Ciro Poppiti named board president at Breast Cancer Coalition
Ciro Poppiti III has been appointed the new board president of Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition effective July 1. He will be supported by vice president Matt Stehl, treasurer Bradley Slaney and secretary Sue Bowlby. Poppiti has formerly served on the DBCC board as secretary, treasurer and vice president. He serves as New Castle County register of w...
Extraordinary Italian Taste Master Classes in Bentonville AR (Nov. 15) and Fort Worth TX (Nov. 18)
Brightwater Culinary School: Bentonville, Arkansas. Featuring chefs Matthew Cooper and Giancarlo Ferrara. Friday, November 15, 9-12 p.m. 1-4 p.m. Tarrant Area Food Bank: Fort Worth, Texas. Monday, November 18, 9-12 p.m. professional focus 1-4 p.m. general admission $25. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Texas, in collabor...
To Space and Back: Stories from Italians Exploring the Universe
Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 10:00am. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 219 S 6th Street (Washington Square), Philadelphia PA. Gen. Roberto Vittori, Space Attaché and ESA Astronaut; Prof. Veronica Bindi, NASA and University of Hawaii; Dr. Giuseppe Cataldo, Lead Systems Engineer, NASAQ&A to follow. This event is free but reservation is required. Rese...
Cubs Anthony Rizzo makes a million-dollar donation to DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
One of his great passions in life outside of the baseball diamond has been to help those affected by cancer. As a survivor himself, Anthony Rizzo had made donations to hospitals, along with a number of appearances, to show his support for children suffering from the disease and their families. On Monday, the Cubs first baseman did so again with a m...
Francesca Alderisi (FI) all’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington D.C. per il Giorno dell’Unità Nazionale e Giornata delle Forze Armate
Il 4 novembre, Giorno dell’Unità Nazionale e Giornata delle Forze Armate, la senatrice Francesca Alderisi (FI), eletta in Nord e Centro America, ha preso parte alle celebrazioni tenutesi presso l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington D.C., alla presenza dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia negli Stati Uniti, Armando Varricchio, del Ministro per gli Affari Regiona...
WTI Events: November 2 2019 NIAF Gala in Washington, DC
November 2 2019 Washington, DC
WTI Events: November 1 2019 Idea Boston in Cambridge, MA
November 1 2019 Cambridge, MA
48 Hours In Palermo: What To See, Do And Eat
As the former capital of the Kingdom of Sicily, Palermo has long been regarded as one of the most important and dynamic cities in the Mediterranean. The Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines, Greeks, Arabs and Normans all left their mark on the city making it a fascinating place to discover. And with United Airlines announcement of a new direct flight fr...
Nunn in the Oven: Now That's Italian
Giglio's State Street Tavern opened recently in the South Loop at 825 S. State Street. Boxing promoter Bobby Hitz has essembled a staff that's top notch and instead of having a big party at the beginning, he wanted to spread the word slowly over time. He makes diners feel right at home with his hopsitality and warm atmosphere as soon as guest enter...
This 3D-printed Lamborghini Only Cost $20K… and it Works!
The Lamborghini Aventador is an Italian supercar that costs several hundred thousand dollars, so very few can afford one. But what if you could build one for a fraction of that? Longtime car enthusiast Sterling Backus, who happens to work as chief scientific officer at KMLabs in Boulder, Colorado, found a way to make it possible. And in doing so, h...
Really High in Italy
The Valle d’Aosta is about as extreme as Italian winemaking gets. Wedged in Alpine northwestern Italy between Switzerland and France, the valley lies in the shadows of some of Europe’s tallest peaks: ice-capped Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. It is Italy’s smallest appellation, with a mere 750 acres of vineyards, and the highest, with vines climbing...
Italian American Women
Much has been written of the Italian male immigrant – of his intrepid desires and accomplishments. But what of the tenacious Italian woman who came to America in search of success – her numbers are also strong and many. Between 1901 and 1910, nearly nine million immigrants came to the United States. Large ratios of these immigrants were young Itali...