A ray of sunshine from Italy to Los Angeles
By Silvia Simonetti On the occasion of the celebration honoring the Italian Saint Padre Pio, the President of the San Padre Pio Society Maria Bruno invited to Los Angeles some students from the Med Music Talent Academy of Bari, Italy, to perform in a three-hour concert organized in collaboration with Casa Italiana. Maria Bruno, na...
Destinazione Italia Attracts Further FDI to the Bel Paese
by Mauro Battocchi Italy is rapidly reforming its markets to further entice innovative foreign direct investment. As part of the Destinazione Italia government initiative, investors can expect, among other reforms, predictable tax rates, fast-track authorizations, reduced labor costs and clear visibility into the rules and regulations of e...
Italian lifestyle: Italian style jewelry, “De Simone Brothers”
WTI Magazine #3 2013 Nov, 1 Author : Enrica Gaetani for poisondrops.com Translation by: The 'De Simone Brothers', made up of Michael Jr, Massimo and Fiammetta, is a brand that has more than one hundred years of tradition and experience, in the sector of luxury jewelry, according to the best continuity of '...
Haute Partners: Ferretti Group
by Hadley Henriette The Ferretti Group, which has its Americas headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, has just opened its first yacht sales center in Miami Beach and brought seven of their top-selling Italian yacht brands with them, including Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Riva, Itama, Bertram, CRN and Mochi Craft. Based out of the corner o...
Il Transatlantic Award a Veronica Mainetti di Sorgente Group
Gran Gala alla presenza del nuovo Ambasciatore degli Stati Uniti d'America John R. Phillips per alcune grandi figure imprenditoriali italiane che si sono distinte negli Stati Uniti: l'American Chamber of Commerce in Italy ha organizzato per questa sera l'ottava edizione del suo Gala Dinner per attribuire i Transatlantic Award. Tra le premi...
The Houston Methodist Research Institute supports the Italian Telethon initiative
The Houston Methodist Research Institute has agreed to support the Italian Telethon initiative sending a message of hope and commitment to research from the president and CEO, Prof. Mauro Ferrari and of his team of 30 plus Italians.Telethon has been for many years at the forefront of volunteering, fundraising, and charity to find a cure to thousand...
Italiani al Ces 2014: buoni ma pochi. 5 oggetti che ci hanno lasciato a bocca aperta
di Paolo Ottolina C'era anche un po' di Italia a questo Ces 2014. Non molta a dire il vero. Anzi, ben poca. "Fa impressione, non c'è quasi nessun italiano oltre a noi" ci ha detto Nerio Alessandri, il fondatore di Technogym, mentre ci ha raccontava la sfida del loro tapis roulant che interagisce con i Google Glass. Non abbiamo p...
A little background on Italian dining in San Francisco
Though San Francisco has only been kept in the national spotlight because Richard Sherman's rant at the end of the Seahawks victory over the Niners, here is a little about the long history of Italian restaurants in San Francisco, the most 'Italian' of this country's cities. San Francisco is an interesting case. Along with New York and New...
FedCup: Italy Dominates in First Day of Play, But Cleveland Still Raucous Crowd
by Sam Allard Italy struck first blood at the FedCup tennis tournament this afternoon with two decisive wins beneath the gilded mezzanines of Cleveland's Public Auditorium downtown. In order to come away victorious, team USA will have to win all three matches tomorrow afternoon. The United States' Christina McHale fought valiantly...
Moschino 30 years on: Italy's most light-hearted label enters a new era
The old adage that friends are the family we choose may sound trite, but it never seemed more true than behind the scenes at Moschino's 30th anniversary extravaganza in Milan last September. Bittersweet as these celebrations often are, Moschino the brand didn't shy away from the pain of its past – namely losing Moschino the man to Aids-rel...
Tense 'Rigoletto' opens at Opera Colorado
By Kelly Dean Hansen "Rigoletto," Giuseppe's 1851 score based on a play by Victor Hugo, is the quintessential 19th century Italian opera. It has so many elements associated with the genre at its finest that even Verdi never again quite achieved such a synthesis. Its musical and dramatic scope set a new standard for the composer and for th...
Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts Art, Migrations, Development
By Luisa del Giudice "Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts: Art, Migrations, Development is one of the most exciting collections of essays I have read in a long time. It does so much more than explore the fascinating history of Rodia's unique creation; this volume truly captures the rich, variegated, diverse, and transcontinental human drama sur...