La Start-up made in Sicily che fa tremare i colossi del web
La nuova frontiera del site-building è targata Flazio ed è interamente catanese. Il merito è tutto dei due fratelli Elisa e Flavio Fazio, originari di Paternò, fondatori di una start-up che continua a crescere non sono in Italia, ma anche oltre confine dando filo da torcere ai grandi colossi del digitale. Dalla precocissima passione per la...
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The Other Italy
"The Other Italy" Lecture Series and Wine Tasting"Sicily"February 24,"Umbria,"March 34:00 PMHilary's in Horrigan Hall, Bellarmine University$15 members, $20 guests per dateReserve your spot by calling 502.938.8830 or by clicking on the event link under "Upcoming Events".With the publication of Frances Mayes' best-seller Under the Tuscan Sun, Americ...
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Italian wine: Marsala
WTI Magazine #33 2014 June, 4Author : Vino OK Translation by: England and Marsala Port and Sherry wines have in common their history, linked to the trade travels of the English merchants. From '500, the nascent British Merchant Navy was always travelling, browsing the seas to supply the increasingly prosperous economy of the kingdom....
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What's up with WTI: Editorial # 70
WTI Magazine #70 2015 October, 16Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from the East Coast! Welcome to the 70th issue of our online magazine. We've been in New York, where we attended the Columbus Day Parade: a big wave of energy, Italian pride and passion of Italy that every year gives us an incredible strength and confirms to...
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First on First: Anthony Rossi & Tropicana
Anthony T. Rossi was born in Messina, Italy. As a young man he immigrated to the United States and settled in Long Island in 1921. During the 1930s he operated a grocery store and relocated to Bradenton, FL to operate various food establishments. Anthony grew weary of being a restaurateur and decided to pioneer a new t...
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From the Alps to Sicily, a tour of the hotels where writers, playwrights and poets spent their holidays
by Chiara Beghelli Hotels' guest books serve as their résumé: the more famous are the guests who have stayed in their rooms and the oldest their names, the more the hotel can boast a claim to excellence. In Italy, many hotels have an impressive résumé, also thanks to the Grand Tour tradition that, at least since the Seventeenth century, h...
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Getty Museum to return Hades terracotta head to Sicily
A terracotta head depicting the Greek god Hades that the J. Paul Getty Museum acquired in 1985 is being voluntarily sent back to Sicily, the museum has announced. Getty officials said that the museum has worked with officials from Sicily during the last two years to determine whether it would be appropriate to return the artifact. The museum said...
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Winemakers with an eye for quality, exports flock to Sicily’s Mount Etna
by Giacomo Di Girolamo In Sicily, an island that is characterized by its quality wines, there's an area that is the birthplace of a wine that has been considered, especially in the past few years, as a leader in excellence . We are on the slopes of Etna, the highest volcano in Europe, north of Catania. Etna DOC was born here in, and in 19...
READ MOREUS embassy argues to keep defense satellites in Sicily
Rome, January 11 - The American embassy in Rome on Friday argued in favor of completing the US defense department's satellite communications system in Sicily, which the regional government has blocked."Italy, as a member of NATO and an important partner for peace and security at the international level, as well as other members of the Alliance, wil...
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The Search for our Ancestry (II)
By Angelo Coniglio Many Americans of Italian descent make the same plaintive comment when asked about the origins of their immigrant ancestors: "My parents (or grandparents) never talked about it." I hope to help you discover long-lost information about your roots. There are millions of descendants of Italians and Sicilians in the United...
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