Hi-Tech Italian Business Mission Explores Silicon Valley to Go Global
by Mauro Battocchi "If you want to play the game, you have the play by the rules." said Elisabetta Ghisini, from the accelerator M31 and one of the speakers at last Wednesday's event "How to take the first steps into Silicon Valley" held at the Italian Cultural Institute. The event is part of the 4-day hi-tech business mission in...
#ITandUS: DIREZIONE WALL STREET
"E visto che ci stai già pensando, pensa in grande. Niente e nessuno possono impedirti di farlo" Wall Street - 1987 E' il pensiero che meglio riassume la nostra esperienza con ItaliaCamp: nati in un sottoscala universitario, cresciuti tra: Ascoli, Lecce, Catanzaro, Milano, Napoli e Verona, passando poi in tutte le regioni d'Italia p...
In the Grove, Strada serves exquisite cuisine that’s both homey and elegant
by Victoria Pesce Elliott A narrow, unmarked alley off Commodore Plaza leads to Strada, the sexy new Italian in the Grove. The wall is lined with hanging pots filled with basil, thyme, tarragon, rosemary and tiny tomatoes. "It is my little passion," says owner Maurizio Farinelli, the Torino native who once owned South Miami's popu...
Max Pellegrini, l'artista solitario arriva a New York
Mercoledì 15 gennaio 2014 si è inaugurata la mostra Una narrazione - Max Pellegrini e Italo Cremona presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York. L'evento newyorchese prosegue il percorso iniziato con la mostra Surprise presso la GAM di Torino, visibile fino al 26 gennaio, dedicata ai primi lavori di Pellegrini durante gli anni settanta. All'...
Cambio di sede e d'immagine per l'Italian Trade Agency
Seguendo le orme del Consolato Generale d'Italia, che si è trasferito nello stesso stabile lo scorso anno, alcuni giorni fa l'ex Italian Trade Commission, ora Italian Trade Agency, ha inaugurato la nuova sede nel cuore di Century City a Los Angeles. Forse meno spaziosi rispetto ai precedenti ma, decisamente moderni, luminosi e funzionali,...
The sculptor's masterpieces at the Borghese Gallery
In the lofty and impressive Borghese Gallery in Rome, the Polo Museale of the City of Rome and the Soprintendenza Special for Historic, Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological Heritage present Giacometti. La Scultura until May 25th, 2014. The exposition brings one of the 20th-Century's unparalleled artists, Alberto Giacometti, to the Eternal City; acco...
Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrate Verdi
When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is waiting patiently for his spoonful of rigatoni and scallops, too, you know you're in for a real Italian party. But what else would you expect at a dinner in honor of a 200-year-old Italian rock star? On Thursday, the Washington Chorus's "The Essential Verdi" gala held at the Italian Embassy was dedicate...
Bill de Blasio e il ritorno alle origini col sindaco di Airola
By Vincenzo Pascale Venerdì pomeriggio di forti emozioni per la nutrita delegazione italiana arrivata a City Hall per salutare il sindaco di New York Bill de Blasio. Il sindaco di Airola, Michele Napoletano, piccolo centro della Valle Caudina, Benevento, distante solo sette kilometri dalla ormai famosa Sant'Agata dei Goti, paesino dal quale oltre...
New Books by Magna Grece
Some forthcoming titles that may be of interest to our readers. All are available for preorder at Amazon.com• Italian Birds of Passage: The Diaspora of Neapolitan Musicians in New York by Simona Frasca Publisher: Palgrave MacmillanPublication Date: August 7, 2014Paperback: $80.46Language: EnglishPages: 288 Read description • Eye to Eye b...
American Group Wants To Buy Cagliari And Build A New Stadium
An American consortium are reportedly interested in buying Cagliari and their Italian representative Luca Silvestrone has met with the mayor of the city Massimo Zedda to discuss the construction of a new stadium. The investors wants to build a new arena and a sporting center in Sant'Elia, the area where the Sardinian club currently reside....
IT and US: All Things Italian Festival
WTI Magazine #27 2014 Apr, 25Author : Lionel Bottari Translation by: There's a considerable number of Italian-themed festivals that occur during the warmer months in the United States, and I've been to quite a few. But none of them have quite the feel of Italy like the one held deep in the cornfields of southern Iowa every June. ...
Queens man reunites with long-lost sister from Italy after being separated at birth
Life changed forever last week for a Fresh Meadows man who was reunited with his sister from Italy, from whom he was separated at birth. It sounds like a movie, but thanks to the efforts of a former Pentagon intelligence analyst who dabbles in genealogy, Peter Hart is now getting to know the older sister he thought he'd never meet."I'm totally in...