Ernest Loves Agnes Brings Simple but Superlative Italian Food to Capitol Hill
By Nicole Sprinkle It's not easy stepping into the footprint of a long-running, beloved restaurant and bar like Kingfish Café, the soul-food mecca on north Capitol Hill that closed last winter—partly because of the neighborhood's increasing rents, according to the former owners, twin sisters Leslie and Laurie Coaston. But Ernest L...
Storia del liutaio che ha messo l’Internet in una chitarra fatta col legno di Stradivari
Girava per la sala stampa del Web Summit di Dublino con una chitarra nera in spalla. I capelli castani raccolti da un elastico, la barba folta e una maglietta nera. A prima vista poteva sembrare un metallaro. O qualcosa del genere. Entrare nello spazio riservato alla stampa del Web Summit è praticamente impossibile se non sei un giornalist...
Sons of Italy branch to celebrate 50th year
by Robert Storace The Order Sons of Italy in America's New Britain branch will hold its 50th anniversary Christmas dinner — filled with food, entertainment and socializing — Monday evening. The dinner will begin at 7 p.m. at the Angelo Tomasso Sr. Lodge at the New Britain Events Center, 430 Farmington Ave. Alderman Carlo Carlozzi...
Little Italy End of the Year Letter
by Little Italy San Jose As 2015 comes to an end, Little Italy San Jose is proud of the accomplishments we have made over the past 5 years since we became a 501c3 organization. It is because of the tremendous support we have had from all of you that we were able to Build our 31 foot Landmark Arch, Install the 30+ banners of Italian America...
Booming exports help furniture makers see light at the end of the tunnel
by Laura Cavestri This time there are no more excuses. Postponed from year to year, driven especially by the exports that have helped to transform the collapse of the years 2008-2009 into a slight decline and then into a substantial stability, the recovery of the wood-furnishing sector (that is worth almost €27 billion and gives work to mo...
Olio Dante in foreign markets push thanks to €20 mn foreign investment
by Vera Viola Oleifici Mataluni - Olio Dante SpA, an olive oil producer from Montesarchio (Benevento), has attracted an international investor. The international fund, "Trinity Investments," decided to invest €20 million in theCampania-based enterprise in order to implement a business plan, focused on the penetration in the Americ...
A is for Abruzzo, one of the little known gems of Italy
by Adri Barr Crocetti The culinary traditions of Abruzzo's pastoral land reach back through the ages. Perhaps Abruzzo's most famous contribution to Italy's pantheon of pasta ismaccheroni alla chitarra, but another of Italy's culinary traditions is a favorite here too, ravioli. This is sheep country, and Abruzzese cooks make great...
A Slice of Sunny Sicily
by Tom Okal 1900. Ellis Island, New York. A line of immigrants forms. They are weary and wary. They wait. The homes they've left behind are miles away in sunny Southern Italy--Sicily, Abruzzo, Campania, Calabria. They bring their culture. Their work ethic. Their kitchen traditions. They will start their new lives in our Eastern cities. The...
We're Hiring Italian Teachers!
The Italian Cultural & Community Center (ICCC) is seeking qualified Italian language teachers. We are looking for candidates who are independent contractors. The best candidates are enthusiastic and focused teachers who are committed to safeguarding and promoting the Italian language and culture. Job description: Part time positio...
Who Is Elena Ferrante? An Educated Guess Causes a Stir
by Rachel Doandio As her following grows, so does the mystery surrounding the pseudonymous Italian writer Elena Ferrante, whose Neapolitan novels on the lifelong friendship of two women have become a global phenomenon. Figuring out the identity of Ms. Ferrante, who has never been identified, has become one of the literary world's...
Despite global tensions, 50% of Italian workers are confident about their economic future
by Serena Uccello Six out of ten Italians are confident about their businesses' future, according to a study carried out in the last quarter of 2015 in 34 countries by Randstad, the world's second-largest HR service provider. One out of two Italians (51%) is confident that Italy's economic situation is about to improve. It is a14% increase co...
Presenting our 2016 U of M scholarship winner
The winner of the $3,000 ICC Study Abroad Program scholarship is Magdalena (Lena) Schroeder, a sophomore majoring in Mathematics and Italian Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Lena's first experience with Italian culture and language occurred early in life when she lived in Austria with her family. Later exposures to Italy ul...