Italian town votes unanimously to name Bill de Blasio 'honorary citizen'
The Italians are claiming New York City's mayor-elect as their own.The town of Benevento in Southern Italy — where de Blasio's maternal grandfather was born — voted unanimously over the weekend to name the mayor-elect an "honorary citizen." The town council of Benevento, about 30 miles northeast of Naples, adopted a resolution calling de Blasio "a...
7 mln per l’internazionalizzazione delle PMI e la promozione del Made in Italy: la soddisfazione di Porta (PD)
"In tempi come questi e di fronte ad una legge di stabilità da tempi difficili le buone notizie non possono essere trascurate. E una buona notizia mi sembra quella dell'approvazione di un emendamento, da me presentato assieme ad alcuni colleghi eletti all'estero della Camera, mirante a destinare all'internazionalizzazione delle piccole e medie impr...
Utah Opera: Relating to Violetta and Alfredo of Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’
Don't tell Sara Gartland that opera plots are outlandish. This is a woman who met her future husband in an opera house, suffered a stroke while Skyping him, then had her wedding held up for 90 minutes while nine groomsmen were freed from a broken-down elevator. Gartland will sing the title role in the upcoming Utah Opera production of Verd...
Rick Carpiniello: Before Packers, Vince Lombardi made it big in New York
Father Lombardi. Imagine how much different it all might have been. The Super Bowl trophy would have a different name inscribed on it, and so much NFL history would have taken other paths, had Vince Lombardi held on to his initial goal in life — to become a priest. Instead, Lombardi gave up his quest as a young man and took up football. L...
Italian Infused Art on Display Now at the Italian Cultural Institute
By Mauro Battocchi Have you stopped by the Italian Cultural Institute recently? If not, now is a good time because you'll find some high quality art on display. And not just any art, but art that is directly inspired by the Italian landscape. Each summer, Academy of Art students and faculty live in Italy for seven weeks and immers...
Alan Karpas and Martha Ackermann Named UNICO’S 2014 'Citizens of the Year'
Alan Karpas and Martha Ackermann have been named Livingston UNICO's 2014 Citizens of the Year for their dedication to the community through volunteerism. They will be honored at UNICO's Awards Brunch on Sunday, March 9 at 10 a.m. at the Hanover Manor. For 59 years, UNICO, America's largest Italian American service organization, has been re...
Mid Nineties Italian / American Brooklyn Born Mets Player: John Cangelosi (1994)
John Anthony Cangelosi was born on March 10, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. The small five foot eight inch, switch hitting Italian American, played hard to make up for his size. After attending Miami Dade Community College, he was signed by the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 87 bases at A ball Appleton, in the Mid Western League, making...
28 Miliardi All'Anno: Unioncamere Toscana Calcola Il Valore Generato Dagli Americani Sul Nostro Territorio
È di oltre 28 miliardi di euro annui il valore complessivo del business Italia-USA, cioè dei flussi commerciali e turistici attivati nel nostro Paese dalla domanda statunitense, considerando anche la spesa degli studenti americani in Italia. Il nostro Paese rappresenta la prima destinazione internazionale richiesta dalla clientela ai tour...
Intervista a Torrisi&Carbone. Rivincita della cucina italo-americana a Nyc
Con Carbone hanno convinto pure il più snob degli italiani che la cucina italo-americana a New York può essere, a suo modo, autentica oltre che trendy. Rich Torrisi, Mario Carbone e il loro socio Jeff Zalaznick con la loro avventura culinaria riscattano, una volta per tutte, la cucina italo-americana considerata sempre di serie B. Ma quest...
Chef Joey Baldino's Italian Easter, his favorite feast
Easter is rarely ranked among the calendar's best food holidays. It's certainly not Thanksgiving, with its magnificent roast turkey, or even Christmas, with its homebaked cookie tradition. But this Sunday is Joey Baldino's favorite feast of the year. Baldino, chef owner of Zeppoli restaurant in Collingswood, looks forward to spending the d...
L’Italia del futuro in scena negli USA: Marinetti da Washington a Houston passando per New York
Non c'è solo la mostra al Guggenheim di New York a far parlare d'Italia e del Futurismo negli Stati Uniti. Sta ora per iniziare una tournée teatrale in collaborazione con l'Ambasciata, i Consolati e gli Istituti Italiani di Cultura in USA, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò New York University e Acqua di Parma, dedicata a Filippo Tommaso Marinetti c...
A Joint Golf Tournament by Italian Community Services and Immaculate Conception Academy
Join ICA and ICA for a day of fun and friendship while supporting the important work of these two fine organizations! Italian Community Services has been serving the Bay Area Italian-American community for nearly a century. The tagline, 'Preserving Our Culture, Serving Our Community" sums up the Agency mission, and sets the stage for engag...