Italians of the Frontier Book Coming out Mid April
by Mauro Battocchi For those interested in the interplay between Italy and Silicon Valley, make sure to pick up a copy of the forthcoming book "Italiani di frontiera. Dal West al Web. Un'avventura in Silicon Valley", by Roberto Bonzio. The book traces the journey of Italians into the West — into the depths of Silicon Valley as well — and b...
Centuries of Italian History Are Unearthed in Quest to Fix Toilet
by Jim Tardley All Luciano Faggiano wanted when he purchased the seemingly unremarkable building at 56 Via Ascanio Grandi was to open a trattoria. The only problem was the toilet. Sewage kept backing up. So Mr. Faggiano enlisted his two older sons to help him dig a trench and investigate. He predicted the job would take about a week.&...
Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts in Springfield welcomes new members
Members don't have to be Italian to join the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts. The Springfield-based organization is open to new members who appreciate Italian culture and are looking for Italian learning and social opportunities. The Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts, located on Margaret Street in Sprin...
Made in Italy, 22 aziende “eccellenti” protagoniste a Miami
"Think Tech Italia", il progetto ideato e realizzato da Consorzio Roma Ricerche, Unindustria e Tecnopolo, è il padiglione italiano di eMerge Americas, la principale manifestazione per l'innovazione e le nuove tecnologie della costa orientale degli Stati Uniti d'America e dell'America Latina, in programma a Miami fino all'8 maggio 2015. All...
Former Milford man gets Italian-American month passed into S.C. law
by Billy Shaner A former Milford resident now living in South Carolina appreciates his Italian-American heritage so much he wanted it officially recognized. With the help of legislators, Fred Nesta, who moved from Milford to Myrtle Beach six years ago, saw his efforts come fruition when a law was passed this year declaring October I...
Fiamma to open second restaurant in Rochester
by Mary Chao I just discovered Fiamma Pizza e Vino at 1308 Buffalo Road in Gates and found out that a second location will open in the Neighborhood of the Arts at Russell Street. It will be in the old factory building where Fashion Week hosted a runway show two years ago. Owner Giuseppe Paciullo confirmed that the second location...
MaxMara's 'architectural' clothing: The Italian fashion label has themed a collection around New York's Whitney Museum
by Kiki Georgiou MaxMara's camel cashmere double-breasted 101801 coat is a classic. Marcel Breuer's 1966 design for the now-old Whitney Museum of American Art on the Upper East Side's 75th street is a classic, too, in a different medium – one in which the new downtown Whitney, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, is currently joc...
CIMA closing weekend Festa!
Friday 26 – Saturday 27 June / 11:00 am – 8:00 pm Center for Italian Modern Art - 421 Broome Street, 4th floor - New York, NY 10013 - Tel. 646 370 3596 - email [email protected] The Center for Italian Modern Art invites you to a Free Open House to celebrate the closing weekend of the Medardo Rosso/ Cy Twombly exhibitio...
Great Italians of the Past: Francesca Cabrini
WTI Magazine #63 2015 June, 27Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The first American citizen proclaimed saint was born in Italy. Francesca Xavier Cabrini was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano on July 15, 1850. At 24 she decides to devote her life to God and becomes a missionary. In 1880 Francesca founds the Congregation of the Congre...
Bollicine! #6 Best Italian sparkling wines from the South
di Chiara Giovoni Touring the world of Italian sparkling wine, the route swings west to east like a pendulum from Piedmont, home to Moscato and Altalanga, to Lombardy with its Franciacorta and Oltrepò Pavese, on to Trentino with Trentodoc, passing through Veneto and its legendary Prosecco, and ending with a ruby streak in Emilia Romagna...
Lowertown's Trattoria da Vinci closes after 16-year run
by Nancy Ngo After 16 years, Joel Lehman is calling it quits at Trattoria da Vinci in St. Paul's Lowertown. A sign outside of the restaurant reads "Trattoria da Vinci closed for unforeseen circumstances." Lehman said Tuesday that a combination of factors led to closing his Italian restaurant. He said it has been difficul...
Irish and Italian Catholics in New York – the definition of love/hate
If you visited Williamsburg, Brooklyn, last week, you will have seen a colorful reminder that certain sections of that borough were not always colonized by tattooed, pierced and bearded hipsters, with their bicycles and skateboards and skinny jeans. The parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel hosted its annual feast. It runs over a week and is...