Italy’s mosaics company Sicis focuses on the US market with new openings in New York
In Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, there are the most-refined and best-preserved mosaics from they Byzantine age in Italy. So, which other place could have host the headquarters of Sicis, the world leader in decorative mosaic art and design? Founded in 1989 by Maurizio Leo Placuzzi, in 25 years the Sicis mosaics have been placed in the most promi...
Celebrate Italy Festival: Italian pride at the Bowers Museum
by Giacomo Sproccati As the color guard walks in carrying the majestic Italian, American, and Californian flags, the audience who attended the "Celebrate Italy Event" bonded in a moment of silence in commemoration of their shared cultures across generations, creating a shared sense of community. Following this, is the beautiful pe...
Meet the Italian Billionaire Behind Walgreens-Rite Aid Deal--Update
By Paul Ziobro For Stefano Pessina, the Italian billionaire who helped take over and run Walgreens, it was always a matter of when, not if, he pulled the trigger on his next deal. "I believe that the American market will go through a substantial wave of consolidation horizontally and vertically," Mr. Pessina told investors in the drug...
Neapolitan Presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art
A visit to Carnegie Museum of Art's Neapolitan presepio, one of the finest Nativity scenes of its kind, has been a Pittsburgh holiday tradition since 1957. Handcrafted by artisans between 1700 and 1830, the presepio features lifelike figures and colorful details that re-create the Nativity within a vibrant panorama of 18th-century Italian vill...
Italian American Classics You Won’t Find In Italy
Italian American cuisine is a popular and delicious cuisine. It is a style of cooking adopted throughout the United States that was shaped by waves of Italian immigrants and their descendants. However, what is known in America as Italian food is often not found on the Italian table. Pizza originated in Naples but Americans usually don't li...
In Ellis, Robert De Niro fantasma dell'immigrazione
Tra le mura abbandonate di una Ellis Island coperta di neve, sotto un cielo livido e una Manhattan vicinissima ma troppo lontana, il silenzio è scalfito solo da poche frasi, la voce di Robert De Niro che si aggira nei corridoi deserti, tra i ritratti dei tanti passati per quelle stanze, milioni di persone. "Sono venuto qui per avere una ca...
Dean Martin Returns Via Hologram USA and FilmOn TV
The only company with the technology to produce lifelike HD hologram performances, Hologram USA, announced today it will recreate the "King of Cool," Dean Martin, for a full stage show of his singing and comedy in 2016. The show will kick off in Las Vegas, naturally, and will tour the nation. It will also be co-produced by FilmOn TV Networks and di...
Miss Satine: Italian burlesque star delivers delizioso
It's amazing the linguistic nuances one discovers when speaking with an Italian woman now living on the Canary Islands. The salty sounding word cugina, for instance, merely means cousin. Vampiro is easily recognizable as the nocturnal nemesis vampire. And guapa? That particular word is synonymous with belleza, beautiful, lovely. But add a...
2016 Sovereign Rating Calendar: Italy aims for its first “positive” outlook or upgrade in a decade
by Isabella Bufacchi Italy has nine pre-assigned Fridays in the 2016 European sovereign rating calendar (*). There are great expectations attached to these nine dates that start from February and are evenly spread throughout the year, once a month with a break during summertime. This year is indeed a special one, given that Italy is seekin...
Christopher Columbus Society of Yorktown Elects New Officers
The Christopher Columbus Society of Yorktown held its annual elections in December. Newly elected as officers of the organization are Mark Palancia (president), Bobby Violante (vice president), Ron Delasandro (treasurer) and Joe Tuccito (secretary). Elected to the Board of Directors were Angelo Gallinelli, Bob Giordano, Rob Gisolfi, Mike Nac...
Da Varese alla California: in finale per costruire un nuovo parco Disney
di Francesca Gambarini Da bambino visitava i parchi Disney con la famiglia e ne rimaneva incantato. Ora li progetta. Per Giacomo Savardi, 26 anni, da Varese, quello con Topolino, Paperino &co è un legame che comincia da lontano. E che ora, chissà, potrebbe anche diventare un lavoro. Primo passo: vincere il concorso «Imaginations». &nb...
Italian Little Italies: Vernazza, Wedged Between the Sea and the Rock of the Cinque Terre
WTI Magazine #76 2016 February 15Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia Translation by: As we approach Vernazza from the sea, its small piazza seems to slowly open its arms to greet us. We come ashore, and the small harbor, where the Romans once came to take on board the famous Vernaccia amphorae, seems to close around us, sheltering u...