Ancient Roman statues emerge from British ambassador's garden in Rome
By Nick Squires For decades they were hidden beneath a jungle of overgrown vegetation, coated in lichen and moss, but now hundreds of delicate Roman statues and other marble artefacts have emerged from a painstaking restoration of the garden of the British ambassador's residence in Rome. Carved reliefs of wild boar, satyrs, griffons and goddesses...
On the airwaves: the immigrant influence in New York radio
Immigrants impact the culture of New York in many ways, one of them being music. Music is a universal language, and some of DJs that spin some of your favorite tracks on the radio have fascinating immigrant histories. Their cultures influence the music play for our listening pleasure on the radio. Here are the profiles of radio hosts Nino...
Italian art: MUSE and the others
WTI Magazine #51 2015 January, 9Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: In Trentino Alto Adige, a region of a rare but little known beauty, something interesting is happening. It is a region accustomed to a well-advanced approach regarding museology, and already more than ten years ago, in 2002, it gave a new location at the Museum...
Hooked on Dining – Di Paolo’s Italian Restaurant in Penns Grove
Di Paolo's Italian restaurant began life as an authentic Italian deli located in the heart of Penns Grove. Fast forward more than 40 years, and the business has grown into a shining example of fine Italian cuisine and is known as one of New Jersey's best kept secrets. Upon stepping into Di Paolo's, you are immediately transported back to o...
Los Angeles, Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest
The 10th edition of the annual festival will feature many world and US premieres of recent Italian movies e a film retrospective and musical performances designed to pay tribute to Frank Sinatra, on the centennial of his birth. The Festival will also remember director Francesco Rosi and singer-songwriter Pino Daniele and pay a tribute to 3 times Os...
Pomo Pizzeria heading to the West Valley
Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana is opening a location in Glendale's Citadelle Plaza this month.The critically acclaimed pizza restaurant is set to open in a 6,500-square-foot space that was formally occupied by Tutti Santi by Nina, just south of Loop101 on 59th Avenue. A wood-fired brick oven, crafted in Naples, Italy, was shipped overseas for th...
Sneak peek at CiboDivino, the Sylvan Thirty Italian marketplace
CiboDivino Marketplace and Caffe, Daniele and Christina Puleo's Italian market-deli-bar, is finally taking shape at Sylvan Thirty (say CHEE-bo da-VEEN-o). And Daniele is promising it will be open by April 1, just in time to take advantage of spring weather on the spacious patio. What is CiboDivino exactly? A mini-marketplace that encompass...
C’è chi va e c’è chi viene. La storia di un americano che molla tutto per venire a vivere a Catania
Carl Distefano è un cittadino americano nato nel Nebraska che per lavoro si trasferì a Los Angeles. Da un paio di mesi risiede a Catania e di tornare in America non ci pensa proprio. Noi lo abbiamo intervistato per capire a fondo le ragioni della sua scelta. Come prima cosa gli abbiamo chiesto perché avesse scelto di venire a Catania se abitava in...
Trionfo dell'italianità al Soccer Gala
La terza edizione del New York City Soccer Gala ha assunto i connotati di un trionfo dell'italianità. La manifestazione, co-organizzata da Joe Barone, vice presidente del Brooklyn Italians e componente del New York Soccer Gala, premia i personaggi dei college newyorkesi di First Division da cui è stato fondata (St. John's, St. Fran...
Cnmi e American Chamber of Commerce in Italy: insieme per sostenere l'asse Italia-Usa
Sottoscritto un protocollo d'intesa tra la Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana e la American Chamber of Commerce in Italy. L'accordo ha lo scopo di promuovere il processo di internazionalizzazione e incrementare l'export delle imprese italiane negli Usa. L'accordo è stato firmato da Simone Crolla, amministratore delegato della American Ch...
Taking a trip to Salem’s Bella Verona
"Botte piccola fa buon vino," or "big things come in small packages," is precisely the colloquialism one could use to describe Bella Verona, a quaint but highly regarded treasure in the vivacious, historic, downtown Salem. Slightly dwarfed by the large Hawthorne Hotel located across the street, Bella Verona certainly stands out, however, to patrons...
The IX Italian Film Festival is around the corner!
The IX Italian Film Festival of Atlanta, its promoter Claudio Di Persia, and its proud sponsor Ciancia announce a full line up with eight new films. The best productions of the current Italian Film season will be screened April 23 through April 26 at the Plaza Theatre. The full line up, times and dates, trailers and more are now available...