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The New York Post reports that off-Broadway actress Candice Guardino and her husband Thomas Felicciardi are being sued by investors Joe Cecala, Emily Conner and Lawrence Schwartz.   The trio claim that the couple took their $68,000 investment for their proposed revival of 'Italian Bred' and ran off to Los Angeles, where they used the funds f...

For the last decade, the QS Global Academy Advisory Board, through its QS World University Rankings, has helped millions of ambitious students choose the best university to become what they want and develop their future careers.   The QS rankings focus on academic reputation, employer opinion, international staff and student attraction, as w...

How hot is San Diego's Little Italy? The best new restaurant of the year, Juniper & Ivy, landed there in March. The second most buzz-worthy spot, Ironside Fish & Oyster, opened a few weeks later.   Neighborhood stalwart Indigo Grill was revamped to bring in elements of Peruvian cuisine, a current foodie favorite.   Read...

On Sept. 18, MIT's Sloan School of Management was the stage for a unique seminar comparing startup environments and strategies in Italy and the United States. Organized by the Italian Consulate General in Boston and Professionisti Italiani a Boston, the event was moderated by Corriere della Sera journalist Maria Teresa Cometto and saw numerous loca...

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Philip Mann, Music Director and Conductor, presents the opening concert of the 2014-2015 Landers FIAT River Rhapsodies Chamber Music Series: "Italian Serenade." ASO's Quapaw and Rockefeller Quartets present music from Beethoven, Wolf, and ASO Composer in Residence John Corigliano in the beautiful Grand Hall of the C...

by Quinto Antonelli   La memoria di Alessio Menapace si apre con un titolo molto eloquente, Il misterioso mio inciampo nella guerra mondiale, che sottolinea la tragica casualità del suo coinvolgimento nel conflitto.   Nato a Tuenno nel 1877, all'età di 22 anni Menapace era emigrato negli Stati Uniti trovando lavoro come minatore a New...

"Although I have been busy writing about traveling around the globe, I have been getting arrangements to put together an Italian Gig Book," said piano player Tony Di Bona. He, and vocalist wife Giovanna, run Roman Holiday Music. "We do weddings, festivals and themed parties, just to name a few," said the Italian-American who is a native of San Dieg...

Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century/I grandi racconti italiani del Novecento: A Dual-Language Book (English and Italian). Edited and translated by Jacob Blakesley. This anthology highlights the rich range of modern Italian fiction, presenting the first English translations of works by many famous authors. Contents includ...

di Stefano Vaccara   Nel corso di un autunno denso di eventi italiani, a New York il Calandra Italian American Institute del Queens College (CUNY) ha festeggiato i 25 anni di Bordighera Press, una piccola ma importante casa editrice specializzata in poesia italo americana, ma con un occhio anche alla saggistica e alla letteratura.   F...

They marched proudly in parades, stepping to the marching band's beat in the Cardillo-Campagnone Brothers Post No. 1's crisp dark-colored uniforms. They marked veterans' graves with flags for Memorial Day. They took every opportunity to extol the virtues of civic life and exercise them.   They were the the first post in Massachuset...

With the brilliant photographic images of Donatella Davanzo, in the extraordinary old-world setting of Casa Rondena Winery - 733 Chavez Road NW - Albuquerque. At a special reception Saturday, January 24, 2015, beginning at 3:00pm in the winery's Great Hall   Special Wine Tasting in the winery's Great Hall – Spec...

Making an Italian coffee is considered an art. But what about having a real espresso and enjoying that moment as most Italians do?   While the ability of preparing a good coffee has been improving since Italians came to America, the Italian way of having away coffee has never become a real trend.   Read more   Fonte: L'italo-Am...