Metti New York in pentola, poi mangiati l’America col made in Italy
By Federica Dato Il bello delle imprese, di quelle competitive e capaci d'esser fedeli alla propria essenza, è che non sognano, si prefiggono obiettivi. Nel cuore di Manhattan ci siamo stati tutti, magari senza esser mai saliti su un aereo. Sulla Quinta strada ci siamo innamorati, abbiamo girato per negozi e mangiato la qualsiasi. Sul marciapiede,...
VentureOut: startup italiane a New York
L'Italian Business & Investment Initiative, StartupBusiness, PoliHub e altre realtà di promozione delle startup italiane hanno segnalato alcune realtà promettenti che andranno a Manhattan per una cinque giorni di confronto e mini-accelerazione della loro attività. Una iniziativa, quella di VentureOut Italy che mette in dialogo le due s...
Stafford Annual Toy Drive Is Decades-Old Tradition
Stafford Township's annual holiday toy drive, organized by the municipal recreation department and the PBA, is legendary. At the Italian-American Social and Civic Club of Stafford last week, 156 toys, donated by the club's members, were lined up for a photo op before loaded into trucks and transported to the Bay Avenue Community Center, wh...
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Awards Scholarship to Bay Area Resident
Every year, the most important Italian-American organization in the United States awards scholarships to outstanding students in the summer for use during the following academic year. The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has recently announced that Ariana Alva Ferrari of San Francisco, CA, has received the Maurizio A. Gianturco...
New-to-Alabama restaurant BRAVO! Cucina Italiana coming to Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville
A new-to-Alabama Italian restaurant will take over Huntsville's Bridge Street Town Centre this year on the shopping center's south side near DSW in the Belk expansion area. Columbus, Ohio-based BRAVO! Cucina Italiana, a 6,700-square-foot, full-service eatery with Roman-ruin décor and an outdoor dining patio, will open this fall at Bridge S...
Legendary Italian / American Baseball Personality: Joe Garagiola
Joseph Henry Garagiola was Born on February 12, 1926 in the Italian section of a neighborhood called the Hill, in St. Louis, Missouri. Garagiola grew up across the street from Yogi Berra and the two became close friends throughout their life. Also on the same block would eventually live broadcaster Jack Buck & his son Joe Buck as well...
Italian dinner raises money for medical research
By Janice Neumann Once known mainly for helping newly-arrived immigrants from Italy, the Order of Sons of Italy in America now raises money for research into various diseases. Members of the Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin also appreciate good Italian food and its Orland Park branch is holding a Polenta and Italian Sausage Dinner to...
Language Coordinator Position at Rutgers University
The Department of Italian at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick Campus), invites applications for a three-year renewable position as Language Coordinator at the rank of Instructor, beginning on July 1, 2014. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in hand in Italian Studies and a specialization and/or long experi...
Legendary Ducati designer Massimo Tamburini dies aged 70
by Tom Walsh Legendary motorbike designer Massimo Tamburini has died this weekend at the age of 70 after a lengthy battle with cancer. The designer, who was responsible for some of the most iconic and recognisable models in the sports biking world, was known for working with the likes of Cagiva, Ducati, MV Agusta and Bimota, of wh...
Let's fill the streets! Good Friday procession - april 18
The annual GOOD FRIDAY procession through the streets of Little Italy is a wonderful tradition! Join parishioners and clergy in this beautiful and moving OUTDOORS STATIONS OF THE CROSS that processes through the streets of Little Italy following the Corpus of Christ. The stations on large boards are set up at various restaurants and reside...
Italian cinema: The dream is back, Cinecittà is still alive
WTI Magazine #28 2014 May, 1Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: It was the set of "Ben Hur", "Elena di Troia" (Helen of Troy), "Francesco" (Francis of Assisi), "Cleopatra", "Il tormento e l'estasi " (The Agony and the Ecstasy) and most of the classic Federico Fellini movies, considered a prestigious location, with a high poten...
Italian lifestyle: Prada Candy, a comics to celebrate flower power
WTI Magazine #30 2014 May, 15Author : Maria Teresa Squillaci Translation by: To celebrate the release of Prada Candy Florale, French actress Lea Seydoux appears in a comic strip penned by renowned illustrator Francois Berthoud. Based on the wants and needs every girl has in terms of her choice in fragrance, Berthoud used only two col...