La Circoscrizione estero e la riforma del voto all’estero/ Seminario di studio alla Camera il 3 luglio prossimo
"La circoscrizione estero e la riforma del voto all'estero" è il tema di un seminario di studio promosso dalla deputata Fucsia Nissoli (SC), eletta in nella ripartizione Nord America della Circoscrizione Estero. I lavori del seminario, che si terranno giovedi 3 luglio, nella Sala della Sacrestia della Camera dei Deputati, saranno aperti da...
Giovanna Piccozzi Finds Peace in Italian Olive Grove
The death of Giovanna Piccozzi's daughter changed her life in an instant. Her memoir, "Umbrian Twilight" (published by AuthorHouse), tells of her retreat to rural Italy. The gentle madness of everyday life and the brio her friends and neighbors share with her help her to heal. She shares just enough to make readers understand the value of the joy a...
Italian Heritage Festival starts Friday in Niagara Falls
A long-standing city tradition is coming back in full force this year. The Italian Festival will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Pine Avenue between Portage Avenue and 15th Street. It comes a year after a smaller version of the festival was held. Carmine Bianco, who heads a men's bocce club in the city known as the Pax Romana Commi...
New Italian Restaurant Owners Share a Traditional Family Favorite: Eggplant Parmesan!
Piccolo Napoli is a brand new, family-run, Italian restaurant and pizzeria located in Orinda's Theatre Square. The restaurant is owned by Peter and Maria Eberle, who employ the services of their high school and college-aged children - when they are not busy with their many competitive sports. Eberle, a local fellow who graduated from Miram...
Tasty tradition: La Festa Italiana's annual celebration plays host to cannoli-eating contest this weekend
If the air smells like pizza and cannoli and Italian tunes bounce off the buildings in downtown Scranton, then it must be time for La Festa Italiana. The annual celebration of all things Italian returns this weekend to Lackawanna County Courthouse Square, where thousands will flock from Saturday to Monday to indulge in food, music and fun....
Fabrizio Capobianco: ecco come TOK.tv ha conquistato la “mia” Juventus
E' andato tutto molto più velocemente del previsto, per l'ultima creatura di Fabrizio Capobianco, Top IdF Friend (protagonista della prima intervista Italiani di Frontiera, all'inizio dell'avventura californiana nel 2008) e figura di spicco degli italiani di Silicon Valley, dopo il successo della sua Funambol di cui oggi è presidente. Con un piacev...
Let's Talk Food (and maybe win a cookbook): Italian cookbooks/recipes
A couple weeks back, I participated in a Twitter chat (#pantrychat, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.) on cookbooks. It was a blast to see what people across the country had to say about cookbooks, from favorite to most sentimental — and the strong opinions of some about never using one. I also loved sharing about my mom's stain-splattered "Joy of Cooking," the s...
W.Va. chefs teach culinary sessions
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History's Culinary Cultures program will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday.The program features sessions with chefs and food specialists from around the state. Monday's session is "That's Italian" with Jeremy Still of Edgewood Country Club.The sessions each include three classes and cost $60 per person. Th...
L'Istituto Italiano di Cultura in assenza di gravità
by Luca Dell'Aquila In occasione del mese italiano della Scienza, il Consolato Generale d'Italia in collaborazione con The Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation e l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles hanno organizzato negli spazi di quest'ultimo una serata dedicata all'esplorazione spaziale. In presenza del C...
Italian Club of Staten Island Foundation honors Advance columnist
Carol Ann Benanti, Staten Island Advance columnist and features writer, was recognized as the Honoree of the Year Friday by the Italian Club of Staten Island Foundation at its annual dinner dance, held at the Staaten, West Brighton. A crowd of 180 supporters, friends and family members turned out to fete Mrs. Benanti and to help support the non-pr...
Italian festival coming to Central Park in Lakewood Ranch
by Sabrina Rocco Central Park will celebrate Italian fare and folklore Saturday when it hosts the second Festa Italiana. "Last year, we had a really successful festival," said Lori Basilone, director of community activities for Lakewood Ranch. "We had it over Columbus Day weekend. It was a little warm. This year, we decided to move it...
Ibac 2014/ Bonino: "Destinazione Italia" per aprire il Paese al mondo
Il Piano Destinazione Italia "è lo strumento scelto dal Governo per affrontare la competizione globale. È un modo per aprire ulteriormente l'Italia al mondo per cogliere nuove opportunità per crescita e sviluppo". È questo uno dei passaggi principali del discorso inaugurale del Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino alla riunione dell'Internati...