San Jose’s historic Bank of Italy building draws investment interest
Investors have bought a ground-floor section of the historic Bank of Italy building in downtown San Jose, leading some local experts to suggest the investment group may eventually attempt a top-to-bottom revival of the striking office tower. The 14-story building, constructed 90 years ago, was the one-time site of a branch of the Bank of Italy, a b...
Italian 'digital tourism' worth 11.2 bn (2)
The Italian travel market, including the expenditure of foreign tourists, will be worth over 55 billion euros this year, up 4% with respect to 2016, according to data presented by Milan Polytechnic's School of Management at the TTG Incontri fair in Rimini. It said tourism arranged via digital channels was the driving force of the rise. It said the...
Burntwood Tavern owner to open Rosina's Italian restaurant in Solon
Chef Art Pour Restaurant Group, owners of Burntwood Tavern, is planning to launch Rosina's Italian in 2018. Rosina's will be at 6140 Som Center Road in the former Pacos Tacos, which also was owned by the restaurant group. Target opening is "early 2018," the company said. The menu is expected to include "farm to table Italian dishes" including seafo...
Fine Art Auction Fundraiser: Act now to own Destino by Maestro Ennio Bencini
Tuscan artist Ennio Bencini has generously donated his painting, Destino, to Friends of San Filippino to help raise funds to restore Oratorio San Filippino. This inspirational mixed-media piece is available exclusively on our online auction site. All proceeds will go toward the restoration project. Destino, an uplifting pittoscultura (painting and...
This is Italy, Parts Unknown: a charity dinner to support Umbria
Within the busy schedule of This is Italy, Parts Unknown (New York, October 31st-November 2nd), the Guggenheim Museum will host a Gala Charity Dinner dedicated to Umbria. The Charity dinner – taking place on November 2nd – will serve as a chance to collect money for Umbria, the Italian region heavily affected by the devastating earthquake of Octobe...
Frizzi 2 Fulci – Launches U.S. Tour 2017
Here’s another tour that takes its fundamentals from the Frizzi 2 Fulci Project, conceived many years ago in the mind of the Maestro and finally brought to the stage, both Italian and international, in 2013. That year marked the incredible beginning of a series of events held in great venues all over the world. Now, the time has come for a new evol...
Al via progetto “Gustoso”, c’è anche Cascio: “La Sicilia mi è entrata nel cuore”
E’ stato presentato questa mattina nell’aula consiliare di Palazzo delle Aquile il nuovo progetto “Gustoso”, ideato per mettere in rete i valori culturali della filiera agroalimentare siciliana e sostenere la produzione di qualità e la consapevolezza alimentare. “Con il brand Gustoso – spiega Daniele Cipollina founder Gustoso Sicilian Food Excellen...
10/28: FREE Legal Workshop at the Italian American Museum
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a FREE Legal Workshop presented by Giampaolo Girardi, avv. 155 Mulberry Street - (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) New York, NY 10013Topic of Discussion: Family Law in Italy. What US Citizens Need to Know About the Italian Inheritance Laws, Estate Settlement Processes, Financial Regul...
Cape Coral's Linda Biondi is driving force behind annual Veterans Day parade
Thanks to the efforts and dedication of Linda Biondi, the annual Veterans Day parade in Cape Coral is in very good hands. Not even a hurricane could disrupt the planning of this popular and much-anticipated event. When Hurricane Irma hit the region in early September, it threw a pretty big curveball to residents and businesses. And to parade plann...
Genova porterà il Cannone di Paganini negli Usa, il viaggio a fine 2018
Nel novembre 2018 il Comune di Genovaporterà negli Stati Uniti, a Columbus (Ohio), il `Cannone´, il violino realizzato da Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù nel 1743 che fu di Niccolò Paganini. Il prestito avverrà in occasione di un grande evento culturale per rafforzare il gemellaggio siglato nel 1955 tra le due città. Lo ha annunciato il sindaco Marco Bu...
Sioux City native shares Italian comfort food favorites in new cookbook
When Frances Grego Krull thinks of Sioux City's Turin Inn -- a popular supper club owned by her grandparents Charlie and Mary Chide Prochelo from the 1920s to 1960s -- she remembers the stand-up comics who would headline every evening and the beautiful showgirls who would bring down the curtains by dancing to "Lullaby of Broadway." Mostly, she reme...
Milionario emigrato in America dona una strada a Cinisi: inaugurata via Butera
Quattro mesi fa l'annuncio del sindaco Giangiacomo Palazzolo: "Ad ottobre una nuova via collegherà il centro abitato di Cinisi a Piano Peri. Porterà il nome di chi ha reso possibile l'opera, Paolo Butera, cinisense emigrato in America dove ha fatto fortuna che ha deciso di finanziarla". Promessa rispettata: stamattina la strada è stata inaugurata....