Modeling Christ's birth
Jan Giuffre Sables admits that at one time she thought the 125-year-old Italian-made nativity set she received when her father died was "pretty generic." The scene representing the birth of Jesus, created in 1890 in a town in southern Italy, has what one might expect: figures of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, plus animals and wise men looking on in...
8 Things to Know About Olive Oil
Italy is among the world's largest producers and exporters of olive oil. The olive harvest (la raccolta delle olive) is currently under way, and, after last year's unfortunate season, 2015 seems to be yielding a much more positive balance for Italian producers. But what's so special about this natural food product? Well, for years, scientists and n...
F Group International Announces Support of Elected Officials in Clark County, NV on Fusion Project, A Proposed International Multi-Sport, Entertainment, Hotel and Convention Complex
F Group International Inc. (FGI), the company behind the proposed state-of-the-art sports and entertainment complex named The Fusion Project, announces it has earned the support from Clark County Commissioners as well as working in collaboration with Youth Sports of the Americas. The co-founders, Daniele Fortunato (CEO of F Group Internati...
New Italian restaurant to open on Broad Street
by Greg Bischof Nearly 14 years ago, Zapata's Mexican restaurateurs traveled north from Shreveport to carved out a wedge of business in Texarkana, Ark. And now some Italian restaurateurs are doing the same. Verona, a soon-to-be Italian fine dining restaurant, recently took up residency at 212 East Broad St.—the for...
International Remembrance Program Series - Film Screening
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Hours: 6pm Venue: NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo', 24 West 12th Street Organized by: Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo' In collaboration with: ICI, Consulate general of Italy in New York, Centro Primo Levi, Italian Academy, CUNY's John Calandra Italian American Institute.Film Screening: Oro Macht Frei (2013) by Jeff...
Don Bosco Community Center may return
by John Pepitone An effort is underway to bring back a community center that served the Columbus Park neighborhood. The original Don Bosco building may soon serve nearby families again. The building had been a center where immigrants came to learn English as a second language. A few years ago Don Bosco moved the program...
Italian land and nature: Agritourisms
WTI Magazine #76 2016 February 15Author : italia.it Translation by: In Italy tourists and travelers love staying in agritourisms (agriturismi), authentic agricultural enterprises that are often outfitted with all the comforts and modern conveniences. From the magnificent hills of Tuscany to the magical borgoes of Umbria, from the cou...
Celebrating Italian for Unesco’s International Mother Language Day
Your Italian ancestors didn't speak Italian. Not in your grandparent's generation and not before. So what language were your family speaking while gesticulating so wildly at the dinner table? This week UNESCO honours mother tongues in International Mother Language Day 2016. 85 Million people speak Italian the world over. The language...
A night at the theater with Sicilian most acclaimed playwright LINA PROSA - Monday March 14th & Tuesday March 15th (FREE and open to the public)
Carissimi amici, the Italian program at the University of Pittsburgh has invited one of Italy's finest playwrights (from Sicily) to Pittsburgh, Lina Prosa to conclude their Mediterrenean "Meta"geographies Series. One of the most acclaimed production by Lina Prosa, Trilogy of the Shipwrecked (Trilogia del nuafragio) depicts the journey, the...
Ricotta: The Italian Easter tradition that’s not a cheese
By Lisa Zwirn Eggs might be the most visible — and colorful — symbol of Easter, but for Italian cooks, ricotta is a close second. Italian holiday traditions bring both sweet and savory ricotta pies, cakes, and cannoli. Leticia Farrice, manager of Lola's Italian Groceria in the center of town here, grew up in New York and remembers her gra...
Do This: Don't fuhggedabout Festa Italiana
Food, adult beverages, entertainment and all-ages fun will fill the streets of Tampa's historic Ybor City during the multiday extravaganza that is Festa Italiana. The annual celebration, started in 1997, honors Italian culture and heritage over four days, though Friday's Krewe of Italia Invitational is sold out. Thursday's wine-filled open...
Haworth’s Poltrona Frau Group buys US high-end outdoor furniture maker Janus et Cie
From the US to Italy and back. A little more than two years ago the furniture holding Poltrona Frau Group (comprising the Poltrona Frau, Cassina and Cappellini brands) was acquired by the American giant Haworth, specialized in the design and production of workspaces. Yesterday, at the opening of the Milan Furniture Fair, the Poltrona Frau group (P...