Qualità della vita 2014, un’inedita sul podio: vince Ravenna, all’ultimo posto Agrigento
Un'inedita sul podio della Qualità della vita 2014: a conquistare il primo posto della classifica sulla vivibilità nelle province italiane è Ravenna, da anni nel gruppo di testa ma mai in zona medaglie, salvo nell'anno del debutto della ricerca, il 1990, quando arrivò terza dopo Belluno e Gorizia. La ricerca del Sole 24 Ore del Lunedì - ch...
Italian Language Student awarded Philip Merrill Scholarship
On Wednesday December 4th Professors Falvo, Amodeo, and Morando (Italian) interviewed Ms. Mackenzie Burnett (GVPT), named a 2014 UM Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar and National Innovation Scholar, to discuss her academic career, especially the role her high school Italian teacher played in her development as a scholar and student of Italian. &...
Italian cuisine: Cotechino in puff pastry and lentils
WTI Magazine #50 2014 December, 26Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Cotechino (Italian fresh pork sausage) in puff pastry is a tasty and appetizing idea to enjoy the traditional cotechino and lentils during the Christmas holidays, and particularly at New Year's Eve. According to the tradition, it seems that this dish...
Sons of Italy to boycott Latham hotel over mafia party
A national organization of Italian-Americans says it will boycott a Latham hotel over its Mafia-themed New Year's Eve Party. The Sons of Italy tried repeatedly to get the Holiday Inn Express to change the theme to something that was not insulting to Italian-Americans, said Lou Gallo, state chairman for the organization's Commission for Soc...
Expo demolitions leave fair traditions in limbo
With the recent demolition of two exhibit halls and the structure housing six nonprofit food booths, the August earthquake will have a long-lasting impact on the Napa Valley Expo. Napa's Sons of Italy Lodge has had a food booth at the fair since 1956. Losing its stand is less about how it impacts the organization financially and more about...
Nuoto: Pellegrini va in America per un grande 2015
Federica Pellegrini da domani e fino al 7 marzo si allenerà negli Usa: tre di altura a Flagstaff, in Arizona, e due a Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Con lei ci saranno Filippo Magnini e Gianluca Maglia, guidati da Matteo Giunta. Dopo il gruppo di Paltrinieri (da ieri in Messico) e la partenza oggi per Charlotte della ranista Lisa Fissneider (...
Fra Noi fundraiser
by Paul Basile Hi, everybody. My name is Paul Basile, and I've been the editor of Fra Noi for the last 25 years. We've hit our fair share of rough patches during that span, and we're in the midst of one right now. For those of you who don't already know, Fra Noi has been the publication of record for the Chicago-area Italian...
Italian traditions: Once upon a time there was Mea in Bibbiena, Arezzo
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : folclore.it Translation by: This is a historical re-enactment that takes place during the Carnival period. The local tradition tells about a Bibbiena divided into two districts: the one of "Piazzolini" which takes its name from the Piazza, still nowadays called Piazzolina, and the lower of t...
Italian identity: a look beyond stereotype and into the living identity of Italian people
March 13, 6:30 pm — 7:30 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square , TuckahoeThe lecture provides an understanding of the common temperament and world view of those who are born and raised in Italy. Going beyond the factitious image of the "Bel Paese," it offers an insight into historical and socio-cultural factors which contribu...
JR's Haunting Murals Invade Ellis Island
On the long-abandoned walls and windows of Ellis Island's Immigrant Hospital, artist JR is reinterpreting American history. For UNFRAMED Ellis Island, the French multi-hyphenate has filled the iconic building with black-and-white tableaus of the Immigrant Hospital's former doctors and patients. With the support of Save Ellis Island (SEI) organizati...
Italian wine: The Champagne of Italy with Berlucchi & Franciacorta
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin Translation by: I'm not a huge fan of sparkling wines myself, but I'll still always try them as I will give anything a chance. The reason I don't care for them more is because of the carbon dioxide. I tend to enjoy wines that have softer bubbles. If you are a lover of sp...
St. Anthony's Italian Feast returning to Church of the Assumption in Roselle Park
Summer has arrived in Roselle Park, when the Church of the Assumption's annual St. Anthony Italian Family Feast returns for its 15th year. Once again it will be four days of faith, fun, family and friends, packed full of delicious homemade cooking, an Italian-style café, food venders, a beer and wine garden, non-stop entertainment and music (more p...