Pat And Mark Sinatro To Receive Red O'Neill Award
Pat L. '51 and Mark S. '88 Sinatro of West Hartford, Conn., will receive the Red O'Neill Award on Tuesday night when The UConn Club hosts its 62nd Annual Awards Ceremony at the Jorgensen Center For The Performing Arts on campus. The Red O'Neill Award is given annually by The UConn Club to a former Husky student-athlete who has mirrored the...
Insediato il COMITES di Houston
Ieri, presso la sede del consolato Generale d'Italia a Houston, si è tenuta la seduta di insediamento dei neo eletti nel COM.IT.ES per la circoscrizione del Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Lousiana. Il Presidente uscente Vincenzo Arcobelli lascia la presidenza al neo eletto all'unanimità Valter Della Nebbia. Le altre cariche sociali sono state cos...
Full house at the IIC for a gastronomic journey throughout Italy
by Silvia Simonetti In the months of May and June, the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles will dedicate a series of events, round tables, screenings, and other initiatives to Expo Milan 2015 and its main themes, nutrition and sustainability. On the backdrop of the exhibition "Menu d'Autore" - open to the public from April 2...
Heroine to the Hungry: Catherine D’Amato
by Lou Carlozo Whether you grow up in the restaurant business or work at a food bank, your role and goal is to serve people so that a very basic need is met. And while many Italian Americans might take one path or the other into the world of food service, Catherine D'Amato knows both. When she was 8, her parents opened an Italian restaura...
Italian astronaut beats record of women's stay in space
Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut and the 59th ever, made history on Sunday by beating the record of women's permance in outer space. "AstroSamantha", as she is called, is a 38-year-old Captain of the Italian Air Force. On June 11, she will conclude the mission after spending 199 days in outer space, topping the 195-day rec...
Do the right thing. Los Angeles e il rinascimento dei giovani (talenti) Italiani
di Gabriele Scarfone Un leggero sole bacia le enormi strade deserte della città degli angeli. Los Angeles, alle 7 del mattino di una pigra Domenica, sembra un campo di battaglia di una guerra appena conclusa. L'energia negativa e positiva che si percepisce rende il panorama tetro ma molto speranzoso. Questa è una città complicata,...
Italian NHS inducts new members
The Boardman High School chapter of the Societ Onoraria Italica, the Italian National Honor Society, the Maria Montessori chapter, recently had its annual induction ceremony on May 15. Sixteen juniors were inducted in the event, as well as one honorary member, Mr. Eric Simione, a social studies teacher at Boardman. The ceremony featur...
John’s Garden celebrates 40 years
It was just like old times at the 40th anniversary celebration for John's Garden restaurant on June 28. John Musante, who just celebrated his 96th birthday the day before, and his son Jim, who ran the business until 2012, joined current owner Boyen Kinov, trading stories and anecdotes with old and new friends and customers at Malibu County Mar...
Italian supercar Ferrari races towards New York IPO
By Ravender Sembhy Ferrari is accelerating towards a stock market listing after its parent firm filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which owns the Italian luxury sports car maker, has mandated UBS, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Santander to act as underwriters as it looks...
Vincent Marotta Sr., a Creator of Mr. Coffee, Dies at 91
by Margalit Fox Vincent Marotta Sr., who as a creator of the Mr. Coffee machine helped send the percolator the way of the one-horse shay, died on Saturday at his home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. He was 91. His daughter Susan Parente confirmed his death. One of the first automatic drip coffee makers designed for home use, Mr. Coffee...
25 Italian coastal towns to see (at least) once in a lifetime
Italy has plenty of breathtaking picturesque towns dotted along the coast where both the architecture and the natural surroundings create a unique setting. From the North to the South, Swide has rounded up some of the most beautiful coastal towns of the Peninusla, you need to visit. Italy boasts many beautiful picturesque towns lying along...
Performers, Writers and Artists in Piazza Napoli at San Gennaro Feast
Seeking musicians, performance artists, actors, singers, writers, graphic artists, readers, jugglers, acrobats, original acts. The upcoming San Gennaro Feast is the largest and most visible annual Italian cultural expression in New York City. The Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge, through the auspices of its Chaplain Msgr. Sakano, has hosted an I...