Rocchetta Mattei, a Moorish jewel among Bologna's Apennines
A few miles from Porretta, nearby Grizzana Morandi, there’s a building whose architecture cannot fail to impress those who come across it. Between the green mountains of the Bologna’s Apennines you find a castle that combines the medieval and the Moorish styles…very original and atypical for the area! It’s the Rocchetta Mattei, built in the second...
Salvo Arena, l’avvocato catanese che dopo Harvard ha conquistato New York
Determinazione, resilienza, obiettivi chiari, una grande passione e consapevolezza. Non chiamatelo però American dream. Quello di Salvo Arena é un sogno che ha il gusto e il sapore del coraggio, di grandi sacrifici, di sfide e successi personali che partono dal Sud e che oltreoceano hanno trovato pieno compimento e realizzazione massima. E’ il sogn...
Tuscany, a big region with great food specialties
The region’s king? Olive oil! More than 100 Italian cultivators are from Tuscany. Pretty much every single corner of the entire region produces extra virgin olive oil. So many producers but some – Chianti Classico, Lucca, Seggiano, Terre di Siena, Toscano – are also protected by a designation of origin and a geographical indication recognized by th...
Star Wars star Gina Carano
If you’re professional fighter-turned-actress Gina Carano, what do you do when one of Hollywood’s biggest directors asks to meet? Well, like any good Italian American, you bring a bottle of wine to the meeting, of course. And not just any wine, Carano told Fra Noi in an exclusive interview. This particular vintage was one that holds a special place...
Castelmuzio Borgo Salotto: old-world beauty
Welcome to Castelmuzio, a small village along the road that from Trequanda leads to Pienza, in the Orcia Valley. Everything here seems suspended in time, in the moment when grace and kindness discovered the pleasure of Italy’s “buon vivere”. The town center is made up of narrow streets that converge into the main square, dominated by the Casa Torre...
Salini Impregilo: progetto USA da milioni di dollari. I dettagli
Salini Impregilo ha appena annunciato l’inizio di nuovi lavori negli USA dal valore di milioni di dollari. Lane, la controllata statunitense del gruppo italiano, si è aggiudicata una commessa strategica per rafforzare la presenza aziendale nel mercato d’oltreoceano. Con i nuovi lavori il colosso italiano di costruzioni e ingegneria conferma il tren...
Italian Couple Honors Roots at Made in Italy Bistro
Kneading dough side by side is how this cooking couple now spends their days. Giana Barone and Antonio Sessa recently combined their talents to open their own restaurant, Made in Italy. Sessa was literally made in Italy and Barone from California. The couple grew up across the world from one another, but in very similar ways. Sessa was making fres...
Michele Costantini wins the inaugural Open-Wheels.com 500 Mile Race
In an exceptionally-clean race that saw only two caution periods across 500 miles of battling on-track, Italian driver Michele Costantini was the man left standing at the end to win the inaugural running of the Open-Wheels.com 500 Mile Race on Sunday. Costantini, who pilots the No. 66 Dallara IR-18 Honda for Apex Racing Team with Indy 500 Group, le...
Dr. Mary Rorro, The Violin Doc, Performs At Marine Birthday Commemoration And At 100th Anniversary Of The ROTC Program At Princeton University
Dr. Mary Rorrro, the “Violin doc” who was previously interviewed by us, had the honor to perform several selections with her viola at the Governor’s Mansion Drumthwacket in Princeton, New Jersey, for the commemoration of the 244th birthday of the Marine Corps. The program included a wonderfully coordinated parade of the Color Guard, led by CWO Nick...
Russo Brothers Deliver Rebuttal to Scorsese’s Sour Marvel Critique
In early October, director Martin Scorsese compared Marvel movies to theme parks, he felt they lacked risk and said they weren’t cinema. His comments to Empire Magazine rippled throughout the entertainment industry, and drew reactions from fellow A-list actors and directors. In an interview on Monday with The Hollywood Reporter, Joe and Anthony Rus...
Fabio Frizzi performing ‘The Beyond’ score & more on ‘Frizzi 2 Fulci’ tour
Italian composer Fabio Frizzi is best known for his collaborations with horror great Lucio Fulci and he’s currently on tour in North America, where he’s performing a live score to a new “Composer’s Cut” of Fulci’s 1981 classic, The Beyond, as well as a “FRIZZI 2 FULCI” tribute set featuring music/scenes from many of their other collaborations. He d...
Italian Cultural Foundation to honor James Gruccio Sr., Aldo Falasca and Danielle Sneathen
James J. Gruccio Sr., Aldo Falasca and Danielle (Falasca) Sneathen are this year’s Spirit of Achievement Award winners, selected by the Italian Cultural Foundation of South Jersey. The accolades will be presented during the 32nd Annual Gala Ball set for Nov. 23 at the Greenview Inn at Eastlyn. Honorees are selected from nominations submitted by the...