A Spaghetti Western with Tuscan cowboys and barbecue in the Maremma
BY JASPER J. MIRABILE JR. Tuscan cowboys? Italian cattle? A real Italian barbecue? You better believe it and I experienced it all recently with Slow Food Kansas City as we traveled to the Maremma in southern Tuscany with our guide Judy Witts Francini, the Divina Cucina. Our group arrived at Corte degli Ulive, a large bioagrit...
Altagamma Foundation and FCA sign MOUs with Farnesina
Two Memorandums of Understanding have been signed today at the Farnesina between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Altagamma Foundation and between MAECI and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). The MoUs were signed by Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the President of Altagamma, Andrea Illy, and the FCA'...
Celebrating the Feast of San Giacomo della Marca at Ribalta
My confratelli and I broke bread at Ribalta, one of NYC's best Neapolitan pizzeria restaurants, Monday afternoon for a celebratory meal in honor of the Feast of San Giacomo della Marca (St. James of the Marches), one of Naples' numerous co-patrons. Not that our appetites needed stimulation, but before being seated we kicked off our meal with the c...
Free Soccer Clinic! Saturday, January 21, Ages 6-8, Ijamsville. MD
AC Cugini Roma Academy Maryland is holding a Free Clinic on Saturday, January 21, 1:30-3:00pm for boys and girls ages 6-8 as an Introduction to AC Cugini's Pre-Travel Academy Program. Location: Friends Meeting School gym, Ijamsville, MD. All participants should wear indoor soccer shoes and shinguards. Parents must...
Sicilia e US Navy, idillio finito: Crocetta blocca il MUOS
La Sicilia dice no al Muos, sistema di comunicazione satellitare della marina statunitense. La decisione era nell'aria dopo gli scontri tra manifestanti e polizia dei giorni scorsi nell'area antistante il sito di installazione del sistema. La presa di posizione del governatore siciliano Rosario Crocetta spariglia le carte di un gioco più grande dei...
Italian company opens US headquarters in Charlotte
Siser USA LLC, an Italian-owned solar panel installation and PV developer firm, has located its U.S. headquarters in Charlotte at 11111 Carmel Commons Boulevard, Suite 112. The firm plans to hire 10 employees in the next three years, including engineers, designers and architects. Specializing in comprehensive energy solutions for businesses, Sise...
Saints Of New York
Two weeks ago I spoke for New York Italians at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus about the "Saints of New York." It was a cold, dreary week night and I did not expect such a huge crowd even though nearly 200 people RSVPd. The lecture hall was packed with people who were even willing to sit on the floor, all around the room's perimiter. So...
Italian conductor Riccardo Muti begins 3 weeks of performances with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti will launch the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's planned celebration of the bicentennial of composer Giuseppe Verdi's birth by leading a special October performance of his "Requiem" that will be streamed live online, the Italian conductor announced Wednesday. The orchestra plans to mark the Verdi anniversary with several performances of...
Cuomo, etica e riforme. Bisogna rendere più trasparenti le donazioni ai politici
Una riforma che tutti vogliono e che nessuno vuole fare. No, non parliamo delle riforme in Italia, ma di Albany alle prese in questi giorni con la moralizzazione della vita pubblica. Tanti scandali negli ultimi tempi hanno "macchiato" la vita politica di New York. Negli ultimi anni abbiamo assistito impotenti ai "ricatti" di Pedro Espada e di Hira...
The Luxury Marketing Council Shines at the Italian Consulate
by Nickolas Marinelli It was like a Chamber of Commerce mixer on steroids. Representatives from some of the most exclusive providers of Italian luxury products and services gathered at the Italian Consulate in San Francisco to mix and mingle with each other, and with those for whom champagne wishes and caviar dreams are a way of life. &nb...
How I made it: Mary Micucci, owner of Along Came Mary Events
By Richard Verrier The gig: Mary Micucci, 63, is the owner of Along Came Mary Events, one of Hollywood's leading catering and special events businesses. Often called the "caterer to the stars," Micucci has handled more than 400 movie premieres, from "Titanic" in 1997 to "The Hangover Part III" earlier this month, as well as numerous Grammy...
Miss Delaware and her Italian Tattoo
by Gina Mastrangelo Miss Delaware didn't win the Miss USA pageant but she made us proud with her tattoo. Rachel Baiocco was the only Italian-American in the contest and has an Italian expression tattooed on one side of her body "La vita e bella" which translates as, "Life is beautiful." More photos Fonte: The Ita...