Art and Anatomy in the Italian Renaissance - Lecture : Kevin Petti, Ph.D.
Italyʼs medieval universities established the study of human anatomy for physicians. To heighten their art, Renaissance masters clandestinely examined anatomy through human dissection. The profound connection between art and science is best demonstrated by the genius of Michelangelo. Indeed, the wooden crucifix he carved in gratitude for s...
Gelato-Go Opens on Washington, Serving Up More Than Just Gelato
by Carla Torres If there's one thing that's always in order after a day at the beach, gelato is it. And now, with Gelato-Go's third location, you don't have to travel all the way down to Fifth Street and Ocean Drive and fight flocks of tourist for a scoop of nocciola. Alessandro Alvino and his two partners, Antonio Armino and Domenico D'A...
Mangia Hoboken! The Hoboken Food & Culture Tour - January 17, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Hoboken Tours celebrates the sixth year of Mangia Hoboken! The Hoboken Food & Culture Tour. "We offer a weekly walking tour that offers residents and visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the world class food establishments that highlight Hoboken's Italian heritage." said Tour Director, Avi Ohring, "The tour focuses on smaller family ow...
Emigrare in America tramite membri familiari: quando è possibile
by Simone Bertollini Negli Stati Uniti, la stragrande maggioranza dei visti immigrante (Green Card) sono concessi a membri familiari di cittadini americani. La procedura è quella del ricongiungimento familiare (o, in gergo, "atto di richiamo"). Si può essere sponsorizzati solo dai membri familiari più stretti, che sono divisi in 5...
Aprilia to compete in Motoamerica series
Aprilia USA is proud to announce an official entry to compete in MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 series. A newly formed two rider team will race the Italian RSV4 Factory machines under the team title "Aprilia HSBK Racing". Aprilia HSBK Racing:Aprilia USA has officially partnered with HSBK Racing to lead the MotoAmerica program and to provide r...
Zegna Store Opens in Miami’s Design District
Ermenegildo Zegna has opened the doors of its latest outpost in the the Miami Design District, a flourishing luxury shopping destination. Architect Peter Marino designed the space for the Zegna global store in Milan and one of Zegna's in-house architects developed the design for the Miami store. The two-story 2,800 square feet retail store has dive...
LEVANTE Announces US Debut at SXSW Music Festival 2015
Italy, Summer '13 and the country's airwaves are dominated by the sound of an indie-pop anthem from an unsuspecting rising star. The song "Alfonso" by Levante, a 26 year old singer-songwriter still working as a café barista, has unintentionally tapped into the mood not only of her own generation, but of a nation in crisis and understandably unenthu...
Real estate projects from Marche, Piedmont and Tuscany on display to attract foreign investors
by Evelina Marchesini The Italians united to present the Bel Paese's most interesting projects to foreign investors at the MIPIM in Cannes, an audience of 21,000 real estate professionals coming from all over the world. With the motto "Italy: an investor friendly market," ANCE, ITA, the ministry for the Economic Development, Assoi...
Italian love found at Seven Angels
Maria Baratta of Waterbury will star in the Seven Angels Theatre comedy, "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti," from Saturday through April 26. The one-woman play was adapted by Jacques Lamarre from a memoir by Gulia Melucci, and could be described as "Sex and the City" meets the Food Channel. Baratta plays Melucci, a single New Yorker...
Italian cuisine: Stewed Artichokes
WTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Stewed artichokes are a delicious contorno (side dish) to prepare either in autumn or in spring when they are in season. The addition of orange peel, fresh mint and parsley adds a special taste to this dish. Artichokes are widely cultivated in the Medite...
From Puglia With Love
Valentina Cirasola arrived in the Bay Area from sunny Puglia sixteen years ago with a background in Italian cultural traditions, outstanding cooking knowledge, and years of experience at NATO as an international interpreter. Her lifetime dream, however, was a career in interior design. Valentina combines her artistic career with her love f...
Alfa's pitch will be luxury, Italian style
As they prepare to reintroduce Alfa Romeo to the U.S., Fiat Chrysler marketers are exploring the notion that shoppers are tired of look-alike German luxury cars. Olivier Francois, FCA US' chief marketing officer, says that American and European consumers have "started to get a little bit tired" of the sameness of German luxury cars and the "co...