San Diego's Little Italy: A Surviving, Thriving Cultural Jewel
Ask natives and visitors to name popular, thriving enclaves in San Diego, and Little Italy will come in near the top on most folks’ lists. In recent decades, the historic fishing community has been reborn, and now serves as a beacon to those in search of great Italian restaurants, as well as shops, art galleries and an eclectic housing stock. The m...
Archaeologist Finds New Evidence Of The Romans Who Escaped Mt. Vesuvius
The plaster casts of Romans killed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. are internationally famous, but scholars have long known that more people escaped the volcano's destruction of the Bay of Naples than were suffocated by it. New evidence from inscriptions provides clues to where these refugees settled. In a forthcoming open-access article in th...
Prosciutto done right: process, quality and passion
Ah, prosciutto - that lovely, pink hued, paper-thin sliced meat that has delighted Italy’s residents for at least 3,000 years. Perhaps not as romanticized as wine or olive oil (anyone for a cozy picnic in a pig pen or butcher shop?), but possibly revered even more, there’s no question that prosciutto makes a daily appearance on tables throughout It...
Tuscany-Usa, Usa-Toscana: Investing to grow
On February 15th 2019, in the Sala delle Feste at Palazzo Bastogi, together with the Regional Council, the "Toscana-Usa, Usa-Toscana: Investing to grow" convention took place on the occasion of the bicentennial celebrations of the American diplomatic presence in Florence. At the Conference opened by the President of the Regional Council of Tuscany ...
Joseph R. Bonavolonta Named Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Joseph R. Bonavolonta as special agent in charge of the Boston Field Office. Mr. Bonavolonta has served as deputy assistant director for the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division since March 2018. He previously helped lead the Boston Field Office as assistant special agent in charge from 2013 to 2017 and is hono...
Marblehead Town Meeting to be asked to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day
In the mid-1980s, Holly Jaynes asked her mother why she was teaching second graders about Christopher Columbus. “I didn’t know what to do,” Jaynes said. “All I could do was tell her not to teach it.” Since that day more than 30 years ago, Jaynes has found the words to explain why Columbus shouldn’t be celebrated and she is part of a movement to spr...
Aceto Balsamico Day
Balsamic vinegar lovers, rejoice! On Saturday, March 2, Eataly NYC Flatiron is celebrating Aceto Balsamico Day with up to 50% off select Traditional Balsamic Vinegars and complimentary tastingsthroughout our marketplace. Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale, or Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, is considered the ultimate Italian vinegar. The best of the best,...
Sergio Tacchini Introduces Line for North American Market
Chris Ivery, a longtime music producer and executive, always had an affinity for Sergio Tacchini, the Italian sportswear brand started in 1966 by Italian tennis player Sergio Tacchini — it was endorsed by other tennis pros including John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and Gabriela Sabatini. Once Ivery noticed other heritage sportswear brands reemerging, h...
At Lyric, a ‘La Traviata’ of Great Intimacy Amid the Social Whirl of Paris
In one form or another, most of the great opera classics are about two things: love and death. While some explore these interlocking themes by looking at the lives of the gods and other mythic creatures, the Italian masters most often focused on the fates of ordinary human beings, even if many were royalty and aristocrats. And few did it as powerfu...
Francesca Alderisi (FI) presenta interrogazione a Salvini e Moavero in materia di acquisto della cittadinanza italiana per matrimonio
“La nuova normativa in materia di acquisto della cittadinanza italiana per matrimonio ha introdotto, per il richiedente, il requisito della conoscenza della lingua italiana e non ha previsto un adeguato regime transitorio per chi avesse già avviato l'iter per la domanda”. Per tali ragioni, la senatrice Francesca Alderisi (FI), eletta nella Circoscr...
The Archaeological Area of Aquileia
The ancient town of Aquileia is located in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region of Italy and is on the UNESCO’s World Heritage list. One of the most prosperous towns in the Roman era, it was destroyed in the 5th century by Attila the Hun. In truth, most of Aquileia’s Roman ruins remain buried, making it one of the biggest archaeological fields in Europ...
Da Vinci Exhibit To Open At Denver Museum of Nature And Science
From Denver Museum of Nature & Science: Inventor, artist, scientist, anatomist, engineer, architect, sculptor, philosopher. Although Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519, his influence has endured. His extraordinary legacy comes to life in the exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: 500 Years of Genius," opening at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on March 1...