Gli studenti dell’Iti Righi di Napoli sul podio al Mit di Boston: terzi alla finale mondiale della Zero Robotics
Si sono fatti valere, gli studenti partenopei dell’Iti Righi di Fuorigrotta, al Massachussets Institute of Tecnology di Boston, alla finale dello Zero Robotics High School Tournament, nell’ultima prova in collegamento con la stazione spaziale internazionale (della Nasa, la russa Rka, l’europea Esa, la giapponese Jaxa e la canadese Csa-Asc). A quest...
‘I don’t have anything organic.’ In new Whole Foods’ shadow, a Delco Italian mom-and-pop mart is a rebel. | Maria Panaritis
My plan, in driving to the grand opening Friday of the region’s newest and biggest Whole Foods, was to give you a Wild-World-of-Animals-type dispatch from the suburb whose name wrongly suggests it has a town center of any kind: Newtown Square, Delaware County. Would the people of this affluent quadrant in Philadelphia’s western suburbs be found tra...
The Arab-Norman Itinerary of Palermo
Italy is the country with the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. Here at Lifeinitaly, we have often dedicated articles to them, giving an overview of UNESCO sites in the North, the Centre and the South of the country, as well as dedicated articles to some of the most famous among them, such as the Archaeological area of Pom...
Joe DiMaggio statue ‘safe’ after removal from Taylor St.—but residents want answers
Play ball! Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? He’s safe, but he’s not where you think. The $150,000 statue of baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, which was abruptly removed from a plaza across the street from the closed National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame — leading to an uproar from some Little Italy residents — is now being housed in Elk Grove...
NOIAW Scholarship Deadline Feb 15th
The National Organization of Italian American Women is accepting applications for its annual Scholarship Program, which provides financial awards annually to highly qualified Italian American women enrolled in college and graduate school. Preferential consideration is given to applicants who have demonstrated excellence in fields of study of Italia...
The Rosie Report: La Primavera
This popular neighborhood restaurant in West Orange, which we had never dined at before, is less than a mile from our house and worth a visit for traditional Italian cuisine. The service at La Primavera was so efficient and caring, and the food delicious, that we plan on visiting more often. Regulars were addressed by name and welcomed with a hands...
Marcellinos Looking Forward To New Careers
Retirement is a great time to explore new avenues of work. That is the case for Patricia and Senator Carl Marcellino. He ended his term of office representing the Fifth New York State Senate District, on Dec. 31, 2018. Jim Gaughran was inducted into office on Jan. 6.“He is using the same office as Senator Marcellino, in Townsend Square, where Carl...
Amphitheatre of Capua
With a wide elliptical shape, measuring 170-meter-long major axis and a 139-meter-long minor axis, this is the second biggest amphitheatre ever built by Romans, behind only the Colosseum, which was itself modeled on Anfiteatro Campano. It was divided in four levels, with a total height of 46 meters and it was decorated with numerous statues. Probab...
Roberta Giallo: "Astronave Gialla World Tour"
When: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 From 6:30 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Los Angeles Roberta Giallo is an international singer-songwriter and poliedric artist. Author, actress, theatrical performer and painter, during her career she collaborated with many artists, Lucio Dalla, Samuele Bersani, Pupi Avati, Simona Molinari, th...
Claudio Marenzi Fuels Fashion and the Prestige of Made in Italy
Italy is known around the world for its high-quality fashion industry. Italian fashion manufacturers represent more than 40 percent of Europe’s fashion industry as a whole — and produce nearly 100 per cent of luxury fashion industry goods around the world. To put it in even starker terms: As the Italian economy slowed down in the second half of 201...
Gazette on the Go: Eataly Boston is a cook's paradise
For my 30th birthday, all I wanted was to go grocery shopping. Not my run-of-the-mill weekly run to Hannaford, but to someplace special. Someplace for people who love good food and who know how to make it. Cooking is one of my favorite things to do, and one of my favorite kinds of outings is to visit a specialty shop or a bigger grocery store (usua...
Women Who Jazz: Ada Montellanico Quartet in Concert
Our 2019 music season starts with the first US performance of acclaimed vocalist Ada Montellanico, the most sweet and gripping voice of the Italian jazz scene. Accompanied by her quartet, Ada Montellanico will present to DC Jazz enthusiasts Tencology, a journey through the repertoire of Italian songwriter Luigi Tenco and other classic cantautori re...