Italian love affair: Food, wine, cars & more this month on Staten Island
Is Sophia Loren to blame for this? First, St. George scored a date with the eternally bella Queen of Italian cinema — even at 81 she's still got it — and now the entire borough's love affair with authentic Italian culture is reignited. Coincidence? Perhaps. But check out this pair of upcoming events at Mount Loretto and Casa Belvedere...
How the story of a refugee changed the lives of 18 MSU students
Being a stranger in a new place can be scary, especially for people who don't speak the language, don't know anyone and don't know where they'll be sleeping that night. Those are the struggles many refugees face, Jennifer Rumler, managing director of the sales leadership minor and also the faculty lead for the Made in Italy Study Abroad progra...
No sleep ‘til Brooklyn for Rehoboth artist Anita Peghini-Raber
Just as Rehoboth Beach residents are saying goodbye to summer and parking meters, they will soon be saying goodbye to a popular local artist. Anita Peghini-Raber, artist, tango dancer and owner of Anita Peghini-Raber Gallery on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth, will be taking her talents to Brooklyn. A native of Zurich, Switzerland, Peghi...
Five Places to Go in Milan
Blue-collar workers and mobsters used to live side by side in Isola, or Island, the Milanese neighborhood that once felt removed from the city, separated by rail tracks and river boundaries. Just north of Milan's historical center, the area today is seen by locals as radical chic and is home to Google's Italian headquarters. Its mishmash o...
Alberto Lombardi, Italian pride of the restaurant industry in the USA. The Interview.
Alberto Lombardi was born in Forlì, and he is one of the pioneers of Italian Restaurants in Texas. In 1977 he opened his first restaurant in Dallas and today his company counts more than 14 restaurants in the United States, specifically in Texas, Nevada, Georgia and California, as well as one in Mexico. During his successful career, he ope...
Tony Danza Talks New Play, Growing Up In Brooklyn & Fresh Mozzarella
Tony Danza is known for starring on the 1978 – 1983 hit TV show Taxi as well as Who's the Boss? In his life, he's been a professional boxer, tap dancer, and teacher. He remembers growing up in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood in the days when "it was a real mix there, where I lived." This is back when the area was largely Irish, Itali...
Francesca, l’italiana genio di Harvard «Con la matematica salvo l’ambiente»
di Elena Tebano Negli Stati Uniti l'hanno ribattezzata «numerical detective» per la sua capacità di integrare enormi quantità di dati molto diversi e scovare così gli inquinanti che danneggiano la nostra salute. Il suo metodo innovativo ha cambiato l'analisi statistica in medicina. Francesca Dominici, che proprio ieri ha compiuto 47 anni,...
Cafesano Successfully Expands with Help from Table Tracker System
Cafesano, a casual Italian and Mediterranean Bistro in Northern Virginia, has successfully opened a second, larger location in Dulles, VA with help from Long Range Systems' Table Tracker system. Cafesano has used the Table Tracker system for nearly a decade in their original Reston, VA location as a way to increase efficiency during their...
JENNA ESPOSITO Launches 2017 New York Cabaret's Greatest Hits Season at Metropolitan Room With Award-Nominated CONNIE FRANCIS Tribute Show, 2/13
Singer/Actress Jenna Esposito made her New York nightclub debut in 2004, and has been delighting audiences across the country ever since. Esposito is perhaps best known for her tribute to iconic pop singer Connie Francis--Jenna Esposito Sings Connie Francis--a show that has been a smash hit among audiences and critics since it debuted in 2009. &nb...
Tiny but powerful: things to know about Vatican
Even though the territory of Vatican is incredibly small, just 44 hectares, its international significance both for the political and cultural life of planet is rather impressive. The absolute monarchy ruled by the Pope was founded on February 11th in the 1929 and is located "inside" the territory of Rome, the Italian capital. There a...
Annual Carnevale Italiano sails back into No. Brunswick
Carnival-goers will once again be delighted with rides, games, food, prizes and entertainment from July 18 to 22. Admission and parking will be free at the annual Carnevale Italiano, sponsored by the Italian American Social Club of North Brunswick (IASC). The five-day event will be held on the corner of Route 130 north and Apple Orchard Lane. The...
L'Italiano negli USA: borse di studio per studenti di AP Italiano
Eduitalia, Associazione di Scuole e Università qualificate che offrono in Italia corsi per studenti stranieri, tramite i suoi Istituti Associati sotto indicati, ha deciso di sostenere l'importante iniziativa dell'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington in merito alla promozione della Lingua Italiana negli Stati Uniti, anche a livello AP. Eduitalia ha, in...