Bob Blancato to serve as next chair of the American Society on Aging
Louis Colbert, Chair of the American Society on Aging's (ASA) Nominating Task Force is pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) Blancato, President of Matz, Blancato and Associates, an influential public policy and strategy consulting firm in Washington, DC, will serve as the next ASA Board Chair. His term begins March 23 during ASA's Aging i...
6 ‘Secret’ Google Search Tricks for Genealogy That’ll Help You Find Your Ancestors
Most of us use Google search to look for our ancestors on a regular basis. After all, once we're done searching our favorite family history sites directly, Google is our best bet for locating new records online. But finding valuable data via Google search can be hard since there are so many sites, and so many pages of data. After typi...
Bacigalupi Vineyards: an Italian-American success
by Lavinia Pisani Nestled in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley stand the historical Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes of Bacigalupi Vineyards. Growers Charles and Helen Bacigalupi are internationally known after winning the 1976 Paris Tasting. Not only represents this a Californian success, but also an Italian-American. As Helen wri...
Italy-Unesco Agreement signed
Blue helmets' of culture set up in Rome to protect the world's artistic heritage. Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni and Unesco Director General Irina Bokova have signed an agreement to create an Italian task force and a training centre in Turin. The "Unite for Heritage" task force will consist of specialised personnel (civilian exper...
Remembering Giorgio Bassani
When: Thursday, March 03, 2016 at 6:30 PM Where: IIC Los Angeles, 1023 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the IIC pays tribute to the great novelist, poet, essayist, editor, and intellectual, Giorgio Bassani and his book The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini). The no...
Raccolta di storie, annotazioni e curiosità sulla più bella Italia nel mondo
Esce in questi giorni il volume "Le radici e le ali" di Goffredo Palmerini, pubblicato da One Group Edizioni. Verrà presentato a L'Aquila il 21 marzo prossimo, alle ore 17:30, presso l'Auditorium BPER "Elio Sericchi", in via Pescara 2. Dopo i saluti istituzionali e del direttore dell'Area Territoriale Adriatica BPER, Guido Serafini, interv...
Gervasi Vineyard brings a bit of Italy to Canton
If you're thinking of renting a place in Tuscany, don't bother – there's really nothing available. Every "Seinfeld" fan knows that, right? But you could always go to Canton. If you think that's not the same, well, you're right – it hit 60 degrees in the Tuscany region of Italy this winter, while temperatures in Canton on some day...
Prosecco players lead the US imported wine hot brands
With Prosecco surging ahead in the U.S. market, this year's Impact "Hot Brands" imported wine lineup is dominated by entries representing that rising category—which accounted for nearly half of the 22 honorees. Constellation Brands' Ruffino is the largest of imported wine's Hot Brands, posting a 10% increase to 1.1 million cases last year,...
Hartford’s “Little Italy”, CT
By Mike Messina In the early 1900s, Hartford was a booming economic center. Italy, on the other hand, suffered both economically and socially. Hundreds of thousands of Italian men looked for unskilled work in other countries; many eventually headed to the United States. Hartford's potential job opportunities attracted Italians and soon the...
Lakes Region Italian Cultural Club hosts Piccolo Market
The April meeting of the NH Lakes Region Cultural Club took place at the Weirs Community Center on April 26 and featured the owner of Piccolo Market as the guest speaker and caterer. Bill Bennett spoke about his passion for Italian cooking which came from his Italian mother and his successful market located in Moultonboro. His market featu...
Osteria Morini review: Elevated eating on the water
Osteria Morini was a pioneer when it settled along the Capitol Riverfront two years ago, and the New York import continues to chart an admirable course, now delivering one of the most satisfying Italian scores in the city. The first nicety you notice is a view of the Anacostia from the glass-walled dining room. The second observation, if y...
IU and Uffizi Gallery partner to digitize in 3-D the museum's Greek and Roman sculpture collection
A cooperative agreement between Indiana University and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, will result in an unprecedented initiative to digitize in 3-D the museum's entire collection of 1,250 pieces of irreplaceable Greek and Roman sculpture. The project between the Uffizi, one of the oldest and most renowned art museums in the world,...