Italian Republic Day
Join the Hon. Consul General of Italy Francesco L. Legaluppi to celebrate the 69th Italian Republic Day @ the Little Italy Lodge. Little Italy Lodge - 905E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202. It will be a family day of celebration for the entire community with food, music, activities for kids and much fun! MAY, 31 2015 11:00 AM- 3:00 PMRon. Consulate G...
Famous Carluccio’s Italian market and restaurant opens in Old Town, first in the U.S.
by Rachel Nania When Antonio Carluccio was walking from the stoop of his hotel in Old Town Alexandria to meet the trolley that would take him down to the final block of King Street, he was stopped by a police officer. "You're Antonio Carluccio, aren't you?" the officer asked the 78-year-old man. It was somewhat of a celebrity...
Una donazione di $25 milioni crea l'istituto per il Parkinson e i Disturbi Motori alla New York University, Langone Medical Center
New York University Langone Medical Center ha annunciato oggi che la Fondazione Paolo e Marlene Fresco (Fondazione Fresco) ha donato $25 Milioni per creare l'Istituto Marlene e Paolo Fresco per il Parkinson e i Disturbi Motori (Istituto Fresco). L'Istituto Fresco migliorerà la conoscenza, la cura e l'istruzione sul Morbo di Parkinson e i disturbi m...
Exclusive: Luxury Italian cabinetmaker expands to Houston
by Paul Takahashi A luxury Italian-made cabinetmaker plans to open a new Houston office by the end of the year. Italkraft designs and creates high-end custom kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and closets for luxury homes, apartments and condominiums. The Miami-based cabinetmaker — which has offices and showrooms in New York, sou...
Made in Italy Style from Ferrari's Favorite Design House: Pininfarina Icon85
by Mark Ewing Pininfarina has been best known over the past 60 years for its design of most production Ferraris, but to expand application of their design services, in the mid-1980s the firm began developing products beyond automotive. Celebrating their 85th anniversary, Pininfarina unveiled its Icon85 Collection last week. They w...
20 picturesque vicoli in Italy
by Claudia Baroncelli From the North to the South, Italy has plenty of colorful and picturesque vicoli (alleys) just waiting to be discovered. Here is a selection of the most beautiful. Narrow and often hidden from view, Italian vicoli (alleys) are some of the most typical, picturesque and colorful examples of urban architecture which...
Italians of Norristown set to celebrate Marian feast
The M.S.S. Lodge of Norristown will celebrate the feast of their patroness, Maria Santissima del Soccorso di Sciacca, on Sunday, Aug. 16 in air-conditioned Saviour Hall (formerly Monsignor Delia Hall), at Holy Savior Parish in Norristown. The celebration, a 111-year-old tradition this year, was brought to the Borough of Norristown at the t...
Kiara Fontanesi wins fourth wmx world championship
The Loket racetrack in the Czech Republic offered endless thrills over the weekend in the last race for the 2015 WMX World Series, where Kiara Fontanesi started at a disadvantage, trailing behind Livia Lancelot. Kiara had to beat her to the chase and recover those few points separating her from victory. But when the game gets tough, the tough get...
Italian Men’s Clothes Minus the Sticker Shock
By Jacob Gallagher If there's one thing Italians know better than fashion, it's food, so it's only natural that Marco Baldassari, the CEO and co-founder of Eleventy, uses a culinary analogy to describe his clothing brand. "We are like a bistro that offers an innovative cuisine," said Mr. Baldassari, "but without the price of a gourmet restaurant."...
Now that's Italian! DeRomo's in Bonita Springs
by Laura Tichy-Smith In a nation where corporate joints sling pizza, grocery store freezers offer boxed lasagna and a caricature of an Italian chef stares out from the label of canned ravioli, it can be hard to find authentic Italian food. Fortunately, Southwest Florida is graced by the presence of several local Italian markets...
Baseball legend Yogi Berra dies at 90
American baseball legend Yogi Berra, said to have inspired the cartoon character Yogi Bear, has died at the age of 90. The Yogi Berra Museum announced that the Hall of Fame catcher had died on Tuesday evening. Berra spent almost all of his 19-year career with the New York Yankees. He was a three-time Most Valuable Player and 13-time World Ser...
Annual Festa celebrates local Italian heritage
By Karlene Ponti Be Italian for a day! The annual Italian Heritage Association Festa dinner will take place Oct. 10 at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds. This year's dinner marks the group's 30th anniversary of celebrating local Italian heritage. #The purpose of both the IHA and the Festa is the same: to preserve Italian heritage...