Il Console Generale al battesimo con la Columbus Day Parade nel Queens con la fascia di Grand Marshal
di Riccardo Chioni La solitamente trafficata Steinway Street nel rione di Astoria ieri si è fermata per il passaggio della Columbus Day Parade guidata dal console generale Natalia Quintavalle con la fascia tricolore di grand marshal, a fianco di Joe Di Pietro, presidente della Federation of Italian American Organizations di Queens. Sotto un cielo...
Zegna celebrates Chicago reopening
According to wwd, the redesigned store, at 645 North Michigan, now covers 4,300 square feet of space. The entrance has a laminated glass facade and a video display of seasonal Milan runway collections, and the interior blends rosewood, mahogany and gunmetal and bronze metal. The first floor features leather accessories and the Upper Casual and Zegn...
Marketing Volunteer Needed
by Francesca Gaspari ItaLingua is seeking a qualified volunteer to help our organization promote our Italian classes for adults and children in Berkeley. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual interested in enhancing ItaLingua's visibility and expanding program enrollment. The volunteer will assist in carrying out marketing strategi...
Restored Rome catacomb frescoes add to debate on women priests
Proponents of a female priesthood say frescoes in the newly restored Catacombs of Priscilla prove there were women priests in early Christianity. The Vatican says such assertions are sensationalist "fairy tales". The catacombs, on Rome's Via Salaria, have been fully reopened after a five-year project that included laser technology to clean...
Un bel Natale a Casa Madre Ester di Pineto grazie all'Italian American spirit group di Philadelphia
Sono stati consegnati ieri, mercoledì 11 dicembre, alla Fondazione Maria Regina a Scerne di Pineto, in Abruzzo, doni di Natale dal valore complessivo di 7,000 dollari. Generi alimentari, vestiti, scarpe e una televisione sono stati portati personalmente da una delegazione dell'associazione Italian American Spirit Group di Philadelphia agli...
La Perla Gets Additional € 120m Investment
Pacific Capital, which recently acquired Italian luxury lingerie company LA PERLA, has announced plans to invest over 120 million euros over the next 18 months. Under new ownership, La Perla is set to open 30 new mono-brand flagship stores throughout Asia and Europe, including a new flagship store in London in 2014. The newly established c...
Carlo Calenda (Italian Vice Minister for the Economic Development)
Carlo Calenda is the Italian Vice Minister for the Economic Development, and this is his first experience in politics. This column is not used to interview Italian political figures, but we perceive him as someone who is completely different from the Italian political standard. He is young and competent; he has already played an important role in t...
Employment - IAMLA
Public Relations and Marketing InternIAMLA is seeking qualified undergraduate or graduate students in the fields of Public Relations, Marketing, Communications and other relevant areas of study. Special Events InternIAMLA is seeking qualified undergraduate or graduate students in the fields of Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, Event Man...
Coty Inc. And Piaggio Group Announce Fragrance Partnership
Beauty Leader to Launch Signature Scents for Iconic Italian Lifestyle Brand Vespa. Leading global beauty company Coty Inc. COTY and Piaggio Group (PIA.MI) the leading European manufacturer of two-wheel motor vehicles, announced today the formation of an exclusive partnership to create, develop and distribute a signature duo of fragrances for m...
Bricco Salumeria & Pasta Shoppe opens
by Kara Baskin A rep tells me that Bricco Salumeria and Pasta Shoppe has opened at 11 Board Alley, next to Bricco Panetteria. The shop sells more than 100 types of freshly made pasta, homemade sauces, homemade mozzarella, cured Italian meats and cheeses, olive oil, and vinegar. There's also a sandwich menu with classic Italian, It...
Silk scientist Fiorenzo Omenetto
Fiorenzo Omenetto works with silk all day (and apparently a lot of nights, too), but he does not make clothes, not even invisible ones, contrary to rumors triggered by a journalistic exaggeration published a couple of years ago and quickly spread around the world. Yet, thanks to a fascination with this natural material — discovered at the...
NJ. Gala dell'Inter Club Facchetti
Puntuale anche quest'anno, l'Inter Club G. Facchetti del New Jersey ha voluto festeggiare la sua presenza in Nord America con un Gran Gala presso il rinomato e lussuoso locale : "The Venetian" in Garfield, NJ. Con i locali sfarzosamenti decorati ed alla presenza di oltre 400 tifosi ed amici interisti, si è voluto rendere omaggio ai numerosi "Ospit...