2014 Italian American Police Society of NJ Christmas Party for Big Brothers & Big Sisters of New Jersey a Big Success
The Italian American Police Society of New Jersey held its annual holiday party for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of NJ. Truckloads of toys and gifts were distributed to a record number of at risk children from this program at this year's party by member police officers and volunteers. Members and volunteers also served pizza, sandwiches, s...
Italian traditions: The ride of the Three Wise Men, Florence
WTI Magazine #51 2015 January, 9Author : folclore.it Translation by: On January 6, the day of the Epiphany, since 1997 Florence has recovered an ancient tradition to commemorate the visit of the Three Wise Men (in Italian, "I Re Magi") to the infant Jesus. The ride of the Three Wise Men starts in the afternoon from the Pitti Palace,...
“Dresses of Dreams” takes visitors on a film tour of magnificent costume design
After "The Great Beauty" won the Academy Award as best foreign language film last year, in 2015 the only Italian nominee has been costume designer Milena Canonero, for her work in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" by Wes Anderson. If she succeeds, Canonero will bring home her fourth Oscar, after that won for Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon," for...
Salernitano inventa “calza-computer” Il nuovo brand spopola a Los Angeles
di Vincenzo Esposito «Sensoria», calza intelligente, "fuga" da casa. E un nome: Mario Esposito. Potrebbero essere gli ingredienti di una favola, e lo sono. Un storia del Terzo millennio che può far pensare, e molto, sullo stato delle nostre università, della nostra ricerca e delle opportunità che vengono offerte ai nostri giovani. Tutto co...
Le biblioteche più belle d'Italia
Templi del sapere e dell'architettura. Ospitate in bellissimi, storici, palazzi in giro per l'Italia si trovano affascinanti biblioteche che meritano una visita. A cominciare dalla Biblioteca Vittorio Emanuele III, la terza biblioteca d'Italia per numero di volumi dopo le biblioteche Nazionali di Roma e Milano che potrete trovarla all'inte...
Joe Mantegna Has Special Place for Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational
Special Agent David Rossi is a real person for actor Joe Mantegna. Real in the sense that the character's name on the long-running TV series Criminal Minds comes from a LA police officer Mantegna knows. But the rest is pure Mantegna. "In some ways, I try to make the character an extension of myself," he says. "I learned this awhile a...
World’s first pelvis transplant carried out in Italy
The Centre for Orthopaedic Trauma (CTO) in Turin has performed on Tuesday the world’s first pelvis transplant, an operation that saved the life of an 18-year-old suffering from osteosarcoma. The condition was considered inoperable and the boy responded quite well to 16 cycles of chemotherapy but the doctors didn’t stop at th...
A new Italian deli and gelato bar plans April opening
A new Italian deli scheduled to open in April will bring artisan paninis, gelato and imported goods to the 1801 L Street building in midtown, next door to Yogurtagogo. Eatuscany—owned by husband-and-wife team Franco and Stefania Zerbinati (who hail from the northern Tuscan seaside city of Viareggio, Italy)—will specialize in lunchtime fare lik...
Il Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in tourné in America
La regione Toscana e la provincia senese intraprendono un tour degli Stati Uniti per presentare agli americani le nuove annate del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano e della Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Una settimana di appuntamenti e degustazioni nelle città degli Stati Uniti, da Atlanta a Chicago: è stato un successo il tour statunitense del Co...
Italian journalist makes visit to Texas State
by Darcy Sprague Italian journalist Lucio Luca joined Texas State March 26 for a special lecture on his latest book. Luca focused on Sicilian immigrants who found their way to success in the United States. Luca was joined by his editor, Maria Elena Vittorietti, and the only two native Sicilians living in Texas, Fabio and Tiziana T...
St. Francis Xavier School to hold End of Year Celebration
St. Francis Xavier School, the first Catholic school in Southwest Florida, will hold its End of the Year Celebration on Friday, May 1, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the school. Tickets and a range of sponsorships and donation opportunities are available for the event. Admission is $50 each or $90 for two guests. Attendees will enjoy music by L...
Emigrazione: La prima fuga dei cervelli italiani
di Gianna Pontecorboli Esuli, rifugiati o emigranti? Quando si parla dell'emigrazione intellettuale italiana negli Stati Uniti alla fine degli anni '30, e soprattutto di quella ebraica, i termini si confondono spesso. A cercar di chiarire la questione da un punto di vista storico, però , e' stata nei giorni scorsi Alessandra Gissi, ricerca...