Startling new report on Oak Island could ‘rewrite history’ of the Americas
by Gemma Gadd Ancient mariners visited the New World more than a thousand years before Columbus - according to a sensational new report. The main findings of the study, which centres on the mysterious Oak Island, off Nova Scotia, have been exclusively revealed to Johnston Press. A team of expert researchers reckon they have u...
The Leopard author Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's palatial home restored to its glory days
By Alice Philipson It was home to a young Sicilian prince, a symbol of an aristocratic world in decline that was bombed during the Second World War and has lain in ruins ever since. Now a palatial white stone building in Palermo that inspired classic Italian novel The Leopard has been restored to its 19th century glory and is available for re...
Old Spaghetti Factory prepares to move locations
by Derek Shuck After serving the Tacoma area from its Jefferson Street location for more than four decades, the Old Spaghetti Factory will be moving to a new location on Friday, Jan. 22, right down the road to 1250 Pacific Ave. "It's a newer building, newer infrastructure. We're closer in proximity to some downtown employers. Were going t...
Obama to welcome Italian president in February
President Barack Obama will welcome Italian President Sergio Mattarella to the White House next month. Mattarella is scheduled to visit Obama on Feb. 8, during a weeklong visit to the U.S. Obama spokesman Josh Earnest says the leaders will discuss efforts to counter the Islamic State group and the global refugee crisis. They'll also talk...
Anatomia Italiana: Art and Anatomy in the Italian Renaissance
Where: Hall of Nations, 2191 Pan American Rd W, San Diego, California 92101. When: 5:00pm on Sunday February 21., 2016. Door closes at 5:15pm. Italy's medieval universities established the study of human anatomy for physicians. To heighten their art, Renaissance masters clandestinely examined anatomy through human dissection. The profound conn...
100 primavere per Sterina Palanca, la sambenedettese d’America
Un mazzo di fiori per festeggiare le 100 primavere di Sterina Palanca. Questo l'omaggio floreale che l'Amministrazione comunale sambenedettese, per mano dell'assessore alle politiche sociali Roberto Bovara, ha consegnato alla neocentenaria. Nata nel 1916 a Chicago Heights in Illinois, figlia di emigranti sambenedettesi, è rientrata insieme ai...
Spaghetti Run at Italianfest to honor Lauren Hill
In late 2014, the nation was captivated by Lauren Hill, the 19-year-old Mount St. Joseph University basketball player who bravely battled but ultimately was taken by a rare form of brain cancer. Newport's Italianfest is inaugurating a new event this year: the Lauren Hill's 5K Spaghetti Run, to raise money for cancer research and care. ...
Grotto: Dinner done the Italian way
Las Vegas is a melting pot of cuisines, offering an opportunity to try unfamiliar and unexpected new flavors. And while culinary exploration can be intriguing, sometimes you just want a meal, which reminds you of home. So look no further than Grotto at Golden Nugget, where, even if you're not Italian, you can imagine your Sicilian nonna churning ou...
Eddie V’s Creators Open Up Their Own Italian Restaurant
Get ready, Austin: there is another new Italian restaurant slated for the city, as reported by Austin Business Journal. This time, it's from the original founders of Eddie V's. Red Ash will be found in the Colorado Tower's ground floor. Eddie V's executive chef John Carver will command the kitchen, with Larry Foles and Guy Villavaso as par...
Great Italians of the Past: Elena di Savoia
WTI Magazine #78 2016 April 15Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Elena of Montenegro was born in Cetinje on January 8, 1873. Daughter of the future King of Montenegro Nicholas I (Nikola Mirkov Petrović Njegoš), she is educated with the values of a united family; at the table the conversations were held in French, discussing poli...
Russo’s New York Pizzeria Opens 44th Restaurant in South Padre Island
South Padre Island, TX (Restaurant News Release) "Mangia Bene" South Padre Island! The most authentic Texas-based Italian eatery has just opened. Together with two sister locations in Galveston and Corpus Christi this 3rd New York Pizzeria strengthens the brand presence along the Texas Gulf Coast. One of South Padre Island's most highly an...
New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Presents Bergen County Resident With 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera presented Rita Tonitto of Fort Lee with the organization's highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, at its production of La Gioconda at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey. Tonitto was recognized for 25 years of service and contributions to the organization and opera. ...