KPIX 5 / SurveyUSA Poll Finds 2 Candidates Breaking Away In San Jose Mayor’s Race
With less than a week until the primary election, a new KPIX 5 / SurveyUSA poll found two candidates for San Jose mayor are separating themselves from the crowded field of candidates. Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese is among those who have broken away from the pack, with 26 percent of the vote. "Always makes me a little nervous...
Italian politics: Judicial Responsibility in Italy, is something finally changing?
WTI Magazine #35 2014 June, 18Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: The separation of powers stated by Montesquieu in "The Spirit of Laws" is a strengthened reality in many Western countries. As we all know, the governance of the state is organized in three different branches, legislative, executive and judiciary. According to...
McKim Gala: Celebrating 10 Years of Italian Fellows
The American Academy in Rome celebrated its 10th annual McKim Gala last month on a picture-perfect spring evening. Over 350 guests gathered at Villa Aurelia in Rome to support the Academy's efforts to provide fellowships for Italian artists and scholars. The Academy also honored architect Zaha Hadid with the 2014 McKim Medal for her contributions t...
Italian restaurant newcomers go deep into Dallas 'burbs for second acts
Two unique new Italian restaurants in Dallas are both doing well enough to merit expansion, and both are headed to the 'burbs for their second acts. Roman Cucina, the California-bred Italian-American restaurant that opened its first Texas branch in North Dallas in 2013, is heading north: A second location will open at 201 E. Bethany Rd. in...
From 2nd August to 28th September: the International Festival of art in the Marche
The International Festival of art held in Arcevia, in the province of Ancona, will devote nearly two months to art and culture from 2nd August to 28th September. The former Rocca Contrada located between the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea, is home to the seventh edition of AR [t] CEVIA, which presents a full calendar of events scattered throughout...
J. Paul Getty Museum fills two key curatorial positions with Davide Gasparotto and Jeffrey B. Spier
Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum , announced today the appointment of two new senior curators at the Getty Museum. Dr. Davide Gasparotto, director of the Galleria Estense in Modena, Italy, will become Senior Curator of Paintings, and Dr. Jeffrey B. Spier, an independent scholar and member of the Department of Classics at the Univ...
Ten reasons to study Italian at Rosebank's Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, a borough cultural gem and historic landmark in Rosebank, is suggesting 10 reasons to sign up for its 12-week Italian-language classes that start Sept. 15: 1. You're planning a trip to Sicily next summer.2. The Italian language is close to Latin, the source of 60 percent of the English vocabulary.3. You want to be one...
Wienerschnitzel's first location designated a historic-cultural monument
In 1961, the late John N. Galardi opened the first "Der Wienerschnitzel" in Wilmington at a 600-square-foot structure with a walk-up window and a drive-through in the middle of the building. On Tuesday the building was recognized as a historic-cultural monument by the city of Los Angeles and its Cultural Heritage Commission with a commemor...
Gli italiani negli USA? È record
by Roberto Zanni C'erano una volta gli italiani che venivano in America. Poi è arriva la crisi e c'è stato quasi un blocco al punto che, nel 2012, l'anno nero per il turismo 'made in Italy' negli Stati Uniti, il calo di arrivi, rispetto all'anno precedente aveva toccato il 6,8%, con agosto e dicembre che avevano chiuso rispettivamente con - 13,1%...
Oak Park goes Sicilian
It only took seconds before two people at Table #15 said, "How's your son, Giordano, who we met in Oak Park's Ciceroni." Ciceroni is an Italian language support group that used to meet at Mancini's Restaurant on Lake Street. Now it meets at Casa Italia cultural center in Stone Park. Vincenzo DiVito, a jovial gentleman who hails from the Ba...
Food Expert Lou Di Palo: How To Eat, Drink Like An Italian
Chef Daniel Boulud calls Lou Di Palo one of the seven wonders of New York. Boulud, owner of the black heels and ties restaurant named after himself on the Upper East Side, likes a good food story. Especially when your name is attached to it. Di Palo is full of food stories. His family owns Di Palo's, a specialty Italian foods shop in Littl...
Save the historic Vogliazzo home
A project of LITTLE ITALY SAN JOSE FOUNDATION This historic home is about to be demolished for a high rise building in San Jose. Please help us save this home by moving it to LISJ! This historic home is about to be demolished to make way for a high rise building in San Jose. Please help us save this home by moving it to Little Italy San Jose....