The Etruscan Civilization in Italy
Originally settled in what is Tuscany today, the Etruscans were one of the most important civilizations in ancient Italy. The name Etrusci was given to the civilization by the Romans, and it was from this name that Tuscany's name eventually derived. The Etruscans existed in Italy before the founding of Rome and, although the exact date of their or...
Ten things to know before moving to Italy
You want to live in Italy, but where to start? Relocation coach Damien O'Farrell, who has spent 30 years helping foreigners make the move, runs through the top ten must-knows on his checklist. 1. Be legal. This is so important, especially if you are a non-EU citizen. After the 90 days allowed by the visa waiver programme or tourist visa, if you sta...
Mattia Poggi, chef di Alice Tv: “La forza della cucina italiana? La biodiversità”
Se è vero che l'italicità - ciò che lega 250 milioni di persone in tutto il mondo - passa anche per il cibo e la gastronomia, Mattia Poggi, giovane chef dal successo internazionale, è il più titolato a spiegarci qual è la vera forza dell'Italia in tema di arte culinaria Alma Italian Content & Entertainment, l’acronimo è Alice, Alice Tv (https://www...
Visita New York City con Bridge 41
Un caldo pomeriggio di giugno, il mare, il Vesuvio ed una tazzina di caffè, cosa può volere di più dalla vita un napoletano trapiantato a New York ? Intervistiamo Gaetano Castaldo, volto e co fondatore della pagina social Visita New York City Gaetano Castaldo, assieme ad altri due amici napoletani, è il co fondatore della start up bridge 41. L’ide...
Actor Robert Davi has stayed true to his Queens roots
Born on June 26, 1951 and raised in Astoria, Robert Davi is an actor, singer, writer and director perhaps best known for his vivid portrayal of a colorful assortment of Hollywood villains, thugs and tough guys. In a film and television career spanning over 40 years, Davi has appeared in TV series from “Charlie’s Angels” and “St. Elsewhere” to “Crim...
ORTO (“vegetable garden”)
What? Another Santa Monica corner taken up by an Italian restaurant? When Elon Musk finally gets to Mars no doubt he will find an Italian restaurant on the nearest corner and a Starbucks nearby. But wait! This one is a step ahead of the others, run by a real Italian restauranteur, and with a superior menu to most of the others. You’ll have no troub...
Statue dedicated to immigrants to be erected in Logansport
A sculpture dedicated to immigrants will be erected in downtown Logansport. The Logansport Pharos-Tribune reports that the sculpture will be carved out of white Italian marble, depicting a family of luggage-toting immigrants, including a mother, a father and a child. The 12,000-pound sculpture will stand about 13 feet high in Heritage Park. Money w...
Rome Film Fest: Martin Scorsese to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Martin Scorsese will be honored with the 13th annual Rome Film Fest's lifetime achievement award. Italian director Paolo Taviani will present the honor. The announcement was made in Rome on Tuesday by the festival's director Antonio Monda and the head of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma, Laura Delli Colli. Scorsese has long had ties to Italy. His g...
Chef Lidia Bastianich continues to live American dream
When celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich celebrates, two ingredients are a given: large gatherings of family and friends and food – lots of hearty, delicious Italian food. She's had a few good reasons to party the last few years, including the 15th anniversary of her Lidia's Pittsburgh restaurant in 2016 and her 70th birthday i...
The National Italian American Foundation Awards Seventeen Students Travel Grants to Italy
Seventeen university students from across the nation will participate in the 2018 Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery Program, an all-expenses-paid educational and cultural initiative sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) that takes Italian American students to Italy each summer. This year’s tour will send student...
Venezia F.C. was broken until Joe Tacopina arrived and changed everything
Joe Tacopina has been considerably busy these days, and understandably so. The renowned lawyer has represented celeb clients that range from A-Rod to Jay-Z throughout his career. As one of Meek Mill’s attorneys in his most recent incarceration, they lost many battles along the way but won the war in April, a big W for hip-hop and prison reform than...
Pisa, pasta sauce, Philly cheesesteaks: DelGrosso's is a Pa. water park fit for a Caesar
On a quiet, two-lane road that connects the former railroad town of Altoona to State College, you smell the pasta sauce before you spot the rides, the pizza, or the Leaning Tower of Pisa. You smell the sauce before you enter the factory offices of DelGrosso Foods. Before you find Joe DelGrosso, chief of the family sauce business, at a conference ta...