There’s A New Documentary About the Italian Americans of the North End
By Madeline Bilis The North End has a lot more to show for itself than amazing cannolis, which is why the North End Historical Society decided to produce a documentary about the neighborhood's longtime residents: Italian Americans. After five years of working on Boston's North End: An Italian American Story, the new documentary is...
Italians in America: Recent Documentaries
February 8 @ 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm. Event will take place in University Hall 7th Floor Conference Center. Registration required. To RSVP, visit the organizer website. oin us for a conversation with documentary filmmakers. This round table will explore issues related to Italian immigration to the United States, yesterday's as well as today's. A...
Un anno di successi per i vini italiani negli Usa
Il 2015 si è concluso in maniera estremamente positiva per i vini italiani che, secondo i dati rilasciati oggi dall'Italian Wine & Food Institute, hanno mantenuto e rafforzato la propria posizione di ledearship sul mercato statunitense. Lucio Caputo, presidente dell'Istituto, che da decenni monitora il mercato americano, nel rendere no...
Pulaski County Judge rejects plan for Little Italy
The chief administrative officer for Pulaski County has rejected Little Italy's incorporation request.Television station KATV reported Friday (http://bit.ly/20ZT5Ue ) that County Judge Barry Hyde found the proposed area is too large, lacks the "necessary unity of a single place" and had an inadequate budget. Little Italy is an unincorporat...
An Interview with Rick Zullo, an Italian-American Who Made the Move to Italy
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Rick Zullo, an American writer, teacher, and relentless Italophile. He was born in Chicago, raised in Florida, but always dreamt of Italy. In 2010, he left his career in the United States to live in Rome, where he met his wife. When he's not writing for his blog, he enjoys expl...
A.C. Milan, Chelsea Set to Open U.S. Bank Stadium in International Champions Cup Match
The International Champions Cup will return to Minneapolis on August 3 as Italian power A.C. Milan and defending Premier League champions Chelsea will meet in the inaugural sporting event at U.S. Bank Stadium. This high-profile international match marks the third major non-Vikings event that will take place in the first month of the stadium's open...
Tony Gemignani, American Pizza Champions to compete in World Pizza Championships
Pizza Maestro and 11-time world champion Tony Gemignani of Tony's Pizza Napoletana will lead The World Pizza Champions, America's No. 1 Pizza Team, to the World Pizza Championship April 11-13 in Parma, Italy. Held each year, the World Pizza Championships determines the world's best pizza makers with more than 20 countries competing and 6,500 indepe...
Five magnificent historical shops in Genoa
Many streets and squares in Genoa's city center are named after trade corporations that were headquartered there in the Middle Ages. Piazza dei Tessitori (weavers), Via dei Pescatori (fishermen), Vico dei Tintori (dyers), dei Fornai (bakers), dei Corrieri (couriers)... bear testimony to the fact that not everyone here was born a sailor and...
Bella Italia Lodge asking for donations to host this year's Italian Festival
Saturday evening, the Bella Italia Lodge hosted a "Vegas night" to raise money for their annual Italian Festival. The organization was forced to cancel last year's festival because of the October floods, causing them to lose money. Now, they are asking for the community's help so that this fall, they are able to host the popular event...
Fogolar Furlan Friuli Big Apple
A new social club, the Fogolâr Furlan – Friuli Big Apple, held its inaugural dinner in early May at Terra Restaurant owned by Friulan Restauranteur, Roberto Passon. The Fogolâr is dedicated to developing professional relationships and ties with Friulans living in the Tri-State Area and in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the north-eastern most region of Ital...
Retired teacher of Italian earns Ph.D. degree at age 77
At 77 years old, a retired teacher of Italian from Old Bridge High School (OBHS) was the most senior graduate to receive her Ph.D. degree during the 250th Rutgers University Commencement Ceremony. During the convocation on May 13 from the Graduate School of New Brunswick, reader Dean Wasserman said of Ida Marinzoli, "This candidate is grad...
Alfa Romeo e Maserati: dagli Usa parte la sfida di Bigland
Da poche settimane in casa Alfa Romeo e Maserati, è avvenuto un importante cambio della guardia, l'ex numero uno Harald Wester ha lasciato il posto di numero uno in favore di Reid Bigland, che dunque è diventato il nuovo amministratore delegato dei due importanti brand automobilistici italiani. Il noto manager americano, già da tempo inser...