Italian stallions: Alfa Romeo rally draws a loyal crowd to Rowley
They arrived Saturday morning, their elegant bodies, chiseled lines and graceful curves harkening back to days gone by as they cruised down local roads on their way to Glynn Motor Sports in Rowley. They are vintage Alfa Romeos, with legendary names like Giulietta, Milano, Spider Veloce, Giulia, and the round-tailed Duetto that made Dustin Hoff...
Ennio Morricone is back for Tarantino’s The Hateful 8 score
by Ben Taylor During this year's massive Comic-Con event, cinema's hero Quentin Tarantino took a moment to announce that he's changing his methods for his upcoming 8th film, spaghetti western The Hateful 8, and rather than taking scores from other films, he has enlisted the help of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone to write an...
Vino: crolla la Russia, risorge la Cina, ma l’Italia ringrazia gli Stati Uniti
Trattandosi di vino la battuta potrebbe venire spontanea: rischio bolla per il mercato mondiale? Qualche dubbio produttori e addetti ai lavori cominciano ad averlo. Soprattutto sembra essersi interrotta la cavalcata epocale che in appena cinque anni – tra il 2009 e il 2014 – aveva visto il mercato mondiale crescere addirittura del 122%. Or...
Expo 2015: Cascina Triulza - Civil Society Pavilion
WTI Magazine #66 2015 August, 21Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: The Cascina Triulza is a typical historical architectural structure of the Lombardy region that has been completely restructured. The Cascina Triulza is an ancient farmhouse which was already standing in that part of the territory where the Exposition Site is built. T...
Westlake shoe repairman celebrated as best cobbler in North America: My Ohio
by Leon Bibb In a little shop in Westlake, Ohio, the hands of Glenn DiMauro seem to never stop. He is surrounded by mountains of shoes of all types. One by one, his hands pick up items which have been on many hundreds of sets of feet. DiMauro is a cobbler of extraordinary ability. So much so, he has been recognized by the Sho...
VMF Stages 3rd Annual Commemoration of Congressman Vito Marcantonio’s Life and Work with a People’s Pilgrimage to East Harlem on the Occasion of Pope Francis’ Visit on Saturday, Sept. 19 at noon on Lucky Corner
Join the Vito Marcantonio Forum (VMF) for A Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of Vito Marcantonio that brings the legacy of the progressive seven-term U.S. Congressman home to East Harlem on our 3rd Annual Commemoration of his life and work on Saturday, September 19 at noon (raindate: Sunday, September 20, 2015). Within a 20-block radius of what was Ita...
Food Notes: Mercer County Italian American Festival slated for Sept. 25-27
By Susan Sprague Yeske Great Italian food is just about everywhere in Mercer County, but finding a large variety of options in one place is rare. But you can find just that for three days during the Mercer County Italian American Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. Casual foods will include...
Welcome to ITALY-AMERICA BUSINESS COUNCIL AND NETWORK (IABCN)
A business network is a collaborative approach towards the supply chain, where businesses will find mutual goals and build alliances with other suppliers to meet those goals. IABCN is an organization comprised of business and professionals throughout the Delaware Valley, fostering trade, commerce and SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ventures between Italy...
The Light and Dark of 'Amore Italiano' at Oregon Ballet Theatre
by Carla Escoda Oregon Ballet Theatre opens its season this weekend with the slyly titled Amore Italiano - a double bill that bows to the Italian roots of ballet, in both classical and contemporary manner, in moods both light and dark. The inimitable Danish choreographer Auguste Bournonville was so enamored of the city of Naples w...
‘Italian Creativity: Celebrating 50 Years Of Science And Technology; New York World’s Fair 1965 – Expo Milano 2015′.
by Tiziano Thomas Dossena On Monday, October 19, in the Legislative Chambers of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, in White Plains, New York, a marvelous ceremony celebrating the Italian Heritage and Culture Month took place among an abundant and enthusiastic public. After the United States' and Italian's national Hymns,...
O Joe Pesci, Where Art Thou?
by Michael Traversa "Funny how?" Just like that, with a simple, menacing, only half-joking line uttered in Martin Scorsese's masterpiece Goodfellas, Joe Pesci became an instant icon. Probably among the most well-regarded Italian-American in cinema, Pesci has become an inspiration for many that followed in his footsteps. He won an Oscar fo...
6 Iconic Italian Dishes You Didn't Know Were From Emilia-Romagna
If you think you can come to Italy and keep your waistline intact, you are sorely mistaken – for there is no such thing as being on a diet in this country. Between the countless gelatos (it's hot in Italy, okay?) and the pasta and the wine, well, calories really aren't much of a concern. Especially in Emilia-Romagna, one of Italy's most underrated...