Tenor Joe Spinella Creates New Form of Entertainment in The World of Music
By Cookie Curci An Italian American tenor brings the world of Italian Music and culture to the mysterious, intriguing art of magic. Joe Spinella (the Tenor of Illusions) is an Italian American artist who brings the world of Italian musical culture to the mysterious, intriguing, art of magic to create a new, magnificent show, "illusion...
Second Bianchi's Italian restaurant now open in Marana
The popular west-side pizza and wings joint Bianchi's Italian opened its second location in Marana today, in the former home of the 7,000-square-foot The Steak Out restaurant. The restaurant will serve lunch and dinner 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and 11 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Owner Vincent Bianchi sa...
Castiglione della Pescaia in Tuscany offers best mix of sustainability, preservation, food and wine, survey says
Castiglione della Pescaia, in Tuscany, is the Italian seaside destination with the best tourist offering in terms of quality and environmental sustainability. The ranking is published every year by the "Blue Guide" of Legambiente (Italy's largest environmental group), in collaboration with the Italian Touring Club, which for 2015 awarded the T...
Alta House and Cleveland Montessori join forces to give new life to a Little Italy landmark (photos)
by Steven Litt Alta House, the splendid early 20th century Little Italy landmark resembling a brick palazzo airlifted from Tuscany, will take the first physical step toward its new life as a Montessori School on Wednesday. Contractors are scheduled to begin prepping for asbestos removal in the first phase of a $3 million expansion and...
Faith and tradition are focus of Melrose Park Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
by Robin Zimmerman On the surface, the street carnival segment of the 122nd annual Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (OLMC) in Melrose Park could serve as a backdrop for a Martin Scorcese movie. Whether it's Caliendo's Banda Napoletana marching around or the brash vendors calling out to customers looking to sample arancini, lupini b...
Un orto verticale nel salotto di casa Prodotti sani, meno 90% di acqua
di Caterina De Benedictis Un orto «a centrimetri zero», un orto «verticale, biologico, che funziona come un elettrodomestico, nutre nebulizzando semi e radici risparmiando il 90 per cento dell'acqua rispetto a una coltivazione tradizionale». Dal green hub di Progetto Manifattura, a Rovereto, Matteo Sansoni ha mostrato a Expo il suo gioiell...
“The Extraordinary Italian Style”: con la moda negli Stati Uniti si fa sul serio
La strategia messa in campo dal Governo negli ultimi anni punta a favorire da un lato le nostre piccole e medie imprese nella penetrazione commerciale nei Paesi in cui c'è un potenziale maggiore e dall'altro ad attrarre in Italia capitali necessari per garantire crescita e investimenti. Il "Sogno americano" rientra certamente tra questi pe...
Lamborghini unveils new open-topped version of Aventador supercar
During this past weekend, Italian auto brand Lamborghini unveiled the newest iteration of its Aventador supercar at the Pebble Beach and Monterey Car Week. The new Aventador supercar version introduced by Lamborghini is an open-topped roadster called the Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce. Basically an open-air model of the Aventador LP750-4 S...
Little Italy Centennial Invitation
September 11, 2015 - 6:30 PM - 29300 Hwy 300, Little Italy, AR - 501-330-2182 - cost: $12 per person Join us at An Enchanting Evening (Little Italy's first licensed small farm winery manufacturer in over 70 years) for reminiscing with the area's descendants and local residents, light hors d'oeuvres, and an unveiling and book si...
Twelfth Annual Irish Italian International Festival Returns to North Myrtle Beach, September 26
By Nicole BooneOne of the largest celebrations in the Grand Strand, the Irish Italian International Festival returns to the City of North Myrtle Beach Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street. This 12th annual celebration of Irish and Italian culture on the Carolina coast draws approximately 15,000 attendees each year, shut...
In Sicilia nasce il Parco astronomico più innovativo d’Europa: sarà una stazione planetaria
Sara' inaugurato ad Isnello, nel palermitano, in primavera il Parco astronomico delle Madonie (Pam), che vanta il primato di essere la piu' innovativa stazione astronomica d'Europa. A presentarlo a Palermo e' stato il premio Nobel per la Fisica George Fitzgerald Smoot, l'astrofisico e cosmologo statunitense che e' stato il primo a fornire una prova...
In Chicago, a Maestro and Musician
By David Mermelstein Riccardo Muti, the renowned Italian conductor now serving as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 10th music director, is a man of intense passions. That might be said of most conductors, but particularly strong-willed maestros have dominated podiums here for 125 years. This is, after all, the city where the imper...