Il 9 luglio scorso l'ambasciatore italiano a Washington DC, Claudio Bisogniero, ha compiuto una missione a Detroit per incontrare i rappresentanti della realtà economica italiana e della nostra comunità. Dopo il colloquio con l'amministratore delegato di Fiat-Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, l'ambasciatore ha avuto una colazione di lavoro con i rappre...

Ripartono anche quest'anno i collegamenti stagionali di Delta Airlines che dall'Italia collegheranno con voli diretti gli Stati Uniti.   Domenica sono iniziati i collegamenti non-stop tra Milano Malpensa ed Atlanta, tra Roma Fiumicino e Detroit e tra Venezia ed Atlanta. Ieri invece il primo volo estivo da Pisa ha collegato l'aeroporto JFK di...

Lent is over. Income tax day has come and gone. It's time to celebrate in the company of friends.Our Louisiana friends call it Mardi Gras, and celebrate on the last Tuesday before Lent. The Italian American Alliance will celebrate on the first Tuesday after Lent MARTEDÌ GRASSO   Please join us at TRATTORIA DA LUIGI, the new restaurant o...

By Elaine Glusac Star chef Fabio Viviani follows up his River North hit Siena Tavern with Bar Siena, another delectable Italian destination. The fontina and wild mushroom pizza showcases Bar Siena's signature crust—perfectly puffy around the edges — at its earthy best.   There are few sure bets in the high-risk restaurant business, but...

  WTI Magazine #18    2014 Feb, 21Author : Sandra Tornberg      Translation by:   In 2013, the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan celebrated their 25th anniversary plus the bicentenary of Verdi's birth, in addition to their annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students. There were various presentations and conce...

The Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students was started in 1995 and is held annually, in cooperation with the Italian American Club of Livonia, the IACL Charitable Foundation, and the Italian American Cultural Society of Clinton Township, alternately each year at their respective facilities.   This event i...

By Jacob Hamilton Alberto Gulino's family has been serving up slices of their Italian heritage from the day they came to Bay City from Sicily half a century ago.   And for the past six months, Gulino has been back at one of his family's original West Side locations cooking up wood-fired, Italian-style pies. Gulino's Pizza & Sons, 1406 N...

Italian brakes maker Brembo will build a new foundry in Michigan to expand its manufacturing capability in the United States, betting on continued strength of the country's automotive sector.   Brembo, which counts General Motors, Fiat Chrysler , BMW, Ford, Honda, Daimler , Mitsubishi and Subaru among its clients in the United States, plans...

Italian student Francesco Re Li Calzi has made his mark on America, a permanent display of school spirt for his adopted hometown.   Re Li Calzi, a senior at Armada High School, is a foreign exchange student from Catania, Italy. "I wanted to come to America just to, first for English, because I didn't talk very well," Re Li Calzi said. "It i...

The General Motors Board of Directors on Monday announced that it had unanimously elected Mary Barra as its next chairman, effective immediately. She succeeds Theodore (Tim) Solso, who will continue serving as the Board's Lead Independent Director. Barra has served as GM CEO since Jan. 15, 2014.   "At a time of unprecedented indust...