Houston, Italian medical device cos. to merge, creating $2.7B entity
Cyberonics Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX), a Houston-based medical technology company, and Sorin SpA, a global medical device company based in Italy, will merge into a new $2.7 billion company. As part of the complex deal, the two companies will combine under a new holding company, which has yet to be named, with Cyberonics surviving as a wholly owne...
Celebrate two saints in March with Irish, Italian treats
In this country, St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 is a day to wear green, drink Irish beer and eat Irish foods. Irish soda bread is one of the best-known sweet additions to the culinary celebration of this holiday, and while you can buy it in many local bakeries and grocery stores, the bread is easy to make at home. Not as widely celebrated i...
Lisa Colagrossi, reporter for WABC-TV, dead at 49 after suffering brain aneurysm while on assignment
by Don Kaplan WABC/Channel 7 reporter Lisa Colagrossi died Friday after suffering a catastrophic brain aneurysm while out on assignment, according to officials at the television station. The 49-year-old mother of two was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center's neurological ICU Thursday and placed on life support...
Corsi nelle scuole e doposcuola: due strategie efficaci e complementari per imparare l'italiano
by Gabriele Boccaccini Il raggiungimento del quorum di 3.000 studenti iscritti all'esame AP di italiano è un traguardo importante, frutto di uno sforzo collettivo senza precedenti. Dimostra come la comunità italiana abbia le risorse (intellettive e organizzative) per raggiungere qualsiasi risultato qualora si unisca su obiettivi condivisi....
Steel Pier park’s 200-foot-high wheel ride taking shape in Italy
Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis aren't the only thrilling, wheeled things made in Italy. One gigantic wheel under construction in Melara, Italy, promises to elevate the fun factor at the Steel Pier amusement park to an entirely new level. The 200-foot-high Observation Wheel, one of the tallest attractions of its type in the country, will...
Senigagliesi takes over as US women's speed coach
The U.S. Ski Team has brought in Alberto Senigagliesi (sen-u-GLAZE-ee) to take over as the women's speed coach. The former Italian men's speed coach steps in for Stefan Abplanalp, who left the team after one season in charge. Senigagliesi said he's looking forward to building a "strong group on the mountain and maintain the energy off the...
New Italian American TV show to debut locally
Radnor Studio 21 General Manager, George Strimel makes room in the weekly line up for a new show focused on Italians and Italian Americans. Ciao Bella Living Italian Style will share heritage, culture, traditions and foods highlighting local and regional people, companies and nonprofits. The new show will premiere 7 pm Sunday, May 3 and then repeat...
Daycare and pre-school
La Scuola d'Italia Galileo Galilei is currently looking for space to expand and open it's Daycare and Preschool for Italian and other Languages in FALL 2015. The mission of our Daycare / Preschool will always be to promote, to preserve, and to maintain the Italian Language, History, and Culture, as well as, offer other languages and services t...
Honor thy father at Onesti’s Oakley Fest
Sausage will be grilling, families will be dancing, and dads will be honored as Onesti Entertainment hosts its 28th annual Italian Block Party — Oakley Avenue Festa Pasta Vino on Father's Day weekend, June 19 to 21. The Father's Day tradition will feature Italian food specialties representing generations-old recipes from the restaurants located in...
Wine Tour and Tasting at Banfi Vineyards
Friday June 5, 6 PM EDTBanfi Vintners - 1111 Cedar Swamp Rd, Old Brookville, New York 11545Join the Long Island Network on Friday, June 5th for its popular annual wine tasting and tour at beautiful Banfi Vintners in Old Brookville. Banfi is North America's leading wine importer. Founded in 1919, it is now owned and operated by the gra...
Veneto’s aristocratic villas open their doors to drama, music, dance and food tasting
by Chiara Beghelli After the end of the Republic of Venice, conquered by Napoleon in 1797, luxurious villas owned by the city's wealthy aristocrats in the hinterland of Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia fell into disrepair. It was not until the 1950s that an exhibition brought their dilapidated state of disrepair to national attent...
88th Fiesta rooted in tradition
By Ray Lamont This year's St. Peter's Fiesta, which steps out in earnest Wednesday, is the 88th edition of Gloucester's salute to the patron saint of fishermen. The 2015 Fiesta, which really began last week with the nine-day Novena of prayer that closes Tuesday night at the Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3 hall at 8 Washington St.,...