Antonino Calà Lesina: con mente e cuore per la qualità della vita degli italiani
Da quanti anni e perché vive all’estero? Perché ha deciso di candidarsi e perché con questa lista? “Vivo a Ottawa dal 2013 e le mie origini sono siciliane. Ho studiato ingegneria elettronica e delle telecomunicazioni a Catania, ho conseguito il dottorato in Information and Communication Technologies a Trento e mi sono trasferito in Canada per fare...
Do Italians Really Make Better Shoes?
In non-New York Fashion Week news, FN paid a visit to Micam, Europe’s biggest footwear trade show in Milan (look for our in-depth coverage in the Feb. 19 issue). Last year saw a push from the fair’s Luxury Hall with 10 brands, including Zegna, Tod’s, Gucci, Fendi and Ferragamo, all taking a stand to support a made-in-Italy campaign. For 2018, Cesar...
La Mesa’s Farmer’s Table Heading to Little Italy
Farmer’s Table, a thriving East County restaurant, will open a second location in Little Italy later this summer. Its owners, cousins Alberto Morreale and Vincenzo Loverso, are both veteran local restauranteurs — Morreale operates the Fig Tree Café locations around town as well as Farmer’s Bottega in Mission Hills and Loverso owns several Gaslamp r...
Book Presentation: "Saving Radio City Music Hall: A Dancer's True Story.”
Saturday, March 3rd, 3 PM - Garibaldi Meucci Museum · 420 Tompkins Avenue · Staten Island, NY 10305. Rosemary Novellino-Mearns' presentation has been seen nationwide. In Saving Radio City Music Hall, Rosemary Novellino-Mearns reveals how this premier tourist attraction was saved from demolition. After years of struggling with intense, sometimes pai...
Fucsia Nissoli: innovazione nel rapporto tra Italia e connazionali all’estero
Da quanti anni e perché vive all’estero? Perché ha deciso di candidarsi e perché con questa lista? “Vivo da circa 30 anni in America, dove vivo con mio marito e tre figli. Ho deciso di impegnarmi in politica per portare nelle istituzioni le istanze della Comunità italiana del Nord e Centro America, di quelle persone che ho incontrato durante il mi...
Scarpetta Opens New Flagship Location At The James New York – NoMad
After 10 successful years in the Meatpacking District, LDV Hospitality’s Scarpetta officially has a new flagship location at The James New York – NoMad. The new flagship location draws inspiration from it’s original Meatpacking location but has dramatically expanded in size, featuring an expansive 50-seat bar and café where guests can order off the...
Alitalia world's most punctual airline
Alitalia was the world's most punctual airline in January with 91.89% of flights arriving on time, independent US firm FlightStats said Thursday. The January data follow those for 2017 which confirm "the excellent operational trend of the airline," FlightStats said, "with 82.78% of flights arriving on time, placing it third among main European airl...
CB 5 again resists Italian street fair
Community Board 5 voted down the Federazione Italo-Americana di Brooklyn and Queens’ permit application for its four-day Ridgewood street festival for the fourth year in a row last Wednesday — but not before some intraboard strife over the procedure used to do so. The Italian organization, as it has for the past 25 years, had filed plans to host it...
Piazza Italia Owners Prepare to Open Bar Rione in Time for Summer
When he opened Piazza Italia with the late Gino Schettini back in 1999, Kevin Gorretta says he quickly saw a service snag in his soon-to-be popular Pearl District Italian eatery: On busy nights, he and his staff often sent would-be guests to nearby bars with the hope they wouldn’t bail after staff called their cell phones when a table freed up. Thi...
Meet local and visiting filmmakers from Italy!
The 10th Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis & St. Paul returns with nine films never before seen in Minnesota. From Thursday, February 22 through Sunday, February 25, this year’s festival offers an exciting lineup of documentaries, dramas, and comedies that will take viewers on a spectacular journey through the landscapes and stories of Italy and...
Miami Boat Show, nautica italiana presenta eccellenze
“Il Made in Italy, per aumentare l’export e consolidare il suo ruolo di leadership a livello globale, deve muoversi con una logica di sistema che punti su Design, Innovazione, Tecnologia e che sfrutti la naturale capacità di aggregazione delle nostre PMI”. E’ il commento di Fabio De Furia, Presidente della Miami Scientific Italian Community (MSIC),...
Alessandro Iossa: un rinnovamento culturale che metta la giustizia al centro
Da quanti anni e perché vive all’estero? Perché ha deciso di candidarsi e perché con questa lista? “Nato e cresciuto a Genova, vivo negli USA dal 2002. Sono sposato con mia moglie Anne, cittadina statunitense, dal 2000. Dopo alcuni anni vissuti in Italia abbiamo deciso di trasferirci negli Stati Uniti, e viviamo a Denver, nel Colorado. Sono diventa...