The Story of My People
December 16. 6 pm - 7,30 pm 2015. John D Calandra Italian American Institute (CUNY) - 25 W 43rd St #17, New York, NY 10036. The Story of My People (Bordighera Press, 2015) Mario Mignone. The Story of My People is a moving immigrant autobiography framed in the historical and cultural context of the 1960s and 70s. Reading thi...
A “Box” of Italian food
A group of small Italian companies active in the food sector was able to become the first exporter of Made in Italy products to the US. Surprisingly, they started by producing excellences in a too small scale to create an adequate export market, but their development was impressive. As explained by the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, the in...
Terlato Adds Surging Riondo Prosecco To Portfolio
Terlato Wines has reached a long-term agreement with Italy's Collis-Riondo to become the exclusive U.S. marketer of Riondo Spago Nero Prosecco. The pact gives Terlato one of the most promising brands in the U.S. wine market's hottest category. Riondo, known for its frizzante style that features apple and pear notes, has quickly become one...
Gli Usa investono ad Aprilia, pronti 60 milioni di dollari
AbbVie, azienda leader del settore biofarmaceutico è pronta ad investire ben 60 milioni di dollari nel Belpaese e più precisamente nel sito industriale di Aprilia, considerato un polo di eccellenza di livello internazionale, dove sarà aperta una nuova linea produttiva all'avanguardia nell'assemblaggio e nel confezionamento dei prodotti farmaceutici...
Italian bakery expands into Danvers
By Ethan Hartley Danversa sweet Italian staple has come to downtown Danvers. Esposito Bakery, serving up some of the freshest and most storied pastries north of the North End in Boston, is now open at 16 Maple St. Jennifer Pema, the 19-year-old assistant manager and second daughter of the shop's owners, gleams as she talks about the b...
Valentino’s Hawaiian Couture Collection 2016
Italian fashion house Valentino throws a curve ball this season for Pre Spring 2016 with a collection of wearable clothes for daytime instead of an exquisite evening collection without comprising on design and artisans skills. With references hailing from Hawaii, particularly natural elements of printed tropical flowers, palm trees, the ocean...
Two Reasons I Love Italian Wine
There are two reasons I am such a fan of Italian wines these days. One is the dramatic improvement in quality we have seen over the last couple of decades. It started in Piedmont and Tuscany then, as they watched the money roll in, other regions, from Friuli to Sicily, discovered the advantages of moving from bulk, crap plonk to quality wines. And...
Irish & Italians, rivals & allies: A St. Patrick's Day appreciation of how, over time, two New York City immigrant populations learned to get along
by Paul Moses When the nation's foreign-born population peaked in 1890 at nearly 15%, New York's Irish were angry that so many Italian immigrants were crowding into the city. The reason for their anger was that Italian newcomers were willing to work for less money and longer hours than the already-established Irish. As the economy sou...
Compaesani di Sabato Rodia: Watts Towers & UNESCO
Cari compaesani di Sabato Rodia: I would like us all to bear in mind just how long we have been working toward international recognition for the Watts Towers.* The Italian contribution to this effort has been particularly strong for over a decade. Please let it continue to be so. We must NOT drop the ball now that a UNESCO World Heritage Site candi...
Skilled workers, logistics and a supportive public administration attract investors to Emilia Romagna
If Italy is Europe's "Cinderella" in terms of foreign direct investments (inflows account for 17% of GDP, compared to Europe's 42% and, outflows are 25% against Europe's 50%), Emilia-Romagna plays in the same league as Europe's main manufacturing regions: in sixth place according to the FDI Index ranking, and in second in Italy, following Lombardy...
Taormina’s Greek Theater – Teatro Greco
Taormina is one of the most popular and beautiful places in Sicily. It was my first stop in Sicily and I fell in love immediately. I'd recommend this classy resort city to anyone planning a trip to Sicilia, the southern island of Italy. Aside from its beauty and location on the Ionian Sea, Taormina is home to Teatro Greco, the Greek theate...
First on First: University of Bologna
While the University of Bologna is not the oldest existing & continually operating university in the world (that claim goes to the University of Karueein in Morocco), it is the oldest university in Europe. The University of Bologna (or Università Degli Studi Di Bologna) was established in 1088. By the 12th century, the school became known for...