The Foundation of the Etruscan city: the Example of Bologna
Massimo Maracci, Director of Cultura Italiana, Italian Language School of Bologna, Italy, will lead a conversation with Mary Tolano-Noyes, author of the book Bologna Reflections: An Uncommon Guide, about the developmental elements of the Etruscan city and its influence on the Roman and Medieval city. The event will be followed by wine and refreshme...
Seattle Vespa Auction
The Vespa Club of America is very pleased to announce a huge scooter auction happening at the end of our national scooter rally Amerivespa Seattle July 6-9. One of our long time members and supporters is auctioning off their huge collection of mostly Vespas, both new and old, Lambrettas and a lot of funky other bikes. Many desirable bikes in this n...
Italian-style coffee may halve prostate cancer risk
This time it's coffee, prepared the Italian way. The results were also confirmed by laboratory testing. It can also help lower your risk of prostate cancer by up to 53 percent, a new study has revealed. A protective effect of the popular drink has already been suggested by some recent studies. New European research, published this week in the Inter...
Measure to replace Columbus Day holiday advances
Lawmakers fielded another attempt to remove Columbus Day as a state holiday Wednesday at the state Legislature. House Bill 1327, which would eliminate Columbus Day as a state holiday and replaces it with a floating holiday in October for state employees, was passed by the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Wednesday on a 6-3 party line vote...
Berio's Laborintus II
Friday, May 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Heinz History Center. 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA,15222. $20 adults, $15 seniors, students, military, and History Center members. Next Friday, join the Alia Musica Pittsburgh and the History Center's Italian American Program for the last concert of the 2016-17 season. The culmination of Quince Ensemble's reside...
Managers: From Italy to top global businesses - Mauro Porcini
When: Thursday, May 25, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York - Organized by : ICI - Entrance : Free The last encounter of the series focused on "the excellence of Italian human capital and personal success stories" is dedicated to Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer of Pepsico, Inc. He will be in conversation...
Clark UNICO Travels to (Bronx) Italy
Clark UNICO took Little Italy in the Bronx by storm on Saturday, visiting the famous Arthur Avenue for an afternoon of all things Italian. A group of 55 Clark UNICO members and guests traveled by bus to the historic Belmont section of New York's northernmost borough. After lunch at Enzo's Restaurant, the group strolled the historic district soakin...
This Cheesy Mushroom Risotto Would Make Your Nonexistent Italian Grandma Proud
Aurora Leveroni is a 90-plus-year-old home chef who became known as Nonna Marijuana after she began to support her daughter's use of marijuana to control debilitating seizures. Her YouTube series on cooking with cannabis—and her appearances on Bong Appetit—made her a household name—in certain households, that is. So, who better to teach us the intr...
Little Italy revisited: Response has been tremendous
Our feature story two weeks ago on Lockport’s once thriving “Little Italy” community in Lowertown has generated quite a bit of response from locals whose family roots began or passed through there. In a Lockport Sunday feature article on April 9, Lockport’s Roy Ranney, 90, and Joe DiCarlo, 81, talked about their days growing up in Little Italy — lo...
Rockit’s New Italian Beverage Den Opens Next Week in River North
Italian food’s been done to death in Chicago, but Italian drinks are a different matter, says Rockit Ranch Productions partner and bartender Brandon Phillips. Rockit’s crew, including Kevin Hickey (The Duck Inn), are working hard at Otto Mezzo, 311 W. Chicago Ave., to ensure the new River North bar will open on April 26. It’s one of the season’s mo...
An ocean apart for 70 years, sons of Italian POW meet for first time
Half-brothers Victor Fogelsonger and Roberto De Angelis met for the first time this week – more than 70 years after their father was swept up in World War II. The brothers have wanted to meet since learning about each other in 2009. “I’d always wanted a brother,” Roberto said. “This news came, and I had a brother. A big brother at that – four month...
A nude George Washington statue is coming to NYC
Although a Virginian by birth, George Washington has myriad associations with New York City, the most obvious of which include the uptown neighborhood, downtown park and bridge to New Jersey that bear his name. But soon, New Yorkers are going to be given an entirely new—and revealing—perspective on the Father Of Our Country when a nude statue of hi...