'Hot priests' grace Rome's calendar
It is officially called the Calendario Romano, or Roman Calendar. But on the streets of Rome, the annual line-up of strapping young men of the cloth is better known as the "hot priest calendar". Tourists can often be seen expressing dismay as they stumble across the calendar adorning gift stands close to the Vatican, before snatching a peek, h...
On Style with Giordana Andretta
by Lynn Trenning December was a busy month for Giordana Andretta. She celebrated a birthday (36), got engaged to be married, and set up the Giordana Cycling Pop-Up Shop in the former Colony Furniture building on Providence Road, which is open through Jan. 9. Giordana is a brand of Italian-made cycling clothing created by Gita Sporting Goo...
Casanova: Libertine Legend conference at UCLA
Casanova: Libertine Legend - a conference organized by Malina Stefanovska, University of California, Los Angeles, and Thomas Harrison, University of California, Los Angeles. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of French and Francophone Studies and the Department of Italian. Friday & Saturday, January 22–23, 2016, 9:30 a.m. -...
DeLallo in Jeannette is the largest importer and distributor of olives in the U.S.
By Melissa McCart People associate olives with the Mediterranean or California — not Western Pennsylvania. But if you've bought olives from an olive bar at the grocery store lately, they may well have come from DeLallo, the Italian market in Jeannette, just east of Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County. In fact, DeLallo Foods has rise...
Great Italians of the Past: Giuseppe Verdi
WTI Magazine #76 2016 February 15Author : Giuseppe Verde Translation by: Giulia Carletti Giuseppe Verdi was one of the greatest Italian composers of all time. He produced some of the most successful operas known today around the world. Verdi was born in province of Parma, on the 10th of October, 1813. Studying and developing his extr...
Mario Cantone shares his irreverent humor at Ridgefield Playhouse
By Linda Tuccio-Koonz It's impossible not to laugh when Mario Cantone starts doing impressions. He's perfected everyone from Liza Minnelli to Bette Davis — not to mention all the animated characters from television's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." He also has a unique take on just what "Rudolph" is all about. Misfit toys? Indee...
La Tavola di San Giuseppe
Join the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in celebrating the "La Tavola di San Giuseppe" (The Feast of St. Joseph/St. Joseph's Table) on Wednesday, March 16, 5-7 p.m, with fresh zeppole! The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). 1860 19th St NW, Washington 20009 Our Tavola di San Giuseppe event is free and open to the pub...
The Italian-American gift: What we offer
Food. Mangia. Cibo e vino. Pasta. Sauce. Meatballs. Bread. Mortadella. Mozarella. Tiramisu. As Italian Americans, these things mean something to us. If it were simply that they are tasty items to consume, they would not exert the power they have, not only us, but on the wider American culture. Many people find McDonald's offers tasty items...
Ryan Arcidiacono Named 2016 NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player
Ryan Arcidiacono is leaving Villanova as a champion and the Most Outstanding Player of this improbable tournament run. The Wildcats senior—who assisted on Kris Jenkins' game-winning three as time expired to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 77-74 on Monday—has been named the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player, per ESPN College BBa...
Beretta opening new gun factory in Tennessee
Gun maker Beretta USA is opening a new factory on Friday, the culmination of generous land and tax offers in Tennessee and restrictive gun laws at its old Maryland location. eretta USA is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at the recently built facility in Gallatin, Tennessee, on April 15, having moved all manufacturing from Maryland. The new...
Gary's St. Mary of the Lake to stay open in 'a medium-size miracle'
Even though he's in the business of miracles, Diocese of Gary Bishop Donald J. Hying says he doesn't expect them every day. Hying celebrated what he termed "a medium-size miracle" Sunday with parishioners of St. Mary of the Lake Church, proclaiming the once-doomed church financially and spiritually viable and saying its doors will stay ope...
Italy’s Calenda to oversee joint efforts to help foreign investors get their business rolling
New Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda will oversee a plan to increase coordination between his ministry, the Italian Trade Agency and Italy's 20 regions to make it easier for foreign companies to invest in Italy. A first meeting of the Foreign Investment Committee will be held today at the Economic Development Ministry. The Confindustria...