How to Plant and Grow the Italian Cypress Tree
by Barry Lillie No other tree epitomises the Tuscan landscape like the Italian Cypress (Cupressus Sempervirens), sometimes called the Mediterranean or the Tuscan Cypress; its elegant shape has seen it used as a mainstay of formal Italian gardens. Cypress are relatively easy to grow and care for, so there's no reason why you can't create a...
Modern Furniture Store in Los Angeles Announcing Labor Day Sale On All Calligaris Dining Tables, Dining Chairs and Buffets
Calligaris and Pomp Home | Modern Furniture Los Angeles is announcing their Labor Day Dining Sale. The sale starts August 28th and continues until September 15th. Included in the sale is the much expanded United States quick ship catalogue of dining tables, dining chairs, barstools, buffets and wall cabinets. Additionally, special order dining...
Italian Organist to Make American Debut at Opening of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series
Italian organist Andrea Toschi will make his American debut as he kicks off the 2014-15 College of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. The performance is free, open to the public, and handicap accessible. The program will include a musical tour of Italy, featuring works by F...
USA: consegna del 200° AW139 prodotto a Philadelphia
AgustaWestland ha annunciato che lo stabilimento di Philadelphia ha consegnato il duecentesimo elicottero AW139, vero e proprio prodotto d'eccellenza della famiglia di elicotteri Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland, configurato in questo caso per i Vigili del Fuoco di Yokohama, in Giappone, cui era già stato consegnata una prima unità. L'AW139 è l...
TTIP Town Hall Invitation
Please join the GACC Philadelphia, the Bertelsmann Foundation, the IACCGP and other international business organizations of the Philadelphia region for aTTIP Town Hall: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Its Impact on Philadelphia. A panel discussion featuring: Katherine KalutkiewiczAssociate Chief Negotiato...
Attempt at World’a largest cannolo to take place November 9 at Jupiter’s Feast of Little Italy
An official attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest cannolo ever made will take place on Sunday, November 9 at 2 p.m. at the annual Feast of Little Italy at the Abacoa Town Center in Jupiter, FL. The current official Guinness database reflects a cannolo made in 2010 in Newburgh, NY that weighed in at 123 pounds. However, in July...
Church’s closure could be the end of its treasured murals
A Midtown church slated to close as part of a massive shakeup by the Archdiocese of New York is a veritable art museum filled with dozens of stunning murals painted by a world-renowned artist — and parishioners fear the treasured works could be lost forever. Our Lady of the Scapular and St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church in Kips Bay is adorned with...
Danny Aiello tells it like it is in memoir ‘I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else’
Danny Aiello's memories race across the pages of his new book like the cops are in pursuit. The actor did a lot of running from the police growing up in Manhattan's West Side and the South Bronx, making money shining shoes, running numbers, shooting pool and even robbing safes. "My father was rarely around," Aiello says. "So I was raised...
Pitman's Venice Italian Eatery serves Thanksgiving dinners to community
On Thanksgiving morning, while most are preparing a meal for their families and loved ones, Ron Zold and his team at the Venice Italian Eatery were preparing to serve and deliver more than 2,800 home-cooked Thanksgiving dinners for the community. For the sixth year, Ron Zold and the staff at Venice Italian Eatery have had the goal of givin...
Joseph Cicippio honored in Washington, DC, with Guglielmo Marconi Award
The American Foundation for Saint George Hospital recently honored Norristown native Joseph Cicippio at a gala held at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC. According to program notes from the dinner and reception, Cicippio, president of Technical Specialties, Inc., has had an illustrious career, which included serving on the Boar...
Hand gestures I learned in Italy
When traveling abroad, there are many things one can learn. Whilst in Italy last summer, I figured I would be able to brush up on my Italian language skills some, and meet some very interesting people. I was also able to prove true the myth that Italians like to talk with their hands (not that there was really much doubt to begin with). Th...
Gonzmart plans Italian-Sicilian restaurant for Ybor
An authentic Italian-Sicilian restaurant will soon join the Columbia Restaurant Group. Fresh off launching the Ulele restaurant downtown, and buying the Goody Goody cheeseburger brand, Columbia patriarch Richard Gonzmart is deep into planning for an Italian-Sicilian comfort-food restaurant in a historic Ybor City building. Through a serie...