1st Annual Cannoli Tournament of Little Italy San Jose
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CLICK THE "SILICON VALLEY GIVES" OPTION TO HAVE YOUR $25 DONATION MATCHED! Let the competition begin!!! Little Italy San Jose will be hosting a Little Italy Cannoli tournament at Bel Bacio (Bel Bacio - 350 W. Julian St #4 San Jose, CA). We will be bringing together contestants from Pastry chefs, to Italian Bakeries, to...
New England Patriots pick ‘Italian Stallion’ Jimmy Garoppolo
The New England Patriots selected Jimmy Garoppolo with the 30th pick in the second round (62nd overall) during the NFL Draft on Friday. Garoppolo, a 6-foot-2-inch, 226-pound righthanded passer played college football at Eastern Illinois. As a senior in 2013, he broke Tony Romo's school records for career passing touchdowns, yards and passi...
Massimo Vignelli, a Visionary Designer Who Untangled the Subway, Dies at 83
Massimo Vignelli, an acclaimed graphic designer who gave shape to his spare, Modernist vision in book covers and shopping bags, furniture and corporate logos, even a church and a New York City subway map that enchanted aesthetes and baffled straphangers, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 83. His death, after a long illness,...
Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2014
The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2014, showcasing award-winning films from Italy, is open from September 18 - October 9, 2014, at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights, the Atlas Cinemas Eastgate in Mayfield Heights and the Capitol Theatre in the Gordon Square Arts District. The films promise moviegoers comedy, drama and romance. A...
Franco Iaderosa Awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
By Sandra Tornberg This year's Festa della Repubblica celebration was noteworthy as Mr. Franco Iaderosa was awarded the highest honor of the Republic of Italy, the Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Order of Merit of the Italian Republic). Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, Consul of Italy in Detroit, on behalf of President of Ita...
Blessed are the cheesesteakers
Dave Arellano may have regaled visitors to the opening night of the 2014 St. Ann's Italian Festival with a rendition of "New York, New York," but there were no "little town blues" on display. Despite the threat of ominous clouds, Hoboken residents and out-of-towners from Jersey City, North Bergen, and beyond came out in scores to kick off...
Italian Family Festa comes to San Jose Aug. 23 and 24
By Leeta-Rose Ballesterl Residents have an opportunity to enjoy the "sweet Italian life" and to help preserve a piece of history at the Italian Family Festa, sponsored by the Italian American Heritage Foundation. The Festa, which takes place on Aug. 23 and 24 at Guadalupe River Park, is free and begins at 11 a.m. both days, and closes at 8 p.m. Sa...
Tumulto futurista a New York
di Gloria Schiavi Sono stata inondata di parole, suggestioni, frasi troncate e destrutturate, in quella stanza senza luci o macchinazioni sceniche che riproducessero la dinamicità e il movimento suggeriti dal titolo dell'evento Gran serata futurista. Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, regista e attore unico, l'uomo monocromatico in bianco e ner...
Cosimo Matassa, Whose Studio Created a Rock ’n’ Roll Sound, Dies at 88
Cosimo Matassa, whose used-record business in New Orleans led him to sell new records, which led him to open a tiny studio that helped jump-start rock 'n' roll by recording early hits by the likes of Fats Domino and Little Richard, died on Thursday in New Orleans. He was 88. His granddaughter Mia Matassa confirmed the death. Mr. Matassa w...
A Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco presidente di GE Europa il premio "Corporate Social Resopnsability" della FPA
di Riccardo Chioni L'eccellenza italiana sul podio della Foreign Policy Association, in occasione del World Leadership Forum Dinner al Pierre Hotel, che ha visto protagonista Ferdinando "Nani" Beccalli-Falco, presidente e Ceo di GE Europe e Ceo di GE Germany. All'ingegnere chimico laureatosi al Politecnico di Torino, Cavaliere del Lavoro,...
6 Ways to Enjoy Autumn in Italy
Visiting Italy in autumn? Though all Italy's seasons are great, there are a ton of reasons to love autumn in Italy! It's no secret that fall in Italy is great, but it's even better when planned well. Check out our top 6 ways to enjoy Italy this season: Choose your temperature Fall means that you no longer have to worry about July and August's sco...
I sapori italiani del Village
L'antica tradizione dei sapori italiani di una volta rivive con il tour gastronomico del Greenwich Village di 'Foods of Ny Tours'. Una passeggiata tra le stradine del quartiere meglio conosciuto come 'Village' a Lower Manhattan, non lontano da Washington Square, una volta area rurale e ora traboccante di ristoranti e negozi di tendenza. Ben divers...