Due app italiane sono le più innovative al mondo per Apple. Eccole
di Giancarlo Donadio L'Italia delle app esulta. Due sono le italiane che trionfano su iTunes. Nel Best of 2015 per iPhone, vince Quokky, la startup di Udine viene scelta "come la più innovativa" grazie a una tecnologia per archiviare i documenti in modo smart. Primo posto nella categoria iPad, sempre per l'innovazione a Sellf, l'idea di un...
CHS Italian Club Presents 22nd Annual Fundraiser February 5
The 22nd annual Italian Night Fundraiser event presented by the Columbia High School Italian Language and Culture Club will be held Friday, February 5, at the CHS cafeteria. Club Advisor Enrica Funari explained the theme is "Italian Renaissance Knights" and is focused on the Northern Regions of Italy. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for st...
Deana Martin, Dean's daughter, reflects on her dad
by Randy Cordova Do not expect any "Daddy Dearest"-style revelations from Deana Martin. The singer considers herself blessed to be one of Dean Martin's eight children. "He was good at everything," Martin says about her dad. "He's just classic and timeless. The only negative thing about having him as a father is that we had to share hi...
DiFabio’s offers comforting Italian family fare
by Robin Garr Mmm, mmm, Tortellini! Who doesn't love these little stuffed pasta rings? Artfully rolled into small rounds, their Italian name stems from "torta," naming them as "little cakes," a moniker that doesn't actually make much sense since there's nothing very cake-like about them. If you want descriptive food words, try the...
NIAF Awards Scholarship to University Student in Representative Eliot Engel's District
U.S. Representative Eliot Engel joins the leadership at the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in congratulating Melinda Kiefer of Mt. Vernon, for receiving a scholarship award through NIAF. The student was chosen from a pool of 1,262 student applicants. Kiefer, who attends Purchase College, State University of New York, received the...
Luisa Sello and Bruno Canino in Concert
When: Friday, April 22, 2016 • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmWhere: Heinz History CenterCosts: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students. $10 for History Center members. International flutist Luisa Sello and pianist Bruno Canino, two of the best chamber musicians of our time, will perform a concert in Pittsburgh during their 2016 United S...
In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2016
Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York, will present the 4th annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY. This 15-day festival will offer 5 fully-staged productions from Italy, among other events and activities. All are presented in Italian and English or with English supertitles, curated by Kairos...
Gambero Rosso e Stati Uniti: legame vinicolo sempre più consolidato
A trent'anni esatti dalla sua fondazione, era il 1986, il "Gambero Rosso" continua a far conoscere nel mondo le eccellenze vinicole italiane. Nato come supplemento gastronomico del quotidiano "Il Manifesto", nel 1987 pubblica la sua prima Guida Vini D'Italia, oggi giunta alla ventinovesima edizione e riconosciuta da un gran numero di esperti come l...
Baltimore restaurants take the meatball trend beyond spaghetti
Forget any comparison to the movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." Baltimore's meatball forecast is sunny and bright. In late February, 8 Ball Meatball opened a Fells Point restaurant specializing in an assortment of the golf-ball-size rounds. And a year ago, Meatballs, Etc. presented its own menu devoted to the food in Glen Burnie. The r...
Turismo città d'arte vale 16 mld, +114% presenze dal 1995
Negli ultimi 20 anni il turismo nelle città d'arte d'Italia è cresciuto a un ritmo del +3,5% annuo, generando una spesa complessiva di oltre 16 miliardi (di cui 12 degli stranieri). Sono alcuni dei dati elaborati dal Centro Studi Turistici di Firenze e presentati alla 20/a Borsa del Turismo delle 100 Città d'Arte. Dal 1995 al 2015 il turis...
A Look at the Italian Society at Berkeley
The San Francisco Bay Area is the location of the Berkeley campus of the University of California. As such, residents, students and visitors have access to educational and cultural programs and events offered by this world-renowned institution. Among the University's opportunities is the Italian Society at Berkeley. Recently, L'Italo-Ameri...
Italian culture preserved at annual festival
As the strong and bright voice of tenor Pasquale Esposito rings out or the familiar scents of Italy's cuisine waft through the air at the fourth annual Festa Italiana, people will be enveloped in Italian culture. And that's the goal, according to organizers. The festa, which starts at 10 a.m. May 22 at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds at 413 Ea...