Al Castello di Verrazzano per il primo board internazionale istituito dalla Fondazione
Gli accademici delle migliori realtà universitarie americane ed europee s'incontrano al Castello di Verrazzano per il primo board internazionale istituito dall'omonima Fondazione. Il Comitato Scientifico si identifica come il centro di ricerche per la politica agroalimentare, il paesaggio e l'ambiente per tramandare l'avventura del navigat...
Foreign tourists in Italy score a double digit summer boom, in September art cities are seen as top destinations
by Laura Dominici Positive summer figures for Italian tourism. The geo-political situation in North Africa and in the Eastern Mediterranean has significantly increased the flows from abroad. "In the months of June and July," comments Renzo Iorio, the President of Federturismo-Confindustria, "there was an increase of 19% in foreigners compa...
Lauretana Fest debuts in Niles after 20 years in Berwyn
by Pam DeFiglio A 115-year-old Italian festival took place in Niles for the first time on Labor Day weekend, attracting large and enthusiastic crowds and garnering praise. The Maria Santissima Lauretana festival, which is part Catholic religious celebration and part full-fledged Italian-American festival, featured an old-fashioned tra...
Behind-the-scenes account of Vatican coming in November
An Italian journalist's behind-the-scenes account of conflict between Pope Francis and opponents in the Vatican will be published in the U.S. on Nov. 10. Henry Holt and Co. announced Thursday that it had acquired U.S. rights to Gianluigi Nuzzi's "Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis' Battle Against Corruption in the Vatican." ...
A La Carte: Shepardo's moves from east side to Vinegar Hill Mall
By Natalie Morris When Shepardo's Italian Villa closes at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, it will be for the last time at 1066 E. Ash St. after just shy of three decades at the address. The restaurant reopens Friday at 620 S. First St. in the former Baur's Steakhouse site in Vinegar Hill Mall. "I know we've got some big shoes to fill," co-owner Joe Bador...
Being Leonardo Da Vinci: an impossible interview (in Texas)
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Hours: 7:00 PM Venue: University of St. Thomas, Houston (Texas) Organized by: University of St. Thomas, Houston (Texas) In collaboration with: The Houston Methodist Institute for Technology (MITIE) Renowned Italian director and actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory brings Leonardo da Vinci to life again with this on...
Cabrini Shrine hosts birthday benefit
More than 200 people attended the third annual birthday benefit of Mother Cabrini on July 15 at the National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Chicago. The event celebrated the 165th birthday of America's first saint. The evening began with a festive Mass at 5 p.m. in the Shrine, moving across the street for a reception at the Peggy Notebae...
Roma Ieri Oggi: Yesterday’s stars come Back in today’s Rome
From Audrey Hepburn to Brigitte Bardot passing by Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni, Rome has always been one of the favorite Italian destinations for both actors and directors who have chosen the Eternal city as the set for unforgettable movies but also for their glamorous Italian getaways. With its timeless charm and wonderful spots,...
Impending Italian Market makeover
By Bill Chenevert Many Italian Market shoppers who stroll down the east side of Ninth Street between Ellsworth Street and Washington Avenue, probably think 'What's on the other side of this huge fence?' Facing hip haunts like Connie's Ric Rac, 1132 S. Ninth St., and Teri's Bar, 1126 S. Ninth St., smokers must wonder the same thing. Situat...
Business opportunities, a friendly bureaucracy pull growing numbers of Italians towards Florida
by Augusto Grandi They're gelato vendors, barbers and tailors. Young people planning to attend college or who have just graduated," said Piero Salussolia, an attorney from Piedmont with his own practice in Miami that's focused on helping Italians buy or rent storefronts to open businesses. "The Italian community here is growing co...
A new seafront Silicon Valley in Italy
A 4,000 square meters seafront open space with swings, billiards, sofas and citrus trees; the best of tech companies of Silicon Valley would be envious of such an office set among the breath-taking sunset of one of the most beautiful gulfs of Sicily and signature of the best excellence of Italian design: Mosaicoon, the leading Sicilian Tech Company...
Pork, Salt, Air, and Time: The Long Road to Prosciutto di Parma
The curing cellar at Pio Tosini unfolds in more directions than the eye can see. Salted hams hang on floor-to-ceiling racks in long corridors, each a mirror image of the next. It's vast and eerily still, but undeniably alive; I feel as though I've been swept into a current of silent, invisible activity. A molecular ecosystem is hard at wor...