice Marie L. Garibaldi of Weehawken, NJ, who died on January 15, 2016. Justice Garibaldi was part of the Hackensack University Health Network family since 2001 and served with great distinction as a member of all three of its Boards: the Hackensack University Health Network, Hack...
Lucia Grillo: acting is the quintessence of the human being
Born in New York, but with Italian blood flowing through her veins, originally from Francavilla Angitola in Calabria, Lucia Grillo is a fireball of energy within a witty, creative mind. She's an actress, screenwriter, an award winning director (her shorts "A pena do pana" and "Ad Ipponion" won some festivals), a producer and excellent TV host. &nb...
Buddy Cianci memorials: Goodbyes at City Hall, on Federal Hill
By Alisha A. Pina Over 12 hours on Saturday and Sunday at his City Hall wake, more than 7,500 people paid their respects to former Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr., the man many simply called "Buddy." and the city's longest serving mayor. Cianci, 74, died on Jan. 28. Since 1975, he had held office for 21 years. It is the first kno...