Fellini guide to Rome
As Italy celebrates the centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini, we outline some of Rome's sites most associated with the great Italian film director who died in 1993. Trevi FountainThe landmark most readily associated with Fellini is without doubt the Trevi Fountain, whose baroque majesty played a central role in La dolce vita (1960). The film'...
Because there’s always something new to learn about what you love!
Fun Fact 1: the Etruscans already enjoyed pizza It seems the Etruscans — who lived in modern day Tuscany and Latium between the 9th and 1st centuries BC — were the first people in Europe to enjoy baked, pizza-like flatbreads. But let’s not forget the one who invented baking were the Egyptians! Fun Fact Two: the word pizza is (at the very least) 100...
Comedy of Venice Promises Laughs, Masks and Good Italian Theatre by John Morogiello
January 30 - February 28. Best Medicine Rep Theatre at Lakeforest Mall, 701 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MDCelebrating Commedia dell'Arte at its best, Comedy of Venice features Money, Power, Love, and a Grand Canal! Comedy of Venice is the hilarious true story of Venetian authors Carlo Goldoni (The Servant of Two Masters) and Carlo Gozzi (Turandot...
Italian-Driven Luna Park Replaces La Centrale at Brickell City Centre
After a two-year run, La Centrale has given way to a new food hall at Brickell City Centre. Luna Park is still all about Italian food, but the new team behind the renamed three-story complex has infused the space with different decor, flavors, and ingredients. "Like La Centrale, we cover many regions of Italy and offer fish, meat, and vegetarian di...
Shores of Light: Salento 1945-1947
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day the Italian Cultural Institute is screening Shores of Light, a poignant untold story of warmth and compassion after a terrible war. Thousands of Jewish survivors arrived in Southern Italy after WWII, on their way to the land of Israel. To their surprise they were welcomed by the poor local Italians. At thi...
Discovering Italy’s secret isles
The coast of Favignana looks as though it’s been sculpted by Antony Gormley. It’s cubic and blocky, hard-edged and hacked about. I wonder if I’m staring at the foundations of a Roman city over my evening spritz. But no, these are the scars of volcanic tufa stone mining. The redundant quarries have collapsed into the sea, leaving a chomped-up shore....
Mediterranean Diet Repeats as Best Overall of 2020
For the third year in a row, the Mediterranean diet has been named the best diet overall in the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings. In 2018, the Mediterranean diet shared top honors with the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. Both focus on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The ketogenic diet, one of the most popular, aga...
Defense Department hails ESGR stalwart Renato Bacci
Colonel Renato Bacci, U.S. Army (Retired), was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service in a ceremony at the Pentagon Office Complex in Washington D.C. on Nov. 15. He was recognized for his service as state chair of the Illinois Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve from October 2013 to S...
"Storia degli italoamericani" a cura di William J. Connell e Stanislao G. Pugliese, Edizione italiana a cura di Maddalena Tirabassi
In libreria dal 3 febbraio 2020. Sono diverse le pubblicazioni che negli anni hanno trattato la storia degli italoamericani, ma ciò che rende innovativa la Storia degli italoamericani di William J. Connell e Stanislao G. Pugliese – la cui edizione italiana è curata da Maddalena Tirabassi – è la scelta di raccontare una storia di lungo periodo. Part...
Benedetta Moresco's AJGA debut ends with Annika Invitational USA trophy
Benedetta Moresco’s tournament history is diverse. Type her name into the World Amateur Golf Rankings and the hit produces a list of tournament starts in which a U.S. flag appears only once, to indicate Moresco’s turn on the European Junior Solheim Cup team for last fall’s matches in Scotland. This week’s Annika Invitational USA was both Moresco’s...
Italians honor Captain Chapin, Company E for heroism at Battle of Rapido River
In the same spot where hundreds of soldiers met their fate during a operation to draw the entrenched Nazi army away from a planned landing in Anzio, visitors and residents gathered and prayed, as a priest blessed the area. A short time later, in a salute to the Texas troops, those in attendance each tossed a single yellow rose into the swirling wat...
Finding the Mother Lode: Italian Americans in California
Sunday, January 26, 2020. 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST. The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, 644 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Finding the Mother Lode a film by Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien documents the experiences of Italian immigrants in California. Italians first settled en masse in California during the Gold Rush. While few m...