Giada De Laurentiis announces divorce
by Ann Oldenburg Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is sharing personal news on her Facebook page. The Food Network star says she is splitting from fashion designer Todd Thompson, her husband of 11 years. "After an amicable separation since July, Todd and I have decided to end our marriage," she writes. "Although our decision...
J.P. Mascaro & Sons wins $45M of municipal contracts
J. P. Mascaro & Sons has secured 20 municipal contracts in the last quarter of 2014. The total contracts are valued at approximately 45,000,000 dollars. The work is centered around Mascaro's various operating centers in the local regions. The contracts include the Boroughs of Bridgeport, Rockledge, Pottstown, Emmaus, Nazareth, St. Lawr...
Carnevale at Italian American Club of Livonia
The Italian American Club of Livonia Charitable Foundation sponsors "Carnevale." This annual event features a costume parade, music, games for the children and a pasta dinner. At the IACL's "Carnevale" prizes will be given for the best children's and best adult's costumes. Reservations are due by Wednesday, Jan. 28. For details and reserva...
A marzo AmCham vola negli States a Miami e a Washington per due imperdibili iniziative
A poche settimane dall'inizio di EXPO Milano 2015, giovedì 12 marzo si terrà presso la Freedom Tower del Dade College di Miami la Conferenza "America and the Old World: Food, Health & Culture", l'evento ufficiale di presentazione dell'Esposizione Universale e del Padiglione degli Stati Uniti (www.mdc.edu/feedingtheplanet). La conferenza è orga...
Italian restaurant Bel Ari comes into its own
by Devra First Sibling relationships can be so complicated. Conveniently located near South Station, Italian restaurant Sorriso was always overshadowed by sister restaurant Les Zygomates, setting French food to live jazz just a few doors away. When new owners took over last year, they rebranded one, not the other. Les Zygomates is...
Italian film Human Capital opens this weekend in Washington D.C.
by ICS Board Dear ICS friends,We are pleased to inform you that Film Movement's latest release, "Human Capital," is coming to Landmark E Street Cinema this Friday, February 27. "Human Capital" has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. HUMAN CAPITAL begins at the end, as a cyclist is run off the road by a car...
Italian language: Let's do as the Romans do
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: Let's do "alla Romana"! Some Italian idioms and phrases always awaken the curiosity of our LearnItaly students: some for their history, others for their irony or because they simply reflect the Italian culture. Let's see some examples. When...
La Storia Will Open in the Gold Coast Next Month
by Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer After a few months of delays, ownership now plans to open the book on La Storia (1154 N. Dearborn St., no phone yet), Ideology Entertainment's upcoming Italian restaurant, in mid-April. The address may say 1154, but the restaurant also occupies the first floor of 1156. Customers enter at 1154 into...
Italy shows off restored Pompeii villa as EU deadline looms
Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, showing off a rare success story as it races to shore up the site marred by such mismanagement and neglect that it risked losing EU funding and its UNESCO World Heritage site listing. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini cut the ribbon to open the restored Vil...
Italian art: Piero's design
WTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: In Reggio Emilia a very special and important ongoing exhibition is having a huge success: "Piero della Francesca. The design of art and science". It is not an easy exhibition, where math and geometry are the protagonists in equal measure with major minor arts. De...
Il Punto! Italian Cultural Center – First Annual Dinner Celebration and Fundraising Event – April 25th
Join us to celebrate the New Italian Cultural Center "Il Punto!" at our First Annual Dinner Celebration and Fundraising Event April 25th, 2015. 7pm-11pmCourtyard Hall - 720 238th St SE - Bothell, WA 98021 Our goal is to create a unique organization that becomes a centralized point of reference for the entire Italian Communi...
The Mirandola-based biotech cluster comes back even stronger after the earthquake
by Natascia Ronchetti In the biotech cluster of Mirandola, in the province of Modena, devastation has given way to innovation. The destruction of nearly two-thirds of the area's businesses brought on by an earthquake nearly three years ago was followed by an aggressive reconstruction effort that's catapulted the biggest groups back onto th...