Italians discover the Switch of tumor cells
The cancer cells of the body are able to circumvent our natural defenses, preventing our immune system to attack. Many new details on this mechanism have been brought to light by a study conducted at the Hospital Bambin Gesù of Rome and by the Department of Experimental Medicine of the University of Genoa. The study in question was publish...
Italian Company, Sofidel Group, Officially Breaks Ground in Circleville
Location, logistics and a solid talent pool helped move Ohio to the top of the site consideration list for Italian manufacturer The Sofidel Group, a world leader in the manufacturing of paper products. On July 11 government officials, including Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor, economic developers, alongside Sofidel representatives off...
Rosemary is credited with remarkable number of healthy old people in an Italian village
WHEN American cardiologist Alan Maisel went on holiday to the village of Acciaroli on Italy's Amalfi coast a few years ago he was amazed to find that many of its inhabitants lived to a great age despite a lifestyle that broke all the health police's rules. "I was at the beach and I saw all these leather-necked, tanned people in their 90s a...
Inside Pietro Nolita, the All-Pink Restaurant From Two Fashion World Veterans
by Serena Dai Chances are, you've already spotted new casual Italian restaurant Pietro Nolita on social media even though it's not fully open yet. It is striking because it is all pink. Everything — the chairs, the tables, the walls, the sign, and the pots for all the plants — is a different shade. You will be able to spot it on Elizabeth Street e...
Sonata’s Restaurant to Open Later This Month in Scottsdale
Later this month, Scottsdale residents will get a new destination for European cuisine when Sonata's Restaurant opens at 10050 North Scottsdale Road, south of the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard. The restaurant will serve dishes from Lithuanian, German, Polish, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, French, Irish, and other Euro...
Pienza, a Renaissance Pope’s Utopian City
Imagine you have all the money in the world. Imagine you have all the space you want. Imagine you have the power to build anything you want, anywhere you want. No expenses, no permits, no regulations, except for your own sense of beauty and harmony. Well, this happened to a certain Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who lived in the 15th century and...
Scavolini winning its bet on the US market, growing double digits thanks to the contract channel
by Giovanna Mancini The coming six months will be challenging for Scavolini, the furnishing group especially well-known for its kitchens but that some years ago also started bathroom and living room furnishing collections. After the inauguration of a large flagship store in the heart of Boston and of two sales points in Milan (all within the last...
Downtown Syracuse dining: Apizza Regionale starts lunch; Peppino's Pomodoro coming soon
By Don Cazentre The latest news on the downtown Syracuse dining scene involves two places that specialize in Italian food and brick-oven pizzas. • Apizza Regionale. It opened in April at 260 W. Genesee St., and his been serving dinner only since then. Today, it starts serving lunch as well. Lunch hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through...
Celebrating 40 years of "Rocky"
On December 3rd, 1976, two simple words boomed from the silver screen that changed movie history forever. They have stayed with us for 40 years, all from a movie which wasn't even considered to be that significant when first being produced. Yet forty years later, we still watch it and cheer for the main character through our imitation of h...
That's lunch: La Famiglia a new option for Italian
This week's review is about La Famiglia at 1 Genesee St. in New Hartford. News Intern Ben Mehic and his friend Amanda Paladino ate there recently and had this to say: About the restaurant: La Famiglia opened Oct 22., replacing DeFazio's Pizzeria, which had been a staple in New Hartford for years. It serves authentic Italian cuisine at rela...
Sons of Italy gives to “Jersey Battered Women’s Service”
By Frank Cahill Joe Jannarone, President of Sons of Italy Lodge 2561 of Parsippany, and Mayor James Barberio are seen presenting gift cards to Regina Braham. Regina is the Director of Community Relations for Jersey Battered Women's Service (JBWS). Sons of Italy has been supporting the charitable needs of JBWS and other organizations f...
Memory Traces: A Collection of Italian Memories of Boston
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, the Consulate General of Italy in Boston and the MIT Mobile Experience Lab, in partnership with COMITES (Committee of Italians Abroad) of Boston, has developed Memory Traces: A Collection of Italian Memories of Boston. Boston's Italian community dates back to 1860, when the first imm...