Unconventional stay: 14 unusual hotels in Italy
by Chiara Baroncelli Have you ever slept into an igloo or at the top of a lighthouse surrounded by mountains or sea? And what about spending a night inside a mill or on the top of a tree? Such places do actually exist in Italy. Hard to believe? From Trulli in Puglia to a new age monastery in Umbria passing by an ancient and rich i...
V&A's 'Italian style: Fashion since 1945' exhibition lands in Nashville
When the Victoria and Albert Museum in London started working on the first comprehensive, large-scale exhibition covering the last 70 years of Italian fashion just four years ago, the Frist Center for Visual Arts in Nashville jumped at the chance to host the show stateside. The city had already proved its thirst for fashion when the center...
Parishioners fight to keep church open
by Leonica Valentine Parishioners kept the faith Saturday at Our Lady of Peace Church — holding mass outside of the locked church in defiance. The church, at 239 E. 62nd St., was shuttered on July 31 as part of the archdiocese's initiative to merge 112 parishes to create 55 new ones. Under the "Making All Things New" program, Our Lad...
Ottorino Respighi Presentation
Come to the Club Wednesday, September 9, and learn about Italy's foremost orchestral composer and musicologist, Ottorino Respighi. Respighi captured the essence of Rome through his seminal works, The Pines of Rome, The Fountains of Rome, and Roman Festivals. Learn about the composer and his beautiful music at a presentation by the the Dallas Wind S...
Cambio al vertice dell’Italian Trade Agency: LA accoglie il nuovo Direttore Florindo Blandolino
The Christopher Columbus statue at Columbus Park no longer looks the same. Someone used red and black spray paint to spread the words 'slave', 'rape' and 'genocide' on the statue. Visitors at Columbus Park are shocked by the vandalism. "It's ignorant people with small minds and they do stupid things. That's my opinion on that. That doesn't make any...
Panel chooses three finalists to redevelop city-owned lots next to Piazza d’Italia
by Jaquetta White A selection committee on Friday narrowed the list of applicants in the running to develop two city-owned lots next to the Piazza d'Italia monument on Poydras Street from five to three companies. The lots now are used for surface parking. The three firms — ICD Sitra, Chrysolite Management Group LLC and the jo...
Italian Festival Celebrates Eight Years
By April Blake The weather is great, and everyone wants to celebrate with an outdoor street party. Next up in the season's list of heritage celebrations is the eighth annual Italian Festival from 11 a.m. through 10 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Robert Mills House and Hampton-Preston Mansion on Blanding Street. Hosted by the Sons of Italy...
Hartford's Columbus Day Parade Is Sunday
The Hartford Columbus Day parade is planned for Sunday at 10:30 a.m. beginning at D&D Plaza at Franklin Avenue and Adelaide Street. The parade will travel south on Franklin Avenue and conclude at Columbus Park. The Italian American Celebration and Parade Committee, which is behind the city's Columbus Day observances, said the parade will i...
Ornament and Illusion: Carlo Crivelli of Venice
OCTOBER 22, 2015–JANUARY 25, 2016. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - 25 Evans Way, Boston MA, 02115. GO TO EXHIBITION WEBSITE. Ornament and Illusion is the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Renaissance painter Carlo Crivelli in the United States. The Gardner's newly conserved Saint George Slaying the Dragon is the touchstone...
Studying (in) Italy: Study Abroad Student Spotlight, Mike Kalmeta, Class of 2018
WTI Magazine #71 2015 October, 30Author : John Cabot University Translation by: When you are away from home, meeting someone who shares your roots is always exciting. This becomes even more so when you are a fiercely proud Sicilian and this person also happens to be equally enthusiastic about your culture and origins. Mike Kalmeta is...
Italia Independent, Ducati Motor Holding to Launch Co-Branded Products
Italia Independent and Ducati Moto Holdinghave signed a three-year collaboration agreement for the design and manufacturing of co-branded products for the Italian motorcycle company's Scrambler label. The first fruits of the partnership will be unveiled at the upcoming Art Basel international fair, running Dec. 3 to 6 in Miami. "I'm happy wit...
Now open: Italian bakery and gelateria Dolce Si on the edge of Tacoma
By Sue Kidd Three choices of cannoli. Let that sink in for a moment. That's an offering for which many Tacoma pastry hounds have dutifully waited. And now it's available at the edge of Tacoma. Dolce Si, a Sicilian-style bakery and gelateria, opened Monday at Point Ruston, the development that spans Tacoma and Ruston,...