Il “Bolognino d’Oro” sbarca in America
Il Bolognino d'oro, sbarca negli Stati Uniti e, precisamente, al Millenium Theater di Brooklyin a New York. La nota rassegna canora, ideata dal musicista e cantautore guardiese Alfredo Scogna, è stata infatti selezionata tra i cinque concorsi canori nazionali che rappresenteranno la nostra penisola al prestigioso Festival della Canzone Italiana di...
Mediterranean-style Casa Pellegrino hotel opens in Hollywood
A taste of the Mediterranean has come to Hollywood. The Pellegrino family has opened the 13-room Casa Pellegrino Boutique Hotel at 2007 N. Ocean Drive after nearly two years of renovations. The work built in architecture and decor inspired by the owners' Italian ancestry and European roots. Each room displays its own style influenced...
Italian Spring Festa 2016
Italian American Club of Jacksonville (IAC) proudly presents our second annual springtime festival. IAC, established in 1951, hosted FESTA ITALIANA every October for twenty-five years. By popular demand, we introduce a 2 - day spring celebration of all things Italian. ITALIAN SPRING FESTA will be held at the IAC clubhouse at 2838 Westberr...
Italy celebrates Orlando Furioso’s 500th anniversary
For Borges, who loved Ariosto's poem as much as the Divine Comedy and the Arabian Nights, the Orlando Furioso was made of the stuff of dreams. It's a fascinating read. It must be said, however, that while chasing his dreams Ludovico Ariosto never forgot the grit and gore of his own time, when the wars in Italy, with the devastating power o...
Expo aims to increase Italian-American collaborations
What color drone would you like with your new car? That could be a dealer's question if a group of Wayne State University students working with drone developer Skypersonic LLC and other companies have their way. Nearly 20 college students are working on a drone-car prototype that could communicate with each other to show camera images...
At Ippolita, the Designer Goes Back to Her Roots
After almost 30 years in the jewelry business, Ippolita Rostagno, founder and creative director of her own brand, is returning to her aesthetic roots with a new collection, Senso. The focus of the jewelry, which includes the Glamazon unadorned 18-karat gold cuff ($25,000) and the Glamazon Stardust collar decorated with a single strip of ti...
«Il futuro del calcio appartiene all’America»
Quel ragazzino che mangiava pane e calcio, che pensava al calcio, che giocava al calcio, che allenava nel calcio, oggi è uno dei sette personaggi più influenti al mondo nel soccer, come lo chiamano loro, in Nord-America. Vittorio (Vic) Montagliani, quasi 51 anni, originario di Celano, è il nuovo presidente della Concacaf, la Confederazione calcist...
NIAF Mourns the Passing of PepsiCo Chief Roger Enrico
by NIAF "On behalf of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Board of Directors, we are deeply saddened by the passing of Roger Enrico, former PepsiCo chief executive officer. We extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Enrico family. He died on June 8, at the age of 71, while on vacation in the Cayman Islands. ...
Pirandello Potpourri Set for Italian Cultural Center, 6/28
Pirandello 150 Presents: Pirandello Potpourri, an evening of short pieces by the master. Tuesday, June 28th at 6pm at The Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Avenue (68th/69th St.) followed by a reception. John Martello and Angela Pietropinto will appear. Pirandello 150 was created by the brand new Helluva Theater Company to commemorate t...
Rock the vote: Help rename the hated Staten Island Yankees
We won't have the Yankees to kick around anymore. The most hated team in baseball — the Staten Island Yankees — is looking to be hated less, as team management announced this week it is going to change the name of the squad from the moniker made famous by the boys in the Bronx to something more befitting of team the plays on the Rock. ...
Italian land and nature: Versilia
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : italia.it Translation by: Versilia, a zone both fun and cultured, is known to many for its gossip pages. Yet this stretch of land (in the Province of Lucca), that runs past the slopes of the Apuan Alps and the Park of San Rossore, is famous for its beaches. Lying between the cities of Forte dei M...
Due South
Marianne Bernstein Projects is pleased to announce, Due South, the second project in a quartet of island-based explorations, highlighting an international exchange and exhibition between American and Italian artists. Due North (duenorth2014.com) focused on Iceland, and Due South (duesouth2016.com) on Sicily. This project is an internatio...