Miami: la Camera di Commercio Italiana nasce dal sogno di un toscano
Di Silvia Bulckaen Miami ha la sua storia toscana. Quasi una fiaba. Sembra infatti una novella la vicenda della nascita della Camera di Commercio Italiana a Miami. Una storia che va raccontata, per non perderne la memoria. C'era una volta un toscano che, nel suo girovagare attraverso i paesi più belli del mondo, sbarcò un bel giorno a Miami. Giova...
Italian manufacturer Bonomi moves operation to Charlotte from Rock Hill
Valve manufacturer Bonomi North America Inc. has relocated its North American headquarters to Charlotte from Rock Hill, shifting 11 jobs across the state line into North Carolina. The company, a subsidiary of Brescia, Italy-based Bonomi Group, plans to add assembly operations at its new facility at 750 Imperial Court and create five more jobs with...
CACC, Italian firm team in machining center venture
Central Alabama Community College and 2a s.p.a., an Italian foundry and zipper manufacturer, announced Wednesday an agreement to create the Center for Precision Machining at CACC in response to both 2a s.p.a. and area industries which have identified the need for a machining workforce. "Community colleges are the perfect partner for my com...
This time, Maniscalco beats Toledo in Tampa council election
West Tampa jeweler Guido Maniscalco pulled off a stunning come-from-behind victory Tuesday to defeat engineer Jackie Toledo by a razor-thin margin in the runoff race for City Council District 6. Toledo led Maniscalco by 17 points in the three-way March 3 election and raised about $161,000 in campaign contributions, roughly three times more tha...
Pasta Garage opening in June
by Jane Patton Lexington Pasta, 962 Delaware Avenue, will be opening Pasta Garage Italian Cafe in early June, according to co-owner Lesme Romero. "You will be able to come in, pick out your shape of pasta, your sauce and eat on the spot, while you watch us make the pasta in the back," he said. The restaurant will be open for lunch...
Italian Feast celebrates Italian heritage
Mangia! It's time for the third annual Italian Feast, quickly becoming a popular Summerville event. Last year's festival attracted approximately 5,000 people, according to event director and president of the Italian Feast board Jay Lombardo, and this year he's expecting about 7,000. Italian Feast kicked off in the spring of 2013. For...
Sweet treats at Boardwalk Italian Ice & Creamery
MENU: Homemade ice cream, ices, custards, candy apples, cannolis, zeppole, milkshakes and all things yummy. Ice cream flavors rotate but include strawberry, honey vanilla, root beer float and maple bacon (hungry yet?). For the ultimate: Try the Beach Bowl. Sizes range from four-16 scoops and include nuts, cookies, chocolate chips, cake, fruit,...
Sea breeze: Antonio Citterio takes Miami
An acre of Miami's Surfside is set to transform into Arte, a new development of luxury residential properties designed by Italian architect and designer Antonio Citterio. To celebrate his first building in the US, an iconic ART sculpture by Robert Indiana will be installed at the site during Art Basel. Comissioned by ASRR and the Süzer Group, the...
Fendi's 'traveling' dressing room is all Italian-glam
Italian architect and designer Cristina Celestino has created a sumptuous traveling dressing room for luxury fashion house Fendi that very well could be a summary of some of this year's best design trends. The Milan-based Celestino, whom Wallpaper hails a "singular rising star," works as an architect, creative director, and designer throug...
Perils of Pinocchio: Lessons Taught To Columbia Middle School Italian Students
by Bobbie Peer Columbia Middle School students participated in a Pinocchio Workshop earlier this month given by Italian Director Vittorio Capotorto of Teatromania in New York City. Capotorto, who is the Creator of the Italian Theater Practicum at Columbia University, led the workshop along with his wife Maureen. Students in Theres...
Revered Italian Marble Company Opens Its First U.S. Showroom
Renowned sculptor Michelangelo famously said, "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." Centuries later, Italian stone company Citco is reshaping what blocks of marble can become with an assortment of bespoke flooring, furniture, and accessories. The Verona, Italy-based brand—which regularly collaborates with acclaimed intern...
Bottarga, an Export That Stays at Home
By John T. Edge For centuries, fishermen here have netted mullet, an oily fish that retails for about $1 to $3 a pound and takes well to deep-frying or smoking. But in Italy, where some of this village's harvest is shipped, sacs of roe are removed from the fish, cured and marketed as a delicacy, bottarga, that often sells back in the Unite...