Casa Italia Starts New Collection!
As you may know if you have followed the blog for a while, I started a Genealogy Department in January. Since that time I have been busy with our volunteers organizing the library and AV materials. That has been completed. The next step is organizing the flat files which contains such amazing things. I plan to have this project complete by the end...
New Italian eatery to open near Las Sendas
Another Italian eatery is preparing to open in the recently closed Anzio Landing restaurant space in Mesa. Pacino's, at Power and McDowell roads, will serve contemporary Italian fare with "a little bit of Hollywood," says owner Frank Spaccarelli. He and his wife, Alicia, have moved to Mesa from California, where they previously opened, operat...
Activism.com: successo negli USA per la startup nata in Italia
Un megafono per le battaglie sociali online. Questo è "Activism", piattaforma nata a Milano 18 mesi fa. Si chiamava PetizioniOnline.it: oggi esiste in 32 nazioni e conta 5 milioni di utenti registrati che la usano per le raccolte firme per le ragioni più disparate. Massimiliano Squillace e Nicola Di Campli sono i fondatori di "Activism", n...
Alla NYU si discute degli artigiani vincenti del cinema italiano
di Beatrice Bondi Venerdì si è tenuta una tavola rotonda con i rappresentanti della delegazione artistica di Open Roads alla Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della NYU. L'evento è stato moderato dal direttore della Casa Italiana Stefano Albertini e dallo scrittore e docente della NYU Antonio Monda. Presenti sul palco: Marco Bellocchio, r...
Milwaukee’s Little Italy
Milwaukee's Italian families have a distinguished heritage, one that began in a great rush to the city shortly before the turn of the 19th century, when Italian immigrants poured into Milwaukee and quickly formed two distinct communities. The Bayview settlement was dominated by newcomers from northern and central Italy, many of whom took jobs in th...
Madonna Delle Grazie 2013 Procession in Boston’s North End
by Matt Conti The statue of Madonna Delle Grazie was presented on Sunday afternoon at the annual procession in Boston's North End. The society was founded in Boston in 1903 from San Sossio Baronia Avellino. Featuring Saint Alfio's Band and the Northeast Italian Band, the procession started at St. Leonard's Church at the corner of Hanover &...
All-Star: AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi says "USA is 10 years ahead of Italy and Europe"
How many clubs in the world experience fan protests ... during preseason? AS Roma, for one. The Giallorossi are already under plenty of pressure a full month before the start of the new Serie A campaign on August 25 — a direct result of a sixth-place league finish and an Italian Cup final loss to archrivals Lazio. Although the club h...
Italy’s Luna Rossa beats broken down Emirates Team New Zealand, evens Louis Vuitton Cup finals
The Louis Vuitton Cup finals have been more about survival than sailing. Emirates Team New Zealand fell out of the second race of the series because of a mechanical problem Sunday, handing Italy's Luna Rossa a victory that evened the finals at one apiece. Read more Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com
Mostra “L’America vista dall’Italia – Carte e atlanti dal XVI al XIX secolo”
A Civitella del Lago una grande mostra il 6, 7 e 8 settembre 2013, con inaugurazione venerdì 6 alle ore 18.00, a titolo: L'America vista dall'Italia – Carte e atlanti dal XVI al XIX secolo. L'anno 2013 sarà l'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti. Dalla Farnesina e dalle varie organizzazioni Italo-Americane sono stati organizzati m...
Literature, Motherhood and Resistenza: The Reprisal by Laudomia Bonanni
Sara Teardo (Princeton University), Susan Stewart (Princeton University) and Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) present the writer Laudomia Bonanni (1907 – 2002) and her posthumous novel, La rappresaglia, recently translated into English by Sara Teardo and Susan Stewart (The Reprisal, University of Chicago Press 2013). in collaboratio...
Washington D.C.'s Famous Chef Fabio Trabocchi Shares His Favorite Places to Eat in the District
Fabio Trabocchi is a name you've likely heard before—the Italian-born chef, who studied at the Istituto Alberghiero Panzine in Senigallia, honed his technique in five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants around Europe, like Ristorante Gualtiero Marchesi, Byblos in Rimini, and London's Floriana and Grissini, before coming to the States to op...
Italian pride on show in Howard Beach
For the first time since 2011 the Howard Beach Columbus Day Parade marched down Cross Bay Boulevard on Sunday.A steady stream of red, white and green enveloped the boulevard, along with the sounds of marching bands from local high schools and Franklin K. Lane High School's JROTC troop. Neighborhood schoolchildren from St. Helen and PS 207 joined th...