Jasper Educators Finds "Sea of Good" in Seedy Italian Suburb
Melissa Witkowich '16 was taken aback when she and a group of her Manhattan College classmates pulled into Scampia, Italy — an area just north of Naples — and were greeted by a mass of teenagers banging on their van with sticks. They weren't angry, insists Witkowich, but overcome with joy to have visitors, which are a rarity given the city...
L’ex fabbrica Loro Piana negli Usa rinasce grazie a un americano innamorato dell’Italia
di Alessio Sartore Imparare l'arte del saper fare artigianale italiano nel tessile e cucirlo sui consumatori americani. È questa la sfida di Jacob Long, 45 anni di cui venti passati in Europa tra Londra, Venezia e Firenze. Long ha rilevato due anni fa da Loro Piana l'ultima fabbrica tessile di lana cardata e pettinata di tutti gli Stati Un...
Frank Paci Named CEO of Corner Bakery Cafe and Il Fornaio
Corner Bakery Cafe and Il Fornaio today announced that restaurant industry veteran Frank Paci has been named Chief Executive Officer of both companies. Paci assumes the position previously held by Mike Hislop who will remain Chairman of the Board. "We are excited to welcome Frank as the new leader of Corner Bakery Cafe and Il Fornaio," sai...
Mantova è la capitale italiana della cultura 2016
Sarà Mantova la capitale italiana della cultura 2016. Lo ha annunciato martedì il presidente della Giuria di Selezione, Marco Cammelli, consegnando la busta con il nome della premiata al Ministro dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo, Dario Franceschini. Le altre nove città arrivate alla finale sono state: Aquileia, Como, Ercolano, Parm...
Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission: 2015 Italian-American Citizen of the Year
The Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission announced Judge Samuel G. DeSimone is its choice for 2015 Italian-American Citizen of the Year. The commission selected DeSimone in recognition of his service a Superior Court hudge and for his numerous contributions to the people and communities of South Jersey. The son of immigrants from...
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Effects and Responses in Italy and the United States
SPONSOR: National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in conjunction with the NIAF- Frank J. Guarini Public Policy Forum and the Italian American Congressional Staff Association WHO: Opening Remarks from Congressman David Cicilline and a Panel of Experts on Italy and the Syrian Refugee Crisis WHEN: Thursday, November 19, 2015. Noon – 1:3...
Il Cabaret Comico di Lua Hadar: la canzone umoristica fra San Francisco e la Valle Camonica
by Roberto Natalini Una serata all'insegna del puro divertimento e della tradizione degli spettacoli di varietà all'italiana e musical americani, capace di portare in scena una produzione artistica interculturale unica nel suo genere. È stata questa la formula vincente del Cabaret Comico, progetto artistico nato dalla collaborazione...
Coppa del Mondo, un oro per Mara Navarria
di Monica Tortul Nei momenti più difficili i grandi campioni riescono a trovare la forza per confezionare dei capolavori. Giovedì scorso Mara Navarria ha perso il suo maestro, Oleg Pouzanov, punto di riferimento importante in palestra e nella sua vita di atleta. Oggi a Doha, in Qatar, è salita sul gradino più alto del podio in Coppa del M...
An Italian American Christmas Dinner
Christmas was always a special time. As a child growing up in an Italian American family, it also meant that our family followed the same traditions year after year. What I remember of those years was that, after church on Christmas morning, my father would take us to visit the relatives where he would pick up all kinds of goodies from his sisters...
Delicio’s brings a piece of Italy to U.S. 280
By Molly Davidson Craving homemade Italian comfort food? Look no further than Delicio's Pizza and Pasta on U.S. 280. The husband-and-wife run restaurant, with owner Irina Boca and head chef Peter Pappas, offers a vast menu of made-from-scratch classics. As the restaurant's name indicates, Delicio's serves pizza—but it's not just a...
The Story Behind ‘Runaround Sue’
By Marc Myers Dion DiMucci was there the day the music died—and when it bounced back. He was the fourth headliner on the Winter Dance Party tour in 1959 when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (the "Big Bopper") were killed in a plane crash. He's also one of only two American rock stars on the cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Peppe...
Galileo, the pope, a cardinal: a roman triangle
Date: Friday, February 05, 2016. Hours: 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Site: Piper Hall - Loyola University GALILEO, THE POPE, A CARDINAL: A ROMAN TRIANGLE. Galileo, Pope Paul V, and Card. Bellarmine/Galileo, Pope John Paul II, and Card. Poupard. Mons. MelchorSánchez de Tocay AlamedaUndersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture (Vatican) Ce...