Missione del Premier in USA. Prima tappa: San Francisco
"Ma in California, dove gli italiani hanno avuto un ruolo di rilievo fin da quando Federico Faggin ha creato il primo microprocessore, Renzi troverà un fitto reticolo di «start up» tecnologiche create da giovani imprenditori italiani, cresciute anche grazie all'aiuto di organizzazioni come Mind the Bridge e BAIA." Così chiude l'Articolo del Corrie...
Still Going Strong: The Sound of Frankie Valli
Born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, better known as Frankie, a certain Italian-American was told early on that should he make it as a singer, his surname was 'a little long for marquees.' Opting for Valley, then the Italianised Valli, his new name would gain worldwide acclaim over the next five decades and counting. He may have started ou...
Special exhibit in Wilmington offers Italian art as seen through apps
Paolo Russo's work lives at the intersection of technology, innovation and art. Russo, who calls Rome, Italy his home, frequently travels to Delaware for work. This is all part of his job as general secretary of Stati Generali dell'Innovazione, a nonprofit association that lobbies to promote Italy's innovation. For months, he has been wor...
"Italian style" exhibition opens at MIA
With its economy in ruins after World War II, Italy turned to artists and designers to rebuild and rebrand itself as a source of luxury goods. Fashion shows in a Florentine palace set the world abuzz. A dozen young designers sent gorgeous young women sashaying through a Renaissance salon in sleek satin gowns, silk day dresses, saucy toread...
Bordighera Poetry Prize AND 25 Years of Bordighera Press - November 14, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Please join us in celebrating . . .- Reading, reception, and book signing of the 2013 Poetry Prize winner Joelle Biele's collection of poems, Broom, translated into Italian by Irene Marchegiani and Emanuele Pettener.- 25 years since Bordighera Press began publishing the journal, Voices in Italian Americana, followed by the VIA Folios series in 1993...
Con il Coccia Institute della MSU, nel New Jersey si perfeziona l'insegnamento dell'italiano
Venerdì scorso il Coccia Institute e il dipartimento di spagnolo e italiano della Montclair State University, nel New Jersey, hanno tenuto il loro settimo simposio sull'insegnamento dell'italiano. L'evento è stato organizzato dalla professoressa Enza Antenos, Deputy Chair of Italian della Montclair, e da Mary Ann Re, PhD., direttrice del C...
The Cinque Terre on a Budget
The stunning profile stretched into the distance before me: miles of craggy coastline punctuated by five pastel villages, each nestled amid cliffs and sparkling sea. But on a pleasant afternoon in mid-October, only one other person was admiring this spectacular view of Cinque Terre, on the northwestern coast of Italy. "It's lonely on the t...
Fiat Chrysler says no plan to move Ferrari's tax base outside Italy
by Agnieszka Flak Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has denied a media report saying it was considering a move in the tax residence of its Ferrari luxury sportscar unit outside Italy. "These rumors have no grounds," FCA said in a statement. "There is no intention to move the tax residence of Ferrari SpA outside Italy, nor is there any project to...
Brooklyn’s Newest Boutique Bike Shop Also Sells Terrific Panini
by Hugh Merwin Manuel Mainardi, a co-founder of the production company Creative Chaos, has been serious about bikes for 15 years and racing them for five. After he was temporarily sidelined by a motorcycle accident a few years back, he began to draw out plans for a shop where "people could come in to sit down and play cards, or stand up at...
Martinique Bistro closes and will reopen as 'Avo' under chef Nick Lama
Martinique Bistro in New Orleans will close after 20 years, co-owners Cristiano Raffignone and Kelly Barker announced in a Monday (Jan. 5) press release. The pair has leased the space at 5908 Magazine St. to Nick Lama, 33, the chef de cuisine at Gautreau's. Raffignone and Barker will continue to own the property. Renovations to the space -...
New! I piccoli pizzaioli – a pizza making class for children
We are excited to introduce a fun new initiative: Italian cooking classes for children! Brought to you by the ICC children's language program, this pizza making event has been designed to be fun and informative for parent and child. Join us on Saturday, February 7th, 12:00 – 2:30 PM as we create pizzas at Rebecca's Authentic Italian Bakery...
Italian-American Women of Staten Island celebrate Women's History Month with luncheon
There's surely not a doubt that women have contributed significantly to the advancement of our society, to changes in the economic and social growth of the United States, and have made substantial progress in their struggle for equality. So then as a way to commemorate Women's History Month, a time that highlights the contributions of wome...