The Little Italy State of the Neighborhood - Wed., 7/29 @ 5:30pm
Tickets are now available for THE LITTLE ITALY STATE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. The Little Italy Association of San Diego Board of Directors and Staff invite you to join us for the Little Italy State of the Neighborhood Dinner Reception on Wednesday, July 29th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm on the rooftop of Nelson Photo. The event opens with a...
Arduino, the Italian open-source electronics platform that has become truly global
The Italian open-source electronics platform Arduino, based on easy-to-use hardware and software intended for anyone making interactive projects, is collecting high-profile partnerships. The most recent is the one with Microsoft that made Windows 10 the world's first Arduino certified operating system. "Arduino-certified" Windows 10 enables makers...
From Ghetto to Cappella: Interfaith Exchanges in the Music of Baroque Italy
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate and Pope Francis' visit to the United States, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts explores the cross-fertilization of Jewish and Catholic musical cultures that enriched the music of both Synagogue and Sanctuary.bA rich schedule of events featuring discussion, education, and performance with guest artists and e...
Italian manufacturer stays in city with a new facility
By Cristeta Boarini After 20 years in the Shakopee community, RuB Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 50,000-square-foot facility in the Dean Lakes Business Park. The Italian brass valve and fittings manufacturer moved into the eye-catching white and red building off of Highway 169 in October, but held the ribbon...
Organic food and farming is gaining ground in Italy
by Massimo Agostini Italians have a growing appreciation for agriculture with less environmental impact, or at least practiced with methods that are less likely to use synthetic chemicals, according to Agriculture Ministry data. And consumers have proved it even more, since the demand for organic food in supermarkets rose by almos...
The Honorable Judge Samuel G. DeSimone named 2015 Italian-American Citizen on the Year
by Carol Ann DeSimine The Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission (GCIHC) announced the Honorable Judge Samuel G. DeSimone as its choice for this year's Italian-American Citizen of the Year Award. GCIHT selected DeSimone in recognition of his service as Superior Court Judge and for his numerous contributions to the&nb...
Expo 2015: Acquae Venezia 2015
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: Aquae Venezia 2015 is an exhibition and international conference addressing the subject of water. Organized under the patronage of Expo Milano 2015, the event is taking place in Venice. Sponsored by the exhibition company Expo Venice S.p.a, Aquae Venezia 2015 will be hel...
Saluté to Della Santina! Twenty-five years of Italian in Sonoma
by Kathleen Thompson Hill Della Santina's restaurant celebrates its first 25 years in Sonoma throughout the month of October and into November, starting with a pop-up party for 250 in the southwest corner of Sonoma Plaza on Monday, Oct. 12. Here's how they got here. Querico "Dan" Della Santina left Lucca, Italy 51 years...
Restaurant Review: Genovese’s Restaurant
by Tex Barron Beginning in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Genovese family ran an Italian restaurant for over 30 years. After some of their family members moved to Prescott, the remainder of the Genovese's came to Prescott and fell in love with the town and the people. They decided to move their restaurant from Las Vegas to Prescott, a ser...
Scientists Agree Pasta Is A Healthy Food
An international committee of scientists and food authorities today released a Scientific Consensus Statement concluding that, contrary to fad diet thinking, pasta should be characterized as a healthy complex carbohydrate-containing food suitable to most diets. For the first time since the original Consensus Statement was introduced in 2004, scient...
Presepe Workshop for children with Luigi De Luca and Tamara D'Addieco this Sunday, November 15th
All children are invited to improve, paint and create additions to Luigi De Luca's traditional Presepe (crèche), that we usually display at our Christmas Party. This fun and unique opportunity will take place at the Friendship Heights Village Center, this Sunday, November 15th at 1:30. Tamara D'Addieco will also be there helping. Please RSVP to thi...
Martin E. Segal Theatre Center to Launch 2015-16 Italian Playwrights Project This Dec
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, in collaboration with Italian Artistic Director Valeria Orani from 369gradi (Italy) and Umanism (NY), has co-curated a new Italian translation, performance, and publishing initiative. Four plays were selected, in collaboration with an advisory committee, from a pool of recent winners of some of the most pres...