Italian snack maker sets up shop in north High Point
by Pat Kimbrough N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker recently joined city officials to celebrate the opening of an Italian snack food maker in north High Point. LC America began operations in January at 8221 Tyner Road in a 68,000-square-foot plant previously occupied by Streuli Sales, a wooden door manufacturer. A ribbon-cutting c...
Juventus vs Everton in San Francisco on July 31st!
by Mauro Battocchi The International Champions Cup is coming to San Francisco on July 31st with an anticipated match between Turin's Juventus and Liverpool's Everton. It all goes down at AT&T park starting at 8:00PM. Get your tickets from here or here. Founded in 1897, Juventus FC is the oldest and most successful club in Italy claimi...
Fisherman’s Feast to Award Mayor Thomas M. Menino “Italian American of the Year”
In recognition of his 20 years of service to the city of Boston as mayor, the Madonna del Soccorso Society of Boston will present Mayor Thomas M. Menino with their annual "Italian American of the Year" award during a presentation at the society's headquarters at 9-11 Lewis Street on Thursday, Aug 15 at 6:00 pm. "We are honored to be able t...
Valla & Associates Expands to the East Coast and Opens New Branch in New York
Valla & Associates, Inc., P.C. today announced that on September 3, 2013, it will open a new office in Manhattan, New York, the firm's second office in the US. The firm's space will be located at 509 Madison Avenue, Suite 1206, in the heart of Midtown. The New York office will better serve its growing International clients based on the...
Italian Cinema Now at Harvard Film Archive (Sept. 13-30)
In the wake of the celebrations of the beginning of cinema's second century and a new millennium, the Harvard Film Archive presents a synoptic look at Italian filmmaking over the last decade as part of 2013, Year of Italian Culture in the United States. The eleven films in this program reveal an important national cinema that continues to renew it...
Assitol. Positiva l’ipotesi di regole standard per il mercato Usa.
L'associazione degli industriali apprezza la proposta della Commissione per il Commercio internazionale degli Stati Uniti, che ipotizza di arrivare ad uno standard riconosciuto dalla FDA per verificare le caratteristiche degli oli. Un'idea che Assitol promuove da tempo Bene l'ipotesi di individuare parametri standard per garantire la qualità dell'...
Staten Island's Meals on Wheels teens to host 'Tutto Mangiare' dinner
The Meals on Wheels of Staten Island Teen Council will hold its traditional Italian Sunday dinner, "Tutto Mangiare," on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 3 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, 505 Watchogue Rd., Willowbrook. The dinner will feature antipasto, pasta and meatballs, salad, coffee, tea and dessert. The cost is $30 for adults and $10 for children under age...
Fashion: Ferragamo returns to its roots in L.A.
Although he was born in Southern Italy, Salvatore Ferragamo owes a lot to Southern California. He came to Los Angeles in 1923 as a young man in his 20s, first designing shoes for films such as "The Ten Commandments," then opening the Hollywood Boot Shop at Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas. There, he built the foundation for today's global luxury...
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum to Celebrate Ezio Pinza's Life
On Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m., Nick Dowen will present an hour-long program on the life of opera great Ezio Pinza. Dowen, who has been collecting records since he was 13 years old, will share some of his thousands of recordings in a powerpoint presentation about the life of one of the most prolific singers in the history of music. A bas...
Italy’s Foreign Language Oscar Submission
Writers write, that's what they do. Jep Gambardella still qualifies, just barely. After the publication of his acclaimed first novel, he chose to spend the rest of his career penning Vanity Fair-style celebrity profiles. It was much easier, but far less satisfying. Gambardella belatedly realizes this holds true for all aspects of his life in Paol...
Aesop lifestyle celebrates the Italian Futurist movement
As Aesop moves their followers more into the consumer engagement space within their stores, their culture and lifestyle products, they also make great efforts to educate us on how innovation challenged those in the early 1900's. With the introduction of The Futurist Manifesto, written by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti , Aesop gave us a...
Christmas Lights and Cannoli Tour: Brooklyn's Finest Lights Display
Christmas Lights and Cannoli tourI wanted to share one of my favorite holiday happenings around New York -- this one's actually in Brooklyn. You have to check out Tony Muia's Christmas Lights and Cannoli tour, a 3 1/2 hour experience that takes you to Dyker Heights, the Italian-American section of Brooklyn, affectionately known as Christmas Lights...