Cagnotto wins 19th continental title at LEN European Aquatics Championships as hosts keep up good form
Italy's Tania Cagnotto claimed her 19th continental crown after successfully defending her women's three metres springboard title here at the European Aquatics Championships today. Cagnotto, who also retained her 1m crown and won mixed 3m synchro silver on Wednesday (May 11), notched her second gold medal of the Championships with a score...
Celebrating 40 Years of Italian Culture in America
by Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri and Cav. Uff. Joseph Sciame Dear Friends and Colleagues: Each year, the Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.) selects a new theme and then proceeds to create a theme poster and publish its "Calendar of Events" for the annual October month celebrat...
Sister City Chef Exchange to Culminate in Italian-Style Street Festival in Belmont June 11
On Saturday, June 11 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Downtown Belmont will be the scene of a street festival celebrating Charlottesville's Italian Sister City of Poggio a Caiano. The event caps off the first part of a chef exchange between Tavola restaurant and Poggio's Ristorante il Falcone sponsored in part by the Charlottesville Sister Cities C...
“Fatto in Italia”: eight centuries of “Made in Italy” in one exhibition
Until July 10th, the Sale delle Arti of Turin's Palace of Venaria will host "Fatto in Italia. Dal Medioevo al Made in Italy", an exhibition that tells the story of Italian artistic production from the Middle Ages to the 17th century. "Made in Italy as we know it", curator Alessandra Guerrini explains, "was not born out of thin air after Wo...
“Moving Out” Hits a Familiar Migration Theme
As a younger generation of Italians emigrates in search of better opportunities, an older generation of Italians who have lived abroad for many years look back nostalgically to return to their homeland. The views of these two faces of migration were well-encapsulated in the world-premiere performance of "Moving Out," a two-character theatrical/oper...
Italy's Fabelli Furniture expands in U.S. to combat Chinese imports
Fabelli Group, an Italian furniture manufacturer and importer, recently expanded its operations with the acquisition of a warehouse – and new HQ – in Sunrise, Florida. The acquisition will allow the Italian furniture maker to enter a market that it says is dominated by Chinese imports. Fabelli will use the warehouse as a distribution point for shi...
Genoa boat show draws 21% more exhibitors for new slot ahead of Montecarlo
by Raoul De Forcade Genoa's Salone Nautico is sailing towards its 2016 edition, the 56th in its long history (since 1962), with the wind behind it, according to data provided by trade group Ucina management yesterday, and by I Saloni Nautici (a company controlled by the association), which organizes the actual boat show. Recoveri...
La Festa Italiana kicks off in Downtown Jersey City
by Corey McDonald The annual La Festa Italiana street fair returned to the neighborhood surrounding Holy Rosary Church last night, as music, games and Italian food kicked off the five-day extravaganza. The festival will continue throughout the week – running from 5 to 11 p.m. today and Friday, and 3 to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday....
Spokane City Council votes to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day
The Spokane City Council voted 6-1 to pass an ordinance changing the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. The council listened to more than two hours of public testimony, both for and against the change. Local tribe members were in attendance, speaking about why this ordinance is so important. "Recognizing one race should...
Italian clean technology market value grows to over €30 bn as green companies find big benefits on their sales abroad
by Elena Comelli A market worth over €30 billion, which provides more than 150,000 jobs. Italian clean-tech's value is at least this much, according to figures provided by the Polytechnic University of Milan's Energy & Strategy Group - but it's much more than that. Since the beginning of the crisis, one out of four businesses...
CI-AMA to honor two men of the cloth
The Cegliesi Italo American Association will honor two men of the cloth at their 42nd annual dinner dance on Oct. 16 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. Both are priests of the Oblate Fathers of St. Joseph and both are natives of Ceglie del Campo, the town in Bari to which the organization traces its roots. (708-278-8004) The Rev. Michael Piscopo i...
La nuova console degli Usa: "Io, nella terra delle eccellenze"
Una delle prime cose che il nuovo console generale degli Stati Uniti ha fatto, appena giunta in città, è stata aprire un account Twitter. Sotto a una immagine del mare, cui fa da sfondo il Vesuvio, si legge: "A caccia di eccellenze nel Sud Italia. Food lover. Talent scout delle meraviglie nascoste". Insieme, un po' il programma e la grande...